Hello There,
I apologise in advance if you get posts like these all the time. I know I need to go and listen to equipment and then decide with my own ears but as I am very wet behind those ears when it comes to deciding on what to listen to in the fist place &I was hoping some learned Hi-Fi EXPERT could help me with some knowledgeable guidance.
OK.
I am in the process of building a BUDGET system from scratch. And I'm a little lost. Lost in that every shop that I go into just bad mouths any kit they don't sell. Is there anywhere else I can get an impartial opinion ?
I listen to Soul (~1975 to ~1986), Hip-Hop, Jazz & Classical, so I'm looking for something that can do justice to a gentiler sound but then can still excel when the genre requires a bit more "UMPH" (Am I asking too much?)
BTW: The room is only 10ft by 10ft.
Right what do I need & how much have I got to spend : I think £2000 in all.
Speakers - upto £350 (do I have to go for stand mounts for such a small room?)
An Amp - upto £350
A CD Player - upto £350
A Turntable - upto £450
A DAB Tuner - upto £250
Speaker Cables - ??? Interconnects - ??? Stands - ??? = £250
Everybody seems to be raving on about the B&W 685's. Are they really that much better than the 601/2 S3's on ebay folr half the price?
Other bits that people have recommended are Marantz 6002 CD & Amp, NAD C352 Amp, NADC452 CD, Rotel RA-04/05 with RA-06 CD (espicially with B&W's ???), Camb Audio 640 CD, Rega 3, Project Expression 3, Project RPM 5.2, Denon 1800 Tuner, Atacama Nexus 6/7, B&W 685/601/602, Epos M5, Monitor Audio RS1.
From your expert opinion are any of these combinations better suited to particular components & speakers?
or
Is there anything you would recommend I should consider & go to have a listen to?
Looking forward to your replies,
Sesame
I apologise in advance if you get posts like these all the time. I know I need to go and listen to equipment and then decide with my own ears but as I am very wet behind those ears when it comes to deciding on what to listen to in the fist place &I was hoping some learned Hi-Fi EXPERT could help me with some knowledgeable guidance.
OK.
I am in the process of building a BUDGET system from scratch. And I'm a little lost. Lost in that every shop that I go into just bad mouths any kit they don't sell. Is there anywhere else I can get an impartial opinion ?
I listen to Soul (~1975 to ~1986), Hip-Hop, Jazz & Classical, so I'm looking for something that can do justice to a gentiler sound but then can still excel when the genre requires a bit more "UMPH" (Am I asking too much?)
BTW: The room is only 10ft by 10ft.
Right what do I need & how much have I got to spend : I think £2000 in all.
Speakers - upto £350 (do I have to go for stand mounts for such a small room?)
An Amp - upto £350
A CD Player - upto £350
A Turntable - upto £450
A DAB Tuner - upto £250
Speaker Cables - ??? Interconnects - ??? Stands - ??? = £250
Everybody seems to be raving on about the B&W 685's. Are they really that much better than the 601/2 S3's on ebay folr half the price?
Other bits that people have recommended are Marantz 6002 CD & Amp, NAD C352 Amp, NADC452 CD, Rotel RA-04/05 with RA-06 CD (espicially with B&W's ???), Camb Audio 640 CD, Rega 3, Project Expression 3, Project RPM 5.2, Denon 1800 Tuner, Atacama Nexus 6/7, B&W 685/601/602, Epos M5, Monitor Audio RS1.
From your expert opinion are any of these combinations better suited to particular components & speakers?
or
Is there anything you would recommend I should consider & go to have a listen to?
Looking forward to your replies,
Sesame