Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:41 am
Hi Davey, I've been looking at a lot of the same stuff recently. I've found (even online) that it's difficult to find power amplifiers for use with something like our typical audio interfaces, as far as I can tell, it's much easier to find a 5.1 or 7.1 receiver. Yes, I know that's might not go over well with the purists, but I'm probably in a similar boat as you; a home user with a limited budget. I know I've already spent thousands on my HW setup, recently I've been seriously looking at expanding my audio system, and have discovered that the sky is the limit, and one must make informed decisions/purchases with the audio system to get good results without shelling out thousands more.
I have decided that having a single receiver process a stereo signal and sending it to a 2.1 - 7.1 system is going to provide best results, I'm in a tiny room, and I don't have much to work with in terms of acoustics, I have to let the original organ acoustics be the way to go for me. I've also been dissatisfied with the speaker setups I've been looking at recently, even the high end definitive speakers seem to be inadequate, I brought home a pair of their nicest bookshelf speakers + sub, ended up returning them because the 5-1/4" drivers in the bookshelf speakers weren't enough to give a satisfying sound that filled the room, and the sub was way too much (pro series, 10" 300W) for my room. I have an appointment with a audio place here in Salt Lake that deals 'Triad speakers' today. I continue to use an old set of Cerwin-Vega D4, they have 1" tweeter, 5-1/4" driver, 12" driver. I have found that I need that big driver to give a nice sound. I'd stay away from just any 5.1 system, I'd be surprised if those little speakers gave you the sound you wanted. Perhaps a set of the top end definitive super towers sold at Best Buy... but I'm still convinced I can get a satisfactory sound for less than $2,000.
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Stefanussen on Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:50 am, edited 1 time in total.