Thanks for the replies. You're quite right, of course, that what matters most is getting the best from the system you're got. I've worked my way up to it over the years, starting from an old Harmon Kardon amp (can't remember which one) and a portable CD player, feeding into a pair of Wharfedale spea...

No comments? I would have thought that someone would be outraged by the idea of using a Naim CD player as my main source... :D

I think that both of you are right, to some extent :) The DS should work with any UPnP media server (Twonky or a different option)...but SlimServer is not UPnP compatible! However, it is possible to use a Squeezebox with a UPnP server rather than SlimServer, but this option is slightly less user-fri...

Airdragon - Even if your dealer isn't doing the trade in promotion, you could just buy a 4100 (for less than a 2200) and sell the 2100 yourself, which would still get you a good price...

Do you mean I can buy a 4100 and insert the two (treble and bass) active card all into 4100 and make my Katan active? Yes, that's exactly what I mean. I have the equivalent scenario, with both treble and mid/bass aktvi cards for my Keilidhs in 4 of the 5 channels on an AV5125. There are a lot of pe...

Compared to a lot of the systems here, this seems pretty modest, but it does nicely for me... Source: Modified Naim CD3.5 Pre: AV5103 Power: AV5125 + Stereo aktiv cards Speakers: Keilidh's (upgraded to 038/2 tweeters) Interconnects: Linn blacks Speaker Cables: K400 When buying the CD player I tried ...

Definately worth focussing on the source improvement plans. However, I'm a very big fan of going active. I'd probably suggest that the most cost effective way to do this would be to trade in your Majik 2100 and get a Majik 4100 (or ideally Akurate 4200), as the Katans are only two way aktiv. This wo...