Arcam AVR 350 and DV137?

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I have a 350 and love it. I formerly owned an AVR300 and before that was a "Linnie" with Kairn preamp and aktiv Kabers w/3 amps. The improvement of the 350 over the 300, at $500, is the best investment in audio, IMO. The noise floor drops to nothing, rendering all instrumentation lifelike in body and spaciousness, and voice emotional quality will make you cry. When I was an audio dealer, from 1976-1998, that kind of improvement used to cost thousands, or even be unobtainable. The rest of my system is two pairs of AE1 MkIII with a REL Britannia 2 sub, and Arcam FMJ DV29 as transport (using the AVR350 DAC), Nordost cabling.

I've just today listened to the AVR 350 and DV 137 in a demo room in a hi-fi shop today.

I'm partially deaf because of a scuba diving accidident I have had recently, but my hearing is on the mend.

Anyway, even though hearing with partially muffled ears I can tell easily that this pair is a fantastic combination, and they were played through 500 GBP B&W speakers. I reckon this combo is very good value for money. A breathtaking combination.

My speakers at home are professional Dynaudio Accoustic mid field active reference monitors (with XLR balanced inputs) used in recording studios - fantastic speakers, so I'm very keen to get this pair of units home to try out with the Dynaudios.