this is a good topic which i could get lots of information on a HIFI system(including McD) for a newbie in HIFI world like me.

i need your opinion again. actually never tot of getting a HIFI system. but went for audition last weekend on the NAD 521 and 320, immediately fall in love with it. sigh.....have to spend more again. maybe an entry level one will do for starting. the speakers used during the audition was Focus audio bookshelf. sound was amazing. but after looking at the price tag, forget it, changed to mission m31. played the same songs, amazed again that it doesn't loss that much. natural and very good soundstage.

so was wondering if the diamond 9.1 will sound better than the mission coz thinking of getting a pr of 9.1. any comment? hehe....

For a budget HIFI system, i saw in perfecthifi promotion, marantz 5400 and PM4400 was lot cheaper than the NAD. any opinion on how it sounds compared to NAD? oso if cost the matter, can i paired the 5400 with NAD 320, which will save me few hundreds if to use NAD CDP?

can a normal DVD player sounds as good as the CDP?

Thanks,

bros, any opinion on marantz amp like PM4400 which is much cheaper? or the 6010?

yeah, should save a bit more for a little better amp.

how much is the cambridge audio azur 640A?
i've heard the NAD 320 BEE, sounds good, about RM1.3k
marantz 6010 OSE, havent tested it yet, about RM1k.


hmmm..... which one better.......?

ooo, i guess that might goes a bit out of the budget.
when i tested the NAD, it oredi sounded good to me.
how bout the younger brother, azur 540? if it's only the power, i don mind getting it since i don intend to wake everybody up.

and it seems that marantz was not a hot topic here. hmmm....but 6010 for 1k is really quite attractive to me.....

it seems that NAD 320 and azur 540 r about the same price. does 540 sound lot more interesting than the 320 oso?

again a question. if deeper bass is needed, can i add in a sub to my hi fi system? how can i do so?

yeah yeah, that's wat i mean, i don need something big which can blow away my roof.
important is clarity, soundstage and vocal. hopefully the 9.1 could do the right job.

yeah, but donno it's enough or not. how much does a pair of stand would cost?

one of my frens jus offered me a 2nd hand monitor audio B2 for 800. used for 1/2 year. do u think it's better than the 9.1? or the 9.2? how much roughly is the 9.2 anyway?

ooo.............u using b2 now?? good??
then i must check it out from my fren. hopefully he still has it with him.
so, wat system u currently using with the b2? mind to share?

ya, will listen to both to decide. where can i llisten to the MA?
my fren just told me that his was sold.
is the new one about 1.5k? almost double the price of 9.1??
but one with bigger mid-bass driver.

he's my grandfather............hehe, kidding.
went there b4, din notice the MA. maybe not observant enough. do u think the MA B2 is cheap if i manage to get it at 1.2k?

it's an offer from a fren who likes to ship some HT stuffs direct from singapore.
that's how i get my MS sub previously and has been satisfied with it ever since.

guyz, thanks alot for the many advise and opinion. i think i should hold on for the AV Fair eh...... hopefully there wud be much bargain there. wonder if there;s any cheaper during the fair.

Siriuslycold, could i get some interconnects and speaker cable cheaper in singapore? compared to malaysia? (if you r familiar with the price in My). might be goin to singapore soon.

how bout brand like audioquest or QED entry level? any cheaper in the lion city?
btw, how much is the belden and canare? and wat's the quality like comparing with brand like audioquest G-snake for example? wat's the price different?

hehe, ok ok. thanks anyway, will go to the sim lim tower.

issit confirmed that AV Fair will be on 21st to 23rd july???

there's a new marantz cdp 5001. anyone knows how much it cost and how does it perform?

Sifus, actually i'm still quite blur on how a HI Fi system separates itself from a HT system. both can play music, but how much differences does it make to play music in a HT and in a Hi Fi system? and wat actually makes the differences? issit becoz of the player? or issit becoz of the amp ? assuming we r using the same speakers and cables.

let say i have an old HK receiver. i bought an NAD CDP and put my receiver into stereo. will it sound as good if compared to a full NAD combination?

Your advise and oopinion plss.....

OOoooo........ok. McD vs fine dinner? hehe
so, i should assume the same answer for CDP vs DVDP right?
i think it's still the same conclusion that, different ppl have different taste right? to some ppl, McD = fine dinner. or some might even prefer McD.