The Sonos 5 is probably a good option to audition, sited horizontal it produces a wide soundstage. You can add the Sonos sub to a single speaker if you need extra bass. The 5 does not have Bluetooth but does have airplay. There is some EQ but also something called Trueplay which requires an Apple i...

The Sonos 5 is probably a good option to audition, sited horizontal it produces a wide soundstage. You can add the Sonos sub to a single speaker if you need extra bass. The 5 does not have Bluetooth but does have airplay. There is some EQ but also something called Trueplay which requires an Apple iO...

Darko also has a lot to say about the Sonos 5 speakers, having owned a single one a few years back I would line up a demo of a pair, sub can be added for more oooph. I am currently in a similar(ish) position to you and stripped everything out and just have a Bluesound POWERNODE along with some Q Aco...

Have a look at this video… there is also a follow up addressing a few points which were missed on the Sonos.

https://darko.audio/2021/03/a-short-fil ... s-kef-lsx/

TheMarlin wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:13 am Made my CD player sound like a transistor radio.

You know this is exactly how some of my fave 1970s albums sound on CD but could never find the words to describe the thin sound. No TT here just CD / streaming but really don’t want to go back to vinyl.

Try sitting on the floor for a listen, make sure you grab the phone prior in case you need assistance in getting back up.

What kit did you own before NVA? Immediately prior I was using Cyrus but had a lifelong love of NAD equipment. First amp was a 1960s hand me down of unknown make however I was gifted a Quad II in my early teens. How did you hear about NVA? Read reviews about NVA in the HiFi press a long time ago, th...

Nice one, signed up.

We were posh, Garrard 301, Decca FFSS arm & several FFSS carts (I gather they were found / acquired at the BBC), Akai 8 track, a German Dual receiver and a pair of chipboard based Jordan Watt speakers. In the late 70s (1977) the speakers were replaced with a pair of spanking new Ditton 662’s whi...

Steve this is fantastic and brings back memories of using sensitive full range Fostex in a horn cabinet with a pair of A40’s. The telling of I got from Richard resulted in SA’s being fitted so I could control the volume better.