- Aug 10, 2019
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Absolute newbie to the world of hifi- I was out searching of a “decent” music player heard the Marantz CR-503 and was impressed. But then got introduced to the selection of speakers out there and was baffled!
Need help to decide -Will the CR-503 be able to drive a floor standing speaker or should I settle for a Bookshelf?
Among floor standers I tried Monitor audio BX5, RX6 , Mission M34i & kef iQ5 and among bookshelves – Mordaunt short Carnival, MA RX1 & Heco victa. I liked MA RX6 the best, but it’s above my budget. Among book shelves I liked RX1 but price wise it is very close to BX5.
Among the floor standers I like BX5 best so far (was told that it was powered by a tube amp, not sure if that had something to do with it), but elsewhere in the forum I read that CR-503 doesn’t sound good together. I wasn’t able to pair up any of the above speakers to the CR 503, so looking forward to advice from the forum to make a decision.
Regards
Viz
Need help to decide -Will the CR-503 be able to drive a floor standing speaker or should I settle for a Bookshelf?
Among floor standers I tried Monitor audio BX5, RX6 , Mission M34i & kef iQ5 and among bookshelves – Mordaunt short Carnival, MA RX1 & Heco victa. I liked MA RX6 the best, but it’s above my budget. Among book shelves I liked RX1 but price wise it is very close to BX5.
Among the floor standers I like BX5 best so far (was told that it was powered by a tube amp, not sure if that had something to do with it), but elsewhere in the forum I read that CR-503 doesn’t sound good together. I wasn’t able to pair up any of the above speakers to the CR 503, so looking forward to advice from the forum to make a decision.
Regards
Viz