I currently have a Sony all-in-one for audio and am about to move to a proper system because I am mad keen to get HD audio! I am happy with my Sony Blu Ray player and HD screen.
The plan is to buy an amp and speakers and then spend years upgrading them item by item until the system is completely over the top.
Assuming a total spend of, say, around 3000, would it be better to get a modest amp eg 2400ES and goodish speakers eg Tannoy Revolution, or to get a goodish amp eg Z7 and modest speakers eg Diamond 9.1?
My assumption is that the amps date a lot faster than the speakers, so the first option makes more sense because upgrading in a year or two would have a good amp with speakers that still rated, whereas in the second case the amp may well be obsolete by the time I get to upgrade the speakers.
But what would sound nicer now? I am not so concerned with the specific models/brands but with the underlying principle.
The plan is to buy an amp and speakers and then spend years upgrading them item by item until the system is completely over the top.
Assuming a total spend of, say, around 3000, would it be better to get a modest amp eg 2400ES and goodish speakers eg Tannoy Revolution, or to get a goodish amp eg Z7 and modest speakers eg Diamond 9.1?
My assumption is that the amps date a lot faster than the speakers, so the first option makes more sense because upgrading in a year or two would have a good amp with speakers that still rated, whereas in the second case the amp may well be obsolete by the time I get to upgrade the speakers.
But what would sound nicer now? I am not so concerned with the specific models/brands but with the underlying principle.