floorstanders and amp/receiver for £2000

[admin_exported]

i'm looking to buy new speakers and amp or receiver for around 2k. could somebody offer me something? it will be used to listen rock/metal music from cd player and/or laptop. friends told me to buy 8 ohms speakers, are they better than 4/6 ohms? what's the difference? btw, i'll buy online at audioaffair, if u can offer me something from this website.

thanks in advance

Ramunas

 

[omnibeard]

I recently heard an all Rega set up chez un ami - Riga Brio R, Rega DAC, Rega Apollo R CD and RS5 speakers - which you might be able to do on a £2k budget? (definitely if you have CD already)

This set up was awesome for metal - really handled the low down grunt of down tuned guitars and the whack of double bass drumming beautifully.

Come to think of it I think you can buy the RS5s in silly colours (lime green, orange - that kind of thing) for about £300-400 less than their tasteful wooden counterparts, in which case you could do the whole thing in budget.

But you would have lime green or orange speakers!

 

[plastic penguin]

i'm looking to buy new speakers and amp or receiver for around 2k. could somebody offer me something? it will be used to listen rock/metal music from cd player and/or laptop. friends told me to buy 8 ohms speakers, are they better than 4/6 ohms? what's the difference? btw, i'll buy online at audioaffair, if u can offer me something from this website.

thanks in advance

Ramunas

Welcome...

Do you prefer a receiver or an integrated amp? Does it have to be Audio Affair?

If you're going for integrated/separates from that dealer then Creek Evo and Epos M16i or Focal 716V is hard to beat at the price.

 

[Anonymous]

i prefer receiver, because i'm thinking to have 5.1 in future, but not sure i'm totally dumb in a/v, but want to have descent system at home, audio affair just one shop i've seen online, if u have some other please tell me and i can buy only online, besause in northernt ireland or republic of ireland there are no shops where i could listen to demo....

 

[CnoEvil]

i prefer receiver, because i'm thinking to have 5.1 in future, but not sure i'm totally dumb in a/v, but want to have descent system at home, audio affair just one shop i've seen online, if u have some other please tell me and i can buy only online, besause in northernt ireland or republic of ireland there are no shops where i could listen to demo....

There are some good dealers here:

http://www.kronosav.com/
http://www.lyrichifi.com/
http://www.cloneyaudio.com/
http://www.lightingsoundvision.co.uk/index.html
http://www.sevenoaks.ie/

 

[Anonymous]

i prefer receiver, because i'm thinking to have 5.1 in future, but not sure i'm totally dumb in a/v, but want to have descent system at home, audio affair just one shop i've seen online, if u have some other please tell me and i can buy only online, besause in northernt ireland or republic of ireland there are no shops where i could listen to demo....

If you're anywhere near Waterford you're welcome to come and have a listen to my AVI ADM9Ts, they're not floorstanders but they're very good, and a pair of the new and upgraded models plus subwoofer would give you a big, high quality sound. That would cost you £2050 and can be ordered direct from AVI's online shop, they have built in amplification, DAC and preamp too, so ideal for computer based music, though you can't buy a matching centre speaker for them.

http://www.avihifi.com/..

 

[WishTree]

If I am unable to do a demo and totally new, then I would generally go with a package deal the dealer generally offers. For example an Onkyo Receiver with Tannoy Speakers etc. You might be getting a better deal and most probably the dealer (based on his experience) would not match the system in a wrong way as synergy is more important than the individual components.

Receivers - I like the Onkyo 709 and Marantz SR 6006. They are pretty much at the mid level and offer the best bang for money. Also, they are either neutral or a little bit warmer side of neutral. I would say they generally match with the likes Tannoy Revolution, Boston A360 or Epos Epic and these all are very musical and good sounding spekers given thier price range, IMO.

 

[Anonymous]

Friends offering me to buy Jamo s608's. Any good? which speakers do you think better Jamo s608's or Rega R5's ?