Your advice please..

Posted by: shinpad on 26 June 2003

am thinking of an upgrade, and am not really sure what's gonna make the biggest difference. at present I have cdx/xps 102/napsc/hi 180 sbl's.
i guess my options are
1) replace cdx with cds2
2) replace hicap with supercap (is this wasted on a 102?)
3) replace 180 with 135's
4) replace 102 with 52

I would imagine that a 52 would improve things the most, but how much £££ for a s/h one??

Any thoughts would be good

cheers

Graham

Posted on: 26 June 2003 by prowla

Also consider 82 preamp (with another Hi-Cap, or a Supercap).

Posted on: 26 June 2003 by Paul B

I would recommend the following in this order:
- purchase a Supercap for your 102
- replace the 102 with a 52 or 252
- replace the 180 with a 250 or 135s or 300
- replace the CDX with CDS2 or CDS3

Paul

Posted on: 27 June 2003 by shinpad

thanks for the suggestions

I guess I'm leaning more towards getting a supercap for the 102 and then a 52 (not sure I can afford it in one hit), so could someone tell me how much of a difference it would make?? I know that the 102 won't take full advantage of the supercap, but presumably there is still an improvement over the hicap??

Marcus, a large dent indeed

thanks

Graham

Posted on: 27 June 2003 by Phil Barry

The supercap is wasted on the 102, using one set of criteria.

OTOH, a 102/supercap would probably be preferred to an 82/hicap by a large number of listeners, so if your concern is music reproduction rather than technology, it's not a bad choice, especially if your get the new s'cap (since the old s'cap may become obsolete in a relatively short time).

Regards.

Phil

Posted on: 27 June 2003 by leeto

Since you have a really good source. I would suggest going for a 135. Mulletish it may be, but having heard how a 135s drive the SBLs compared to a 200 (although in different setups), my hunch is that the jump would really significant and would be really worth it.

Posted on: 27 June 2003 by shinpad

Alex, I agree and that's exactly why I didn't include it above. I agree that the 52 is much better than the 82 and so plan on going straight to the 52. Any ideas on how much I will need to pay for a s/h 52 and/or s/h supercap??

cheers

Graham

Posted on: 27 June 2003 by greeny

quote:
Originally posted by shinpad:
thanks for the suggestions
I guess I'm leaning more towards getting a supercap for the 102 and then a 52 (not sure I can afford it in one hit), so could someone tell me how much of a difference it would make?? I know that the 102 won't take full advantage of the supercap, but presumably there is still an improvement over the hicap??

Marcus, a large dent indeed

thanks

Graham

I don't think the Hi -> Suoercap upgrade on a 102 would prove a very good VFM upgrade in it's own right. Only do this if you definately are going for the 52 later.

Posted on: 27 June 2003 by Bob Edwards

Shin--

Definitely Supercap the 102 en route to a 52--you'll hear a lot more music. I Supercapped a 72 and the difference was just amazing. It was not as amazing as actually getting the 52, but it was a dramatic upgrade.

You'll be surprised at how much better your 102 sounds with a Supercap.

Best,

Bob

Posted on: 28 June 2003 by shinpad

thanks everyone for your help, just one more thing.....how much should I expect to pay for a s/h supercap??

thanks

Graham