Recent content by oriondarkred

Thank you very much for your replies. @nopiano that is my exact idea, about the height of the speakers I have heard it's best them to keep to ear height. Does this not apply to KEFs or maybe its not a universal rule I had previously thought it was? About the sub I only thought because to correct...

Hi All, Hi I have recently acquired a Wiim amp and used KEF LS50 speakers and I want to get some guidance on placement and room acoustics. Unfortunately I only have a squar-ish room to use for listening( pictures attached). I will soon have delivery of a Dayton UMM-6 calibration mic, so that I...

I am now thinking to buy new because I am scared that I will buy something bad because I am very new to all of this and best bet is to get knew. As you mentioned I was already seeing prices around 50% less for the used speakers in my search which makes it very attractive but I very twitchy now...

Just logged back after the weekend and so many replies, thank you everybody for taking the time! @matthewpianist I realise that, my initial plan was to try multiple components like a an amp and speaker then buy one from the retailer and buy the second one used. In this way it's a compromise...

Thank you for the link, some really good prices there. For the one you have pointed out, I am not really looking for a turntable at the moment and I am pretty set MA Bronze or 3030i as the speaker. Looking and reading more, it seems more and more, a sensible idea to buy the speakers new at...

That looks very compelling! It fulfills everything I am looking for at the moment, I will just have to work out my homeserver connection to that. Thank you very much

I just looked into forward and backward portedness of speakers after your comment. So MA BX2 is good in terms of placing it near to the walls as it works in my smaller living room and even the newer MA Bronze 50 and 100 are back ported so they wont be good fit if I am trying to place them nearer...

That makes sense, so then would it make sense to buy new Q Acoustics 3030i or buy a used MA Bronze 2? I hope you can appreciate the choice of what to buy and get and pair is pretty boggling for a new comer like myself :)

Yes I am in the UK and live in Croydon

My plan is to go listen to the speakers in the flesh in a store and then try to search good used deals on eBay. Do you think it's very risky buying used because I was seeing some really good prices for MA Bronze, not so much for Marantz PM6007.

Apologies if its a stupid question but having dedicated inputs mean that a sub woofer can be plugged directly into the amp and that would be an amp feature? I am just learning the ropes here. For the sub-woofer specifically, I wanted it if I felt the need for it in music I listen but as you...

Thank you very much for your replies. @Messiah So how would the 3030i compare to MA Bronze 2s? Since I am trying to save costs and therefore primarily looking for used gear, do you think I can find something better than both in the used market? For something about under £300 @Dom thanks for...

Hi All, I am looking to get my first audiophile system, since I am very much a beginner I was wondering if I can get some suggestions for the proposed setup. My listening room is small around 13ft x 13ft and I am planning to use it 90% for listening to music and 10% for TV. I won't be listening...