s4turn Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 hmm ok, as they are in Hamilton, so its a drive down for me, and would have to be worth the trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarond1553552714 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Evan;105718 wrote: At the end of the day some people like a particular sound and then others like us prefer a superior sound ha ha! To the OP - you might like to give Paul Turner a call at Turned on Audio, he may have something in your price range or know of someone who wants to sell speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4turn Posted October 8, 2009 Author Share Posted October 8, 2009 interesting.. will give them a call I work in Greenlane, so I might pop down there one day if I get a chance going to JB tonight to see what they have Im worried if I get bookshelf's, ill need to use a Sub with them where is, if I get semi decent floorstanders, later on I could move them into a seperate room without having to buy another sub ideally, ill look for a preamp/power amp or a decent integrated amp later on + cd player but might get the speakers first id love to hear dynaudio and/or Image speakers.. however I think they are out of my budget, even for second hand speakers.. the images seem to be well over 1k unless people have any coming up for sale? I dont have the box building skills to build my own speaker cabinets.. otherwise id love to try some scanspeak drivers, peerless, Seas etc as im sure I could get some decent drivers for my budget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarillo Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 IMO don't get toooo hung up on floorstanders being only way to get bass - some 2 way standmounts offer plenty - it can be down to design. I don't think Subs are favoured much around these pages - they tend to not get used in good gear though there are always fans of everything. And yes images usually go over $1000 for relatively modern ones but there may be a bargain to be had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie1553552694 Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 You'd be surprised who recommends standmounts AND subs around here. Integration is a biggie and the REL or Audiopro subs tend to do well for music-based systems as opposed to the sturm and drang or crash and bang of home theatre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Hanify Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Gidday, If you want to stick with your existing speakers (and there isn't really any need not to) you could get an integrated with HT bypass, or a standalone CD player. DVD players - excepting the megabuck ones - make pretty average players. I have the HT amp running into a 2 Ch power amp for the mains and it's easily good enough - and more importantly - vastly better than the front channels alone from the HT amp. Cheers, Shane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
got tinnitus Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Big pair of PSB on TM right now. They will offer lots of bang for your buck. The Proac's; hmmm, they would work real well in my yet to be conceived bedroom system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarillo Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Ernie;105793 wrote: You'd be surprised who recommends standmounts AND subs around here. Integration is a biggie and the REL or Audiopro subs tend to do well for music-based systems as opposed to the sturm and drang or crash and bang of home theatre. I sit corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4turn Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 id like those hear those 52e audiences on trademe but there is a dent on the tweeter! which is putting me off JB Hifi is a waste of time Phoned EHF.. and they dont have anymore 42e or 52e ot the SE series... apparently the new excite series is coming in, but they dont know when... Just saw the audio Pros on trademe too, dont they use scanspeak drivers?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearmint Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 tamarillo;105784 wrote: IMO don't get toooo hung up on floorstanders being only way to get bass - some 2 way standmounts offer plenty - it can be down to design. I don't think Subs are favoured much around these pages - they tend to not get used in good gear though there are always fans of everything. And yes images usually go over $1000 for relatively modern ones but there may be a bargain to be had. I know of quite a number of systems with standmounts or floorstanders and are using sub/s for 2ch. It's taken me quite a while, but I've convinced many an audiophile about the virtues of using quality bass with 2ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4turn Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 well I think I may be sorted now wont say much until I have received them! its a pitty those image speakers came up when they did, as I would of been interested to get those! although I think my new 'to be' speaker is the best option for me! just worried about the amp power now... and will need a cd player later on down the track (no pun intended ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electra Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 s4turn;106371 wrote: just worried about the amp power now... and will need a cd player later on down the track (no pun intended ) Life is about to get expensive............. And I suggest no cd player other than the one in your computer... And a network music player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4turn Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 hah.. well i tried the CD player in my PC, and I really dislike it, it sounds awful played the same CD back on a cheap sony dvd player and it sounded tonnes better with the amp on Direct setting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie1553552694 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 s4turn;106391 wrote: hah.. well i tried the CD player in my PC, and I really dislike it, it sounds awful played the same CD back on a cheap sony dvd player and it sounded tonnes better with the amp on Direct setting You need a streaming device and a DAC to make the output from your computer half decent. I'm really not surprised that you DVD player sounds better than your computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4turn Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 even though im using the optical out? correct me if Im wrong? but wouldnt the optical out just pass the signal off to the amp to be processed? on the receivers end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie1553552694 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Aha, your reciever's onboard DAC doesn't sound like it's much chop. I'd still try an outboard DAC. The Firestone Spitfire has been well reviewed by Too_Tall. Then a great amp would also help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4turn Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 hmm interesting what model is recommended? so i could do away with a CD player for now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie1553552694 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 You could definitely biff the CD player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4turn Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 i do have a audigy 2 NX sitting around? could that be used? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie1553552694 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Try it, and see if it makes an improvement. Then compare it to a dedicated 2-channel DAC. A quick google dredged this old review up. It might not provide any further chops on your existing setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4turn Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 tried it on my computer setup.. and made no difference using analogue outputs though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie1553552694 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I thought as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4turn Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 actually.. it is better, but not a huge improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie1553552694 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Is it enough of an improvement to enjoy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4turn Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 yeah its pretty acceptable for my PC I suppose, I can confirm the signal is clearer, also dont have to turn the amp up as much but I still need something for my lounge setup I've found VBR mp3's and wav's sound good, but when i play a CD, its kind of Peaky? on some notes.. i might have to check if Windows media player is applying some stupid EQ effect however the dvd player was definitely a noticable improvement over the PC cd/dvd drive just a nicer, cleaner sound, less noise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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