sound_cycle
Well-Known Member
Re: How to choose the Integrated Amplifier and speakers for a particular Integrated A
Aplgs
for a) double post b) to OP slight thread drift (I promise it is for a reason) c) for making a mildly different point (but I have no reason or need or desire to rullfe any feathers)
Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up - Page 357
Yes I'd have really liked to buy those door size magnepans that were on sale for a price that I could have sprung for. But that meant buying a bigger amp than one which I currently have and etc etc. I'd never have any music going if I waited forever. And some part of me probably does not really regret that I will never have say a Rolls Royce silver spirit. I simply don't want one.
You can have good sound on a budget, if you do it right. And it is very easy to do it right, It probably was not say 10 years back. There is no big dark black magic to setting up two speakers and getting them to sing in a small room, no biggie, as long as you don't expect a component, or a wire, or internet reviews to fix it for you
There are people who will / can / have do it different (valves and LPs and esoteric stuff). If you already know (or want to figure out for yourself) what you are doing it might be easy and enjoyable. It is not for everyone, it need not be The important and operative part is it is not a requirement.
(a brief aside, I ride a cro moly single speed bicycle to work and hugely enjoy it, I however do not recommend it as the mode of choice in transport, it is in the different strokes for different folks category)
Is it not possible to put together a basic start up rig that sounds real <bleep> good with the cheap shit like a entry level marantz amp a POS budget DAC and cheap entry level HT speakers like a Dali Z5 ?
I assure you it is.
<hops of soap box, lightly>
Just to add if I had the money I'd probably buy a Yggy, and then if I did not hear enough of a difference, change the speakers, and then if I did not hear enough of a difference, may be buy a Ragnarok. Valves do not interest me. That is a very far cry from saying they are lousy. Just saying it is not the only way to go.
ciao
gr
Aplgs
for a) double post b) to OP slight thread drift (I promise it is for a reason) c) for making a mildly different point (but I have no reason or need or desire to rullfe any feathers)
Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up - Page 357
Fourth, work way harder at actively welcoming the newcomers. Okay, reviewers and community leaders, this ones for you. Why are there no Getting Started sections? Why are there no subforums dedicated specifically to entry-level gear. Why are there no dedicated Hey, Im new and I want to learn sections with people who like talking to newcomers? Yes, I know, once youve grown into the great throbbing Donovans Brain of audio, talking to the proles may be tiringbut you know what? There are plenty of people who wouldnt mind helping. We can do a much better job at welcoming people in to the party, giving them enough info to get started, and letting them decide if audiophilia is for them. If it isnt, hey, no harm no foul. But if were passively discouraging them by being so inward-focused, our growth will be stalled.
Yes I'd have really liked to buy those door size magnepans that were on sale for a price that I could have sprung for. But that meant buying a bigger amp than one which I currently have and etc etc. I'd never have any music going if I waited forever. And some part of me probably does not really regret that I will never have say a Rolls Royce silver spirit. I simply don't want one.
You can have good sound on a budget, if you do it right. And it is very easy to do it right, It probably was not say 10 years back. There is no big dark black magic to setting up two speakers and getting them to sing in a small room, no biggie, as long as you don't expect a component, or a wire, or internet reviews to fix it for you
There are people who will / can / have do it different (valves and LPs and esoteric stuff). If you already know (or want to figure out for yourself) what you are doing it might be easy and enjoyable. It is not for everyone, it need not be The important and operative part is it is not a requirement.
(a brief aside, I ride a cro moly single speed bicycle to work and hugely enjoy it, I however do not recommend it as the mode of choice in transport, it is in the different strokes for different folks category)
Is it not possible to put together a basic start up rig that sounds real <bleep> good with the cheap shit like a entry level marantz amp a POS budget DAC and cheap entry level HT speakers like a Dali Z5 ?
I assure you it is.
<hops of soap box, lightly>
Just to add if I had the money I'd probably buy a Yggy, and then if I did not hear enough of a difference, change the speakers, and then if I did not hear enough of a difference, may be buy a Ragnarok. Valves do not interest me. That is a very far cry from saying they are lousy. Just saying it is not the only way to go.
ciao
gr
Last edited: