My main room system (see below) was bought 12 years ago and it still gives me great pleasure. I'm sure there are upgrades I could go for but I think I'd be spending a lot of money for very little improvement. The upgrade can wait until the components start failing.
No, what I need to do is upgrade the system in my office. I work from home and tend to do most of my listening there these days. The office is a typical small bedrom size - I dunno maybe 13 feet by 8 and cluttered with book shelves and a desk.
The system I have in place was bought with price in mind and not sound quality. The amp is a NAD C370 and I *think* that I'm happy with that, if it needs replacing then it will probably be with the current NAD offering (C326BEE ?). The CD player is a low end Philips bought about 5 years ago, not sure of the model but it doesn't matter as I plan to replace it with the NAD C545BEE.
My area of concern is the speakers (currently Eltax monitor III). I plan to spend a decent amount of money (<£500) upgrading these. I already have the RS300 stands and QED Silver Anniv. XT cables on order. So, which speakers to go for ? I don't have a lot of time to go auditioning lots of speakers so I need a shortlist. The first two on the list will be the ones recommended by WHF in their recent one make review i.e. Dali Lektor 2 and EB Acoustcs EB1s. Anybody got opinions on how these would work in a small room ? Is it even worth sending off (and joining the waiting list) for the EB1s only to find them unsuitable for a small room ?
Anybody got any other speaker suggestions for the configuration I have outlined ?
Thanks for your help
Cheers
Audiolab 8000CD -> 8000S -> 8000PX -> triwired -> Ruark Crusader II
No, what I need to do is upgrade the system in my office. I work from home and tend to do most of my listening there these days. The office is a typical small bedrom size - I dunno maybe 13 feet by 8 and cluttered with book shelves and a desk.
The system I have in place was bought with price in mind and not sound quality. The amp is a NAD C370 and I *think* that I'm happy with that, if it needs replacing then it will probably be with the current NAD offering (C326BEE ?). The CD player is a low end Philips bought about 5 years ago, not sure of the model but it doesn't matter as I plan to replace it with the NAD C545BEE.
My area of concern is the speakers (currently Eltax monitor III). I plan to spend a decent amount of money (<£500) upgrading these. I already have the RS300 stands and QED Silver Anniv. XT cables on order. So, which speakers to go for ? I don't have a lot of time to go auditioning lots of speakers so I need a shortlist. The first two on the list will be the ones recommended by WHF in their recent one make review i.e. Dali Lektor 2 and EB Acoustcs EB1s. Anybody got opinions on how these would work in a small room ? Is it even worth sending off (and joining the waiting list) for the EB1s only to find them unsuitable for a small room ?
Anybody got any other speaker suggestions for the configuration I have outlined ?
Thanks for your help
Cheers
Audiolab 8000CD -> 8000S -> 8000PX -> triwired -> Ruark Crusader II
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