DECK FOR HALLS

A turntable and floorstanders set-up that needs a bit more room to shine

TOTAL: £2947 THE SYSTEM TURNTABLE TECHNICS SL-1500C £899 AMPLIFIER ARCAM A5 £749 SPEAKERS Q ACOUSTICS 5050 £1299 SYSTEM £2947 Eagle-eyed readers will have noticed that both of the deck-plus-amp-plus-speakers systems featured in this issue come in at about the same price. What is it, then, that differentiates them? First off, the Rega-based system on p38 uses standmounted speakers and is aimed primarily at those with a limited amount of space to play with, whereas the trio here features the excellent Q Acoustics 5050 floorstanders, which are better suited to larger rooms. Secondly, the two systems differ in sonic character; while some will warm to the particular merits of this combo, others will feel more at home with the more clinical emphasis of the Rega set-up. The source for this system…

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What Hi-Fi? (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2025

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