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Thank you all (@Mr_Smyth particularly) for recommendations. I found a pair of trade-in LS50 Metas for £700 at a shop in Chelsea that are winging their way to me, and I've purchased a refurbished amp direct from Sonos for £500 to go with them. I know the Bluesound probably has the better DAC/listen but I like what Sonos are doing and trust their returns/warranty proceses, plus I save a fair amount over a powernode.
So, all in I am at £1,200 and I need to (cringe) buy some cables...
Looking at my local hifi shop in Shrews they have a pair of QED Revalations on sale for £100/2m, but it looks for the same money I can get a pair of terminated, burned-in cables made up by Futureshop. I've little idea what a reasonable amount to spend on cabling is, but i hear 10% of the cost of system is a starting point...
What do we think?
Extra credit: both the amp and the cables come with a returns policy... the other speakers that have caught my eye are the B&W 607 S3 which aestetically are a perfect fit. Any thoughts on those vs. the KEFs?