The great £500 system thread

Right-o, I'm up for a crack at this. First off, I've based this on a quick scan of the local market rather than the UK market, and adjusted the 500UKP to roughly 1200AUD, so...

* CDP - Marantz CD63 mk2 KI Sig @ $500
* Amp - Technics SU-Z400 class A @ $60
* Speakers - JR149 & sub @ $595
* Cables - $45 (well, its just wire!)
TOTAL = AUD$1,200

Stuart.

 

Pioneer PD/S 703 CD Player - Ebay £15
Cambridge Audio DAC Magic 2 - Ebay £10
HEYBROOK SIGNATURE MK 2- PRE& POWER AMPS - Ebay £325
Kef Coda 7 - PeakHiFi £95
Black speaker stands. NO RESERVE! 99p

Total - £445, leaving 40 odd quid for cables.

 

Would very much like to see a working Dacmagic 2 for 10 inc P&P!

 

Now that would be magic

DT

 

OK fair enough, but the system still actually works without it!

 

Reckon them nice looking Heybrooks might go for a bit more as well!

 

This thread seems to have evolved into a "wishful thinking prices list" or "what bids are at now on e-bay after being listed for 5 minutes and not what they close at" rather than real prices. I mean A Dacmagic 2 for £10 or a Rotel RCD 965 BX at £30 - come on!

Bob

 

Bob - classic answer - don't pay £pay prices! Anything more than £30 for a 12 year old CD player is bloody stupid - no matter how much it cost in 1993.

 

I think going secondhand is a bit dubious - depends on too many variable, so I've gone new......

Yamaha AX396 amp - £150
Sony SCDXE597 CD/SACD - £130
AE Aegis Evo1 - £140
Appollo A2 Stands - £45
QED Qunex1 - £20
5m QED original - £13.75
All from Superfi

=£498.75

Alternatively....
Cambridge Azur 340C CD - £150
Cambridge Azure 340A Amp - £150
Mission M731 - Speakers - £120
From Richer Sounds

QED Qunex2 - £30
5m QED SA - £27.50
From superfi

2x large paving slabs - £10
Masonary spray paint for slabs - £5

= £492.50

Donut

 

BUMP!

lets have a few more entries before decisions are made.

If you're one of the many forum 'readers but not members' - why not join and put an entry in?

A fabulous prize beyond your wildest dreams could be yours!!! *


*please note this comment is based on the wildest dreams of very unimaginative chimpanzees.

 

:banana: :mo: :banana:

 

alright then, chimps and dancing bananas too!

 

OK, for brand new...

Marantz CD5400 CD player £120 (Richer Sounds)

Denon PMA255UK amplifier £100 (Richer Sounds)

Tannoy Revolution R2 speakers £150 (Hyperfi - ex display)

QED Qunex 2 £30

QED SA 6m £30

Gold Bananas 8 £16

£446

If those speakers went, I would have:

Mordaunt Short 902 £120 (Richer Sounds)

and some suitable stands e.g. Mission Stancette.

 

As we're looking for the £500 mark why not

Cambridge Audio CD36 Black (CD Player) £100 (Richer Sounds)
Denon PMA255UK amplifier £100 (Richer Sounds)
Mordaunt Short 914 £250 (Richer Sounds) floor standers so don't need stands.

Ok that's £450 plus cables, but if you're buying it all from Richer, you can barter for a bit of discount on the cables and plugs, I did!
Oh and I'd get their warranty as well, you can't loose!

 

Indeed. But with the 902s, you have the option to add a sub later without having to sell anything and you'd then end up with a better system than with the 914s

The Denon is a good amp. I had it's ancestor, the PMA250SE.

As for CD, I would have chosen a Sony but couldn't find any

 

The 914's don't have a sub, its only the 908's like mine that have subs. I had a pair of 904's before, I thought they where the best speaker for the money, I tested about 5 or 6 different sets. (which really annoyed the staff at Richer!). Don't think I can say the same for the 908's but then I didn't pay full price for them, long story!

I put the CA amp in, cos it looked a better deal, to get the "I saved more than I spent" line!

 

Ah but Lee - you'll end up with a "mullet" system if you use the 914s with that source

 

I'm sure there's better (that rega system was a bargain !!) but hey ho, this just killed an hour at work

Source

Arcam Alpha 7se @ 82 quid

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3272&item=7521119441&rd=1

Amp

Arcam Alpha 8R amp @ 121 quid
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3280&item=5779813952&rd=1

Speakers

Epos ES11 @ 141 quid

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3276&item=5776758307&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Stands

Epos stands @ 53 quid

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=96957&item=5778547869&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Argos granite plinths @ 12 quid each

Cabling

Mark Grant IC @ 15 quid
Van Damme speaker cable @ 2 quid a metre for 10 metres = 20 quid

Total cost = 456 quid

 

Hmm- I was thinking about this the other day and felt that;

1x Cambridge Audio CD4SE - £80-£120 depending on condition;
1x Marantz PM66KI £150odd for an excellent example; http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3280&item=5781527248&rd=1
1x Project Debut TT 2nd hand £40+ http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3283&item=5781457276&rd=1
1 Pair Rogers DB101's- Last ones were going for £80 albeit in silly colours.
Atacama SE24's http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=96957&item=5781230311&rd=1
1 Mark Grant Interconnect- £25 off the AV Forums
QED original £2.50/m

Under £500 and should be pretty entertaining.

Well

 

LAST CHANCE ! we'll make a decision next week, so Sunday the 19th of June is the last day of entry.

Cheers!