Hi,
I want a 5.1 setup (amp can be +)
Considerations:
- I am a music-lover, who also connects his computers to the amp. I want nice cinema, but music is first and most important. I am a little audiophile and got good ears.
- the sources come from the harddisc (lossless codecs), CDs or DVDs of the DVD-ROM in a HTPC. Except a very good Dolby-S tapedeck there is no other sources.
- my living-room (place de l'audiovision) is rather small. It is around 5.3 x 4.5m, (sorry, only metrics here) with the couch right at the wall. This means, that my rear-speakers will maybe be positioned on stands directly left/rigth to my couch (a little behind my ears) and I can only use small speakers, tower's not an option here. The front might be even needed to be wall-mount. :roll:
So, my question to you would be to help me finding my match. :B
As for the speakers I have in mind:
B&W: 4x CM2 | CM C center | ASW CM LFE
or
Dynaudio: 4x Audience 52 | Audience Center | Sub20A
The recievers would be either:
Harman+Kardon AVR-430 (800 Euro)
Cambridge Audio Azur 540R 6.1. (700-800 Euro)
Or, at a class higher, the Arcam 200
a 2nd hand ROTEL RSX-1055 from Ebay
I really want good stereo !
However, in the meanwhile I am willing to spend a little (?) more on the electronics, since I really need good sound. Also I tend to make such investments for ten years or more. I am aware, that the surround techniques evolve all two years, but at least the speakers won't change that quick, and if I go the way of seperating prepr and amps, than all I need to change is the prepro.
What do you think ?
Would a combo of RSP-1068 and RMB-1066 be adequate to the speaker-class I have in mind ? And later maybe an RB-1070 for the front ?
Or even RSP-1066 with RSP-1075 ? And later an RMB-1080 for front ?
What is better:
RMB-1066 (bridged to 3x) + RB-1070 or RMB-1075 for all 5 speakers ?
But maybe, considering the speakers and the room I have I might go better with an AV-Receiver instead (I do not very much like the design of the ROTEL ones, so that would need to be another one, at least if I can get as much sound for the same price)
Maybe the Cambridge Audio receiver as prepro and some good PA(s) ?
I need to narrow my choices before going to listen, since here, where I live, these things are not that natural like in other countries.
Thanks a lot and :later:
I want a 5.1 setup (amp can be +)
Considerations:
- I am a music-lover, who also connects his computers to the amp. I want nice cinema, but music is first and most important. I am a little audiophile and got good ears.
- the sources come from the harddisc (lossless codecs), CDs or DVDs of the DVD-ROM in a HTPC. Except a very good Dolby-S tapedeck there is no other sources.
- my living-room (place de l'audiovision) is rather small. It is around 5.3 x 4.5m, (sorry, only metrics here) with the couch right at the wall. This means, that my rear-speakers will maybe be positioned on stands directly left/rigth to my couch (a little behind my ears) and I can only use small speakers, tower's not an option here. The front might be even needed to be wall-mount. :roll:
So, my question to you would be to help me finding my match. :B
As for the speakers I have in mind:
B&W: 4x CM2 | CM C center | ASW CM LFE
or
Dynaudio: 4x Audience 52 | Audience Center | Sub20A
The recievers would be either:
Harman+Kardon AVR-430 (800 Euro)
Cambridge Audio Azur 540R 6.1. (700-800 Euro)
Or, at a class higher, the Arcam 200
a 2nd hand ROTEL RSX-1055 from Ebay
I really want good stereo !
However, in the meanwhile I am willing to spend a little (?) more on the electronics, since I really need good sound. Also I tend to make such investments for ten years or more. I am aware, that the surround techniques evolve all two years, but at least the speakers won't change that quick, and if I go the way of seperating prepr and amps, than all I need to change is the prepro.
What do you think ?
Would a combo of RSP-1068 and RMB-1066 be adequate to the speaker-class I have in mind ? And later maybe an RB-1070 for the front ?
Or even RSP-1066 with RSP-1075 ? And later an RMB-1080 for front ?
What is better:
RMB-1066 (bridged to 3x) + RB-1070 or RMB-1075 for all 5 speakers ?
But maybe, considering the speakers and the room I have I might go better with an AV-Receiver instead (I do not very much like the design of the ROTEL ones, so that would need to be another one, at least if I can get as much sound for the same price)
Maybe the Cambridge Audio receiver as prepro and some good PA(s) ?
I need to narrow my choices before going to listen, since here, where I live, these things are not that natural like in other countries.
Thanks a lot and :later:
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