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Audiogon's Audiophile Wise men, I need advice

Howdy,

I have Perreaux 2150B amp and SM 2 preamp,bought in 1984.
I have an opportuity to buy tomorrow:

B&W N803 1 1/2 yr old in near perfect condition.
I am getting an Arcam FMJ CD 23 near perfect
Kimber Bifocal 4'
Kimber 1011 interconnect. only 1
All this from the same seller. Local in Santa Barbara, he wants to get the 805's instead.
He also has a Plinius CD LAD he would sell for a excellent deal.
So, what else do I need to have the great sound system I want. power cords etc, cables,etc, i keep seeing different things to help with sound.

Also, any advice on the Plinius. I guess if bought that I would need another amp. or use it instead of the SM2.
the Perreaux after 21 years works great and sounds great.But I dont know how they will sound with the new speakers, or relative to what else is a great today.

I am excited, he is coming tomorrow, I have the cash and will almost defintely buy this deal if it sounds as good as I believe it will.
thanks to all the players who advise me with their Audiophile wisdom
Mitch
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auaarons
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This deal sounds too good to be true. The N803s in good condition normally go for about $3200 used. The CD23 FMJ goes for about $1000 used. Not sure about the pricing of the cables. Add to that someone who will truck the whole big package to your house to try?

If everything checks out OK, I advise just buying the speakers and the CD player only. I am concerned that the Kimber cables will be too bright for your combination of amp and speakers. I recommend looking at the Harmonic Technology ProSilway III interconnects for about $275 used per 1m pair and the Transparent Music Wave Super XL speakers cables for about $500 per 8ft pair.

I owned both the N803 and CD23FMJ before, so I am confident of their quality; however, I have no experience with the Plinius CD LAD. To echo some of the earlier recommendations by fellow Audiogoners, get familiar with the sound of your existing Perreaux amps, new CD23 and the new N803s first and then decide what else you need to upgrade.

Aaron
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