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    Beginner system?

    The discussion here has been intriguing and incredibly useful so I would like to thank everyone for their responses! I have gone ahead (after the multiple recommendations) and managed to haggle a pair of opals for 1100 with the intention that this was a very good bargain going off the retail...
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    Beginner system?

    Thanks so much for the insight! Going to try and find a dealer with a couple of these monitors in stock and try hear for myself. With the active route it seems I'll have quite some flexibility with the source so will focus on getting the monitors right for now. Anyone had any experience with...
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    Beginner system?

    For a temporary streaming solution we would be quite happy to use a laptop or other similar device we have lying around. If we went for this what kind of intermediate connection do we need between the laptop and the speakers? Also are there any defining factors I should be looking at when...
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    Beginner system?

    What would I be getting for the money? There's quite a price difference between the a8x and the opals. I've heard many superb things about the opals as a monitoring solution but wondering if it's worth the extra £800 (seen dv247 is selling the opals 909 each). Was just wondering if someone...
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    Beginner system?

    What would be the tradeoffs of going the active route? The less clutter and connections the better as far as I am concerned :)
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    Beginner system?

    Hey guys cheers for the replies! Some insightful stuff. I definitely will be wanting to visit a dealer or 2 before I make a decision. I was hoping to get an early indication and bit of knowledge on what works for people in general. Interesting about the active monitor idea. I considered that...
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    Beginner system?

    Hey All! Newbie here. Just put the deposit down on a place with my Girlfriend and our first priority (naturally) is to secure the best hi-fi system we can for the budget! New to the Hi-Fi game so looking for all the advice I can get :) We are looking for a complete system with a budget of...