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Is the Pioneer N30 still the streamer to buy with CCI potential?

There also seems to be the N30AE too - so which Pioneer is the right one? The N30 or the N30AE or BOTH?

And are there any other makes out there yet which work well too?

Well we never got to do the demo here in the UK - Covid got in the way. It did allow me to play with the Grundig V1700 over a good length of time though - and I am impressed with the sound considering it looks like a plastic toy. I was very impressed with how it sounded using the plastic cased Aural...

OK I won't - I was trying to put more power into the speakers using two of the best amplifiers.

I assume you think there is enough power from the standard V1700 to drive these speakers OK

Wow you surprise me Massimo.

Most people say leave the front panel off of speakers generally so you can hear them better.

Also - is the V1700 powerful enough for these speakers - or should I bi-amp them with two V1700s?

Thanks - anyway I did send the pictures of the speakers and the Grundig Amplifier as you wanted Massimo as you can see in this post.

Are the speakers OK?

What I would like to know is the following ... When using the Grundig V1700 with the IMF SC how much of the performance - percentage wise - do accessories affect the "overall" performance? Grundig Interconnects 20% ?? The right speaker cable 10% ?? The right support platform 30% ?? The Age of the Gr...

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Can you remind me what Grundig Turntable you recommend please?

Was it the Grundig PS1020 ??

Any others ?

Well all I can take is the system I have as mentioned above - I hope that will be enough to at least make people think even though it may not make their jaws drop.

OK - will the CD-100 be good enough do you think - because I don't have a Grundig CD player.

We need to shock the British !!

Have the seen the size of the venue - will the amp and the speakers be loud enough for the venue?

Will a Philips CD 303 be a good substitute to the Grundig CD 7500, after all they are the same CD player - or the Philips CD 300 which is the same without the lights.

Also have you seen the venue - it's quite a big room to fill with music.

I don't have any of those CD players

Have you heard the CD-100 before?

Why don't you fly over here Massimo and amaze them? It will great to see us British amazed by an old plastic V1700 amplifier

Meanwhile I will have to find those suggested CD players and only have 4 weeks to do it in!

This is what the room looks like for the meet up - to give you an idea of what equipment is used ..

http://simonsnewadventuresinhifi.blogsp ... -2019.html

I am thinking about going to a UK audio meet up where people put together interesting and different systems to show off their sound. Now can you think of something for me to show off - I already own a Grundig V1700 and a pair of IMF Super Compacts - I also own a Philips CD100 (TDA 1540 chip). Should...

OK I will try and see - hopefully I will hear the Grundig sound in its full glory.

This is what I am hoping so I have evidence.

I only need the speaker cable now (I already have Grundig interconnects).

Actually - will a Chromecast Audio qualify as good enough to replace a CCI optimized digital front end? It's only a tiny small plastic device that will plug directly into the Grundig V1700. Surely the Chromecast Audio is too small and insignificant to worry about chassis optimization (it has no chas...

OK I didn't know if there was a rule of thumb when it comes to equipment support for a proper listen to CCI optimised equipment. Massimo emailed me and recommended I first listen to an all Grundig system with my IMF Super Compact loudspeakers so I get a good idea as reference what I should be listen...

OK thanks and interesting.

Do you use Grundig interconnects and special speaker cable? What equipment rack do you use?

Interesting system.

Have you ever thought about upgrading your Streamer more by adding a DAC ?

What is your complete streamer based system please Guil ?

Thank you - I find this very interesting. I have a Grundig V1700 on its way and I am going to experiment using ideas on this forum as much as I can - I also own a pair of IMF Super Compact speakers. I just need to get it right from the digital source - I am surprised that you have not used an extern...

My first post on this forum is asking which streamer and DAC - I have just found this thread - it looks like you are using your N30ae LT version without an external DAC. The N30ae must have had initial potential so that it could be converted to LT - what potential is usually identified as a minimum ...

Can anyone recommend a good streamer with external DAC as a music source that sounds very good ?

I only stream Internet Radio Stations and Tidal

Thank you and hello everyone this is my first post.