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Best setup for Totem Arros...

I just purchased a new pair of Totem Arros. Now I need to buy an amp and CD player. I'm leaning towards the Rega Mira 3 and Rega Apollo. I should say I'm trying to spend about $1,000 for each item. I listen to mostly acoustic music with rock every once in a while. Room is 12X20. Anyone have some recommendations or great setups?
toadly957
timrhu
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I recently auditioned the Arros with the Rega electronics. The combination was very nice. I also listened to a pair of Rega speakers which were similarly priced to Totems. It was my first experience with Rega speakers and although the Regas were nice, I did prefer the Totems.
toadly957 OP
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I've had some people recommend tube amps to go with these speakers. Any advice on that?
jh2os
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If you are willing to buy used you could get either a Cairn Fog v2 CDP or Naim CD5i CDP w/ PrimaLuna PrologueII in front of your Arros - in a small room, this was a magical system for me. One I regret selling to upgrade my main system, and will return to as a secondary system when funds allow!
toadly957 OP
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I will definitely look into that combo. I've heard so many great things about those tube amps but then I've heard negative as well. It scares me! For example, how hot they run to their lack of bass. I think that it's a done deal that I have to buy the Rega Apollo as the CD player because everything I've read says that's the best (at the $1000 price point), as for the amp I'm hearing good things about the Rega Mira (From Totem directly) but reading a lot of good things about the PrimaLuna and Jolida. Any tips? Decsions, Decisions!!
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