So I am looking to dump $1000 to $1500 into a completely new sound system. I have been pouring over forums for a few weeks absorbing as much information as possible relating to speakers, receivers, soundcards, and formats.
I am thinking about picking up a 2310ci as it can be had for much cheaper than the 2311ci and I don't really care about hdmi v1.4. I am mainly interested in SQ and Audessey MultEQ. My current setup consists of a quad core computer that I built a few months ago, Auzentech Prelude sound card, 42" HDTV mounted to my computer desk, and a cheap Philips HTS3544 5.1 system that I got for $150 3 years ago or so. As such my only source of audio or video is the computer. I primarily use my sound system for movies (I have 700 or so on my computer).
Due to that I wondered if getting an Emotiva UPA-5 5 channel amplifier and a pro quality sound card would yield better results as I have absolutely no need for any of the video/audio switching/HD radio/etc. I would need to do all of the room correction manually though I do wonder about time domain issues as I know that Audessey corrects for those and others have said it is very important but I don't know of any other way to correct it. Can Room EQ Wizard be used for that?
If I did go with the UPA-5 then after that and a sound card I would only have $800 or so for 5.1 (or 5.0 if the front L/Rs were fullrange). Will speakers of this caliber even be able to take advantage of the extra headroom offered by the amp? I plan to build my own. Right now I am leaning towards Curt_c's Aviatrix design: http://techtalk.parts-express.com/sh...d.php?t=216432
Can I buy better speakers than I can build at the $700-800 price level? How about the $1000 price level (to go with a 2310ci)?
So to clarify:
1. What are your thoughts on spending about $300 extra on getting much larger dedicated amps and a nice sound card (probably Auzentech Bravura) and having $300 less to spend on speakers vs. buying a 2310ci.
2. Will a $700-800 set of 5.0/5.1 speakers take advantage of the larger amp vs a receiver with $1000 speakers?
3. Can a better deal be had buying speakers vs. building them?
I am thinking about picking up a 2310ci as it can be had for much cheaper than the 2311ci and I don't really care about hdmi v1.4. I am mainly interested in SQ and Audessey MultEQ. My current setup consists of a quad core computer that I built a few months ago, Auzentech Prelude sound card, 42" HDTV mounted to my computer desk, and a cheap Philips HTS3544 5.1 system that I got for $150 3 years ago or so. As such my only source of audio or video is the computer. I primarily use my sound system for movies (I have 700 or so on my computer).
Due to that I wondered if getting an Emotiva UPA-5 5 channel amplifier and a pro quality sound card would yield better results as I have absolutely no need for any of the video/audio switching/HD radio/etc. I would need to do all of the room correction manually though I do wonder about time domain issues as I know that Audessey corrects for those and others have said it is very important but I don't know of any other way to correct it. Can Room EQ Wizard be used for that?
If I did go with the UPA-5 then after that and a sound card I would only have $800 or so for 5.1 (or 5.0 if the front L/Rs were fullrange). Will speakers of this caliber even be able to take advantage of the extra headroom offered by the amp? I plan to build my own. Right now I am leaning towards Curt_c's Aviatrix design: http://techtalk.parts-express.com/sh...d.php?t=216432
Can I buy better speakers than I can build at the $700-800 price level? How about the $1000 price level (to go with a 2310ci)?
So to clarify:
1. What are your thoughts on spending about $300 extra on getting much larger dedicated amps and a nice sound card (probably Auzentech Bravura) and having $300 less to spend on speakers vs. buying a 2310ci.
2. Will a $700-800 set of 5.0/5.1 speakers take advantage of the larger amp vs a receiver with $1000 speakers?
3. Can a better deal be had buying speakers vs. building them?
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