adamslim;158056 Wrote: > For more detailed advice, why not let us know: Thanks Adam - what a helpful place this is. :)
adamslim;158056 Wrote: > - What kind of music you like. I started to type out a list, but it's everything (barring mindless pop drivel). Electronic, rock, classical... a bit of everything. I like solid bass, but appreciate detail and clarity as well. We'd also like to use it for films, but quality of music is the priority; surround sound and house-shaking bass are not important. adamslim;158056 Wrote: > - How big the room is and what constraints you have on speaker placement > and size (i.e. wife, kids, etc!) Have just gone round the front room with a tape measure: [image: http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/7052/frontroomak3.jpg] I was thinking bookshelf speakers on stands. Neither door can be blocked. The TV is currently sat on the concrete block (lined area top right) - I realise this is far from ideal for speaker placement, so maybe we should forget that for now and wait until we have a flatscreen on a wall or a projector. adamslim;158056 Wrote: > - Whether you are sure you want to buy new, or willing to consider > second-hand. New. I don't think I want the hassle of worrying about how equipment has been treated. adamslim;158056 Wrote: > - What systems really blew you away at the hi-fi show. This is quite > important - some systems are quite 'in-your-face', while some are much > more laid back. The ones that you felt were right will guide your > purchases even if you are only spending a tenth as much as their value. The only demonstrations that were set up properly for listening that I can remember liking were Wilson benesch's Square series and Quad's whopping great big speakers (ESL 2905 I think). I did listen to a pair of what looked like the iQ5 from KEF, but they didn't stand out as being special, probably mainly because of the flatness of the music that was played. adamslim;158056 Wrote: > - What is your budget, and do you see this as step one on an upgrade > path, or do you want to live with this for at least, say, five years? > This could affect whether you get a balanced system now, or splurge out > on, say, the speakers. I don't have a budget set in stone - my brother and I are planning to share the cost by buying certain components each. However, we're not rolling in it; hence the budget nature of our initial ideas. But if spending a little more now will make a significant difference then I'd like to do it. I don't want to be continually swapping stuff around, and would like four or five years of service out of the system. Many thanks for your help. :) -- Impeller ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Impeller's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8396 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30074 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
