Thanks, PearlJam. I am staying with Musical Fidelity, but getting the A5 amp and CD player. I really like the sound of MF products and they are a great combination with my Paradigm Signature S2s. I can't wait to hear the Paradigms sing to the tune of 250wpc and a CD player with a valve output stage. I know it amounts to heresy for some, but I was never really a fan of valve-based kit. But having recently heard the warm, beguiling sound of a good valve amp, I am now willing to take the first tentative steps along the road to a 'valve sound'. So, even hardcore solid-state philistines like me are not beyond redemption.
