On a nostalgia whim I recently bought some nice condition Mission 751s locally, seeking to recreate the modest system I had from new many, many years ago and sold, never to be replaced. It was paired with an Arcam Alpha 5 at the time. The speakers though came with a Denon PMA 250iii. All for almost nothing!
To my old ears, it sounds great fed by a Sonos Connect. But I really want to buy an Arcam “something” just for old time’s sake. And I have no frame of reference for this stuff these days. The comparison I had was a Sonos Play 3 stereo pair, which this beats easily when warmed up. So I’ve been looking at ads for Arcam gear and wondering what will give me the best bang for buck from their back catalogue? The Alpha 5 seems long in the tooth these days. Maybe one of the low end early FMJ amps? 18/19?
I have also wondered if I’m wearing rose tinted specs and buying some modern budget gear would stop me wasting time and money on a trip down memory lane? Elac Debut 2.0 B6.2 have caught my eye as a kind of updated 751. No idea on amp though.
Does anyone have any suggestions for me? I have a couple of hifi mates but they are in the big leagues. Although, acquiring nice starter cables from the parts bin wasn’t an issue! Other than that it’d be cheeky shop demos or trial and error from reading reviews. Nice to be here btw.
To my old ears, it sounds great fed by a Sonos Connect. But I really want to buy an Arcam “something” just for old time’s sake. And I have no frame of reference for this stuff these days. The comparison I had was a Sonos Play 3 stereo pair, which this beats easily when warmed up. So I’ve been looking at ads for Arcam gear and wondering what will give me the best bang for buck from their back catalogue? The Alpha 5 seems long in the tooth these days. Maybe one of the low end early FMJ amps? 18/19?
I have also wondered if I’m wearing rose tinted specs and buying some modern budget gear would stop me wasting time and money on a trip down memory lane? Elac Debut 2.0 B6.2 have caught my eye as a kind of updated 751. No idea on amp though.
Does anyone have any suggestions for me? I have a couple of hifi mates but they are in the big leagues. Although, acquiring nice starter cables from the parts bin wasn’t an issue! Other than that it’d be cheeky shop demos or trial and error from reading reviews. Nice to be here btw.