Hello all,
First up, I'm quite a rookie with 'high end' audio. For the last 6 years or so I've been listening to all my music on my desktop via a set of Bose Companion 3's that are still going strong. However, I've always wanted to get my own set up to listen to all those cd's I've collected but never listened to because of damn mp3s. Now that I've got my own place, I've finally taken the first step and did a little bit of research online, and demoed the NAD D3020, which I eventually ended up buying (in Hong Kong). It was perfect in size for my hall (which is pretty small) and sounded great with the PSB AlphaB1's. I was told by the sales rep that the B1's are well paired for the D3020. I thought they were a little lacking in the low end though. Ive also demoed the Def Tech Pro Monitor 1000's with a Marantz which sounded fantastic.(Haven't paired them with the NAD though). Are there any other brands that I should be looking at? And would adding a small sub woofer to the PSB's help? The bass radiators on the PM 1000's gave it more punch.
Please note:
1) This will be used primarily for heavy metal/hard rock/blues music
2) I'd like to keep an upper limit of about 35K on my budget.
Thanks for any advice!
First up, I'm quite a rookie with 'high end' audio. For the last 6 years or so I've been listening to all my music on my desktop via a set of Bose Companion 3's that are still going strong. However, I've always wanted to get my own set up to listen to all those cd's I've collected but never listened to because of damn mp3s. Now that I've got my own place, I've finally taken the first step and did a little bit of research online, and demoed the NAD D3020, which I eventually ended up buying (in Hong Kong). It was perfect in size for my hall (which is pretty small) and sounded great with the PSB AlphaB1's. I was told by the sales rep that the B1's are well paired for the D3020. I thought they were a little lacking in the low end though. Ive also demoed the Def Tech Pro Monitor 1000's with a Marantz which sounded fantastic.(Haven't paired them with the NAD though). Are there any other brands that I should be looking at? And would adding a small sub woofer to the PSB's help? The bass radiators on the PM 1000's gave it more punch.
Please note:
1) This will be used primarily for heavy metal/hard rock/blues music
2) I'd like to keep an upper limit of about 35K on my budget.
Thanks for any advice!