rohitmusic
audition and buy a amp which can belt out anything between 70-100..150 Watts ....this will ensure that your choice of speakers get widened and you dont have to think much before cranking up the volume ...
Don't you feel a 100-150 watt RMS amp will be serious overkill for a 10x7 room,
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incorrect notion
when one gets into mid fi /hi fi
i belive for listening position 9-10feet away for a 88-89 db speaker you may have 3 times the nominal rms rated power of your speaker driver on your amp to make full use of the driver
(if you can afford)
(for SS integrated AB class amplification)
the headroom really helps
ofcourse this is a general thumb rule that only i follow and has some exceptions
you canhear the differnce even at low volumes
rohitmusic
Increase your budget ..buy a good gear amp+speakers+ CD player .. you have not mentioned the last component ...believe me that makes a huge difference .
all can say is that for 40-45k it makes terrific sense it many screnarios
i ve not heard the usher so i cant compare
youre not gonna get a decent KEF with a stereo amp within 45 k
so thats out of the window too in any case even if you do, well a 5inch KEF Iq series with a Denon amp do sound good, the vocals might be better but the Quad will trump it in all other depts
- Again does it hold good for a bigger room?warfedale,norge topping etc
well its gonna walk over a warfedale NAD combo anytime ( purely in my books)
For PM5004 try MS Aviano-1 BS Speakers(around 15k price), they sound good with all details and bass is enough with Marantz.
N.Murali
You can have my speakers and connect them with Cambridge audio (just being another European amp).
Dear Friends,
It gives me a great warm community feeling to get help from all of you! Thank you so much for the same!
:clapping:
Thanks Musicbee, Flash, Magma, hifipal4all, spirovious, avidyarthy and wgl!
Each of your inputs educates me and is very valuable.
Musicbee,
Wharf + Norge:
I plan to check out the Wharfdale + Norge combination coming weekend at Aquarios. I have already taked with him yesterday for demoing same So your inputs help support this demo.
Well in a 16X10 room. it opens up a lot speakers / amps.
Kef Q300/Usher S520 with Norge or Topping TP20:
I have heard lot of rave veriews of KEF Q300 and the Usher. I will be demoing the KEFQ300 at soundscape. They are pairing it with Marantz 5004.
Is this a good amp combination considering you have recommended Norge or Topping?
Also since marantz is on discount on HifiMart will that be a good pair with these speakers especially Kef Q300?
I have been quoted Kef Q300 at 31K. Can I get it at a better price?
Not sure where I can demo a Usher S520 and what would be its pricing?
Again, I would not want to compromise on sound Q just for saving few bucks I am looking it as a long term investment in my musical journey.
Flash:
Thanks for your insightful inputs.
I will try to find and demo these speakers: Q100 , Usher S520 , B&W 686, Quad 11L2, Wharf 10.1, Norge Millenium Bookshelves.
I am seeing that my room size (10x7) is a constraint. So now I have decided to setup the system in my living room size (10'x16'). I will be sitting towards the 16 feet end. So it is a longer room. Room layout below:
Thanks hifipal4all, I will check out the Tanoy MF FS. But as they are FS will they be ok for my room size? (10'x16'). I will keep the interconnects and speaker cables in my notes, will help while buying
Regarding Active speakers, will the be good for the 10x16 room?
All that matters to me is SQ. period. so if they sound better I may as well go for them
avidyarthy, I will check the Topping amp.
wgl, I will check out the DNM speakers.
Thanks to All again, for your are educating me for good! May the music Gods bless you! :thumbsup:
Hoperfully it will help me get closer to music & help understand and enjoy it more! :yahoo:
:signthankspin:
Warm regards,
Rohit
- Wise advice indeed! I will follow it. Thanks!"Audition speakers first finalize on which speakers sound nice to your ears and take your time on the amp. Choose wisely"
Dear Friends,
It gives me a great warm community feeling to get help from all of you! Thank you so much for the same!
:clapping:
Thanks Musicbee, Flash, Magma, hifipal4all, spirovious, avidyarthy and wgl!
Each of your inputs educates me and is very valuable.
Musicbee,
Wharf + Norge:
I plan to check out the Wharfdale + Norge combination coming weekend at Aquarios. I have already taked with him yesterday for demoing same So your inputs help support this demo.
Kef Q300/Usher S520 with Norge or Topping TP20:
I have heard lot of rave veriews of KEF Q300 and the Usher. I will be demoing the KEFQ300 at soundscape. They are pairing it with Marantz 5004.
Is this a good amp combination considering you have recommended Norge or Topping?
Also since marantz is on discount on HifiMart will that be a good pair with these speakers especially Kef Q300?
I have been quoted Kef Q300 at 31K. Can I get it at a better price?
Not sure where I can demo a Usher S520 and what would be its pricing?
Again, I would not want to compromise on sound Q just for saving few bucks I am looking it as a long term investment in my musical journey.
Flash:
Thanks for your insightful inputs.
I will try to find and demo these speakers: Q100 , Usher S520 , B&W 686, Quad 11L2, Wharf 10.1, Norge Millenium Bookshelves.
I am seeing that my room size (10x7) is a constraint. So now I have decided to setup the system in my living room size (10'x16'). I will be sitting towards the 16 feet end. So it is a longer room. Room layout below:
Thanks hifipal4all, I will check out the Tanoy MF FS. But as they are FS will they be ok for my room size? (10'x16'). I will keep the interconnects and speaker cables in my notes, will help while buying
Regarding Active speakers, will the be good for the 10x16 room?
All that matters to me is SQ. period. so if they sound better I may as well go for them
avidyarthy, I will check the Topping amp.
wgl, I will check out the DNM speakers.
Thanks to All again, for your are educating me for good! May the music Gods bless you! :thumbsup:
Hoperfully it will help me get closer to music & help understand and enjoy it more! :yahoo:
:signthankspin:
Warm regards,
Rohit
PS - I would recommend (if you can) increasing the budget for the KEF Q300 + Marantz PM6004 or Yamaha A-S500 combo.
Wow.. the Usher S520 + Topping amp (pricing wise) is way too tempting but just want to hold my nerve here Come one.. there has to be some "catch" or a "*" somewhere here?
I don't blame you for that ... even I had passed through the same situation as you are in today. If one has a specific budget in mind, HE always feels more comfortable in spending 'that' much, and anything less is percieved to be of a lesser quality ........
I started with 20-25 k -> went to 30k -> bumped it a little to 40K -> consoled myself for 45 -> got ready for 50k -> now am in the 60k levels. Im already drowning