re: Audiophile/Vinyl Thread - Post Pics, Advice, Questions, Setups, etc.

If I were in your shoes I’d probably order one from amazon, spend about a month with it, return it, and then proceed to the next one. All 4, Cambridge/Bluesound/Audiolab/Denon, are available on Amazon with prime shipping and free returns. Then you can make an informed decision on which one hits the sweet spot for you in terms of money/performance.

I’m not sure if some people frown on that, but I do it. I’m currently doing that with phono stages, and I’m about to do that with wireless headphones. Worst case scenario you might have to pay some sort of restocking fee for returned items depending on the seller, but I don’t think I’ve had to yet, and even if I did I’d just look at it as a rental fee which would’ve been worth it to audition the gear.