Hi,

I am considering an upgrade and the Wadia 302 will probably be the new player.

I would like to know which amps you consider to be a good match to it.

Speakers will be ProAc Response D25.

Thanks a lot!

I have a nice, high end, two channel stereo. I have neither the space nor the inclination to expand into home theater at this time. My TV sits in between my speakers (like I said....not much space). I note that DVD's can offer a choice of audio formats. For example, my latest Grateful Dead DVD, Dead Ahead, offers "Dolby Stereo" and "Dolby Digital 5.1." Other DVD's, whether music videos or just plain old movies, offer similiar choices, if named slightly different. I always prefer the 5.1, even though I am playing it through a two channel system with no decoding.

I have got an old technics SL D210 turntable. It has a phono output. However when I try to connect it to my amp (which has a aux/phono input) it is very quite. I have heard that I might need a pre- amp but I am unsure. What can I do to make it sound louder?

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I have had, for some time, a Verve recording entitled The Essential Charlie Parker. I can't recall when I got it and neither the record nor the jacket give any indication of its release date. It is one of those anthologies featuring Parker with various groups. The masters from recordings originally issued as mono were cherry picked and groups of tunes were re-issued "electronically re-recorded to simulate stereo". The sonics are as you might expect, but I've kept it because one or two tracks are great musically.