- MISSION CYRUS 1 MK3 UPGRADE
- MISSION CYRUS 1 MK3 PORTABLE
- MISSION CYRUS 1 MK3 PC
- MISSION CYRUS 1 MK3 PLUS
It was as good as the CDS I had been clinging onto for years. I built a HTPC and bought a Cambridge Audio DAC to go with it.
18 months later and countless times of shutting down the 250 by playing too loud (did I mention I had a dedicated room ) the 250 was replaced by 2 x Naim 135s.Ī divorce later, and I still had everything intact (apart from the room) until in 2010 I started experimenting with computer audio.
MISSION CYRUS 1 MK3 UPGRADE
I even built an extension to put them in!Īll was well when I came into some more money in 1999/2000 when the SBLs were swapped for DBLs - easily the biggest single upgrade I've ever made in hi-fi. I added a very expensive (~£400) Technics CD player in late 1985/early 86 and then changed the speakers to Musical Fidelity MC2s (awful).Ī spate of spending including upgrading the tape deck to another (but 3 head) Technics, upgrading the CD player to an Arcam Alpha 5 and the speakers to Mission 753s together with a move to Naim 92 pre-amp and Naim 180 power amps (via a couple of home built power amps - supposedly Naim 135 copies, but they didn't sound like them - they were very easily beaten by the 180) saw me fairly stable to around 1997 when I was left some money.īig splash at a hi-fi dealers (the guy was shaking when we closed the deal) to upgrade to a complete Naim setup - CDS/52/SuperCap/250/SBL. Technics linear tracking turntable, Technics amp, Technics cassette deck, Technics tuner and some (I think) Technics speakers (it was the 80's ). I started (after having an all-in-one Bush music centre) in the early 80's. I've spent far too much on hi-fi over the years. I also have a headphone setup and use this for most music listening now because it is just better and I can listen as loud as I want without annoying the neighbours. I had some Dynaudio DM2/7 speakers for a while but I sent them back as I didn't think they were worth the £500 they cost. Overall pretty happy with this system, definately the best I have owned so far and I think I will have to spend a considerable amount more to get a proper upgrade in sound quality. Third system : NAD 3020 + PSB speakers - After selling my old setup and technically downgrading to this system I actually liked this system a lot more than the previous one, much more musical and fun to listen to.įourth system : The NAD 3020 broke so I got a NAD 315bee and then later upgraded the soundcard to a Xonar and got an external cambridge audio DAC.Ĭurrent system : Got a new NAD 326Bee amplifier and a pair of B&W 602s3 speakers and connected this to my Cambridge audio DAC. Second system : Cambridge Audio Azur 640c CD player / amplifier combo with mordaunt short speakers and REL quake subwoofer - This was my first seperates and a bit of a dissapointment really, obviously a big jump in sound quality from the midi system but overall it was a bit analytical and boring. So cast your mind back.what did you start with and where did you end up?įirst system : Sony Integrated midi system - Big bass, loud, poor everything else lol.
MISSION CYRUS 1 MK3 PC
Today - I have no space for a proper system so it's just my PC / Asus Xonar / Sennheiser HD595s. Then digital and another upgrade.this was awesome: Leak amp (complete with crackly volume control)
MISSION CYRUS 1 MK3 PLUS
Plus this (for taping Top of the Pops off the radio - in mono ):Ĭouln't find my exact one - mine was branded Ultra!įidelity Music Centre - was awesome at the parate speakers!
MISSION CYRUS 1 MK3 PORTABLE
I've stopped looking for real, and started enjoying the music more.So I found some of my previous kit in the loft recently and I was thinking back on the kit I had back in the day.so I started with this:įidelity portable record player - 33,45 and 78rpm! Built in mono speaker! The Schiit Vidar also performs far above its asking price, and their Aegir amp is on Stereophile's A list. It's a true industry disrupter(saw another guy use that phrase and it really fits), so transparent and engaging and far better than anything I had before. I didn't realize it but mid-fi typically has too many compromises and affects/degrades the signal before it ever gets to your speakers. The Tannoys and Totems imaged the best and sounded more like live music to me.Īnd what complimented them well were components from Schiit Audio, The Freya+ is simply the best preamp I've owned, and people rave about it. I also went through over a dozen pairs of speakers from Paradigm, Pioneer, Polk, Tannoy, Totem Acoustic, Infinity and Mission(everything mostly used, under 1500 except the Paradigm Signature S6 v2). Still unsatisfied, although the experience was fun. Emotiva, Adcom, Parasound, Nad, and older components by Harman Kardon and Onkyo. I've tried what might be more in the "mid-fi" end of things.
I notice that many of the components listed are of the higher budget category, so here's something a little bit different.
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