soundstage 1.5 about rm 1.4k. get mullard tubes for rm 400 then get a good power cable for rm 400.enufflaa no need to upgrade to se.these addition will make difference already. i have soundstage 1.5 before.with mullard tube...good details, hooked up with supra power cable more solid sound, then upgraded to se (for rm 400) better soundstage.that amp sold already i believe amp is very important to your system.
i used to listen ma br 2 with stock soundstage.very good with that give price on amp or you can try solid state amp like marantz,nad or cambridge audio.
also try to get good entry level cd player like marantz cd 6002 at rm 1.4k.also you can use any cheap cd player and get zero dac (look for zero dac thread)this dac is very keng at cheap price.but sold already
you need to try first mate, hybrid amp or solid state amp...then you decidelaa what to buy.
also you need a good speaker stand for ma br2 for about rm 350.
amcorp mall(gots many hi shop there), desa lowyat, tong lee are some good place for you to go.

This post has been edited by gatevalve: Aug 13 2008, 09:44 AM

with that budget you go for second hand item, if you don't mind.
please check at hifi4sale.blog a lot of second hand item overthere.
metal and classic......then better go solid state amp.

hard to say.depend on the budget.i used to have marantz cd 5001 and zero dac (stand alone dac).really have good time and fun with this combo. you can change opamp from one to another until you got the right one.
then i used marantz cd 6002 with zero dac (with opamp 657).tested against marantz ki cdp with soundstage 1.5amp.speaker = epos m12.2.
for me both gave same kind of sound.almost identical.of course marantz cd 6002 with zero dac cheaper than marantz ki series.
right know i'm using rega apollo cd player which give better details and transparent.
btw everything depend on your ear(not other people ears) and your budget.

for 5 k
cd player---go for marantz cd 6002 get new one if possible or used one whic is still under warranty.
amp---marantz pm 6200 will be okay.
speaker----better go for used one.
cable---qed will be okay.
btw pls go to hifi4sale blog. a lot of new/used stuff overthere.make sure u test first before buy.5k is a good budget to start with...until we poison u kaw kaw.
i started with 5k, 6 months back and now 17k already.....

amcorp mall look for acoustique solution
lowyat plaza look for desa or tong lee
or pm me... i will bring u to see my friends b4 other sotong you

maybe you should try to look for yamaha amp.
if you really want to know how dts hd sound i will suggest you to go to desa lowyat.
ask them to hook up amp (yammy and onkyo) with blur ray player. they got pioneer, sammy, sony and panny.
forget about what the salesman going to tell you.let your ears be the judge.
before using pioneer blu ray i got denon dvd 1940 as my source.
picture quality.....of course blue ray better.
audio quality.... so far my denon dvd player still better than sub rm2k blue ray player

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Added on January 6, 2009, 10:06 pmdesa lowyat carry both model.
ask them to do demo.
btw, i'm not working with any av shop...don't get me wrong coz desa is one of my snake pit apart from tong lee, cmy, and acoustique solutions in amcorp mall

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Added on January 6, 2009, 10:08 pmmordaunt short

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Added on January 6, 2009, 10:16 pmtry to check with:
a&l sungai wang or amcorp mall for yammy amp and psb speaker.
cmy sungai wang for onkyo or denon amp and audio pro speaker.
desa lowyat for onkyo, denon or yammy amp and mordaunt short , wharfedale, or tannoy speaker.
tong lee lowyat for denon or harmon kardon amp and kef or acoustic energy speaker.

happy hunting and shopping.

This post has been edited by gatevalve: Jan 6 2009, 10:16 PM

if good to your ears then go ahead laa....your money maa.
or else you will never stop ugrading. i warn you, alot of poison in this forum
btw always trust your self and make sure the installer use spl meter during system set up.

This post has been edited by gatevalve: Jan 10 2009, 09:16 PM

like aaa... better check with hifi4sale.blogspot a lot of new and used stuff there.
or to audit you check with mr lim at acoustique solutions (amcorp mall)...can audit first.
another place is www.smarthomesolution.net
No.4,Ground Floor,Jalan Bandar 15,

Pusat Bandar Puchong,47100 Puchong,

Selangor Darul Ehsan,Malaysia.

Tel/Fax: 03-5882 0388

E-mail : smarthomesolution@yahoo.com

(Inside Smart Home Solution)　

　

Contact: Khwang 012-2651853

　just copy paste only, too lazy laa.

btw good luck