400€ budget, is CA sx50 + Onkyo A-9010 a good option?

[marcomartins]

Hello guys,

I'm looking to replace my DJ setup currently in my living room (monitors focal alpha 65 + technics sl1200mk5 + mixer ecler nuo 2.0) for a hifi system and move this setup to another room where I'll do my mixings etc.

I'm looking for something that could deliver sound as good as my focal (range 40Hz->22Khz) but in a smaller package (I don't want a speaker with more than 25cm depth).

In my town is very hard to find speakers to listen/test. Today I could A/B cambridge audio sx50 and wharfdale diamound 210, nothing more in stock to listen. CA were 110€ and Warfdale 199€ and I honestly prefered the sound of the CA, filled more the room and had a better bass range (they were both powered by a denon pma 720), but they clearly deliver inferior sound compared to my focal 65.

Do you think that a pair of cambridge audio SX50 for 110€ is a good price for the speakers or I can find better for the same amount? To match this speakers I was thinking of Marantz PM6005 or Onkyo A-9010.

I know that the best would be being able to listem them all, but unfortunatly it is not an option.

I am targeting at 400€ a pair of speakers + amp, do you have other suggestions?

Should I buy better speakers or better amp?

The size of the room is 5x4 meters.

Thanks

 

[marcomartins]

I can also get the denon pma720 for 225€ vs 250€ the onkyo. The denon has more output power, what do you think will suit better here?

thanks

 

[gasolin]

I can also get the denon pma720 for 225€ vs 250€ the onkyo. The denon has more output power, what do you think will suit better here?

thanks

No not the most exiting amp http://www.whathifi.com/denon/pma-720ae/review

 

[Al ears]

I can also get the denon pma720 for 225€ vs 250€ the onkyo. The denon has more output power, what do you think will suit better here?

thanks

No not the most exiting amp http://www.whathifi.com/denon/pma-720ae/review

To my mind the Onkyo would be the better buy. It also recently won a HiFi Choice head to head review against six others some a good bit more expensive.

Nothing against the Denon really, my brother has one, but the Onkyo was not around at the time he purchased his amp.

 

[marcomartins]

thanks guys!

do you think the onkyo can handle the speakers at good volume?

And about the speakers what do you think? I couldn't find them as low as I can get them (110€ pair)

 

[gasolin]

90db sensitivity no problems, mabye get the nad C316BEE it's a small but power full amp 90watt dynamic in 8ohm

 

[Infeh]

Sorry if i'm hijacking the thread, but is the Marantz pm6005 worth the extra price than the cheaper Onkyo A-9010?

 

[marcomartins]

and there are also the 2nd and amplifiers, this amount of options kills me

now my main concern are the speakers, that I think that are more important than the amplifer, are these good for the price? Is there something not much bigger that could deliver better sound?

 

[marcomartins]

90db sensitivity no problems, mabye get the nad C316BEE it's a small but power full amp 90watt dynamic in 8ohm

unfortunatly that nad doesn't have phono in and I need one

 

[gasolin]

90db sensitivity no problems, mabye get the nad C316BEE it's a small but power full amp 90watt dynamic in 8ohm

unfortunatly that nad doesn't have phono in and I need one

mabye a used nad then