rastaman
New Member
Hi,
I'm new to this forum and in fact just joined up.
My background - I've always grown up with music and spent most of my pocketmoney on tapes and LPs. Somehow with the advent of the PC I've sort of lost my way and moved to MP3 rips. Now I'm working on building my first dedicated music setup and need your help. Let me inform everyone at the outset that my technical knowledge is limited and I really don't know what is a preamp or a power amp or an integrated amp so please do correct me if I'm wrong.
Now onto the system. For my first system this is what I've planned. Please let me know if its correct (or I'm wrong) or if anything better and also if the specs match or not.
For the speakers I've decided on the Usher Be-718 i.e. the Tiny Dancers. Now I know this will need an amplifier and for this I wanted to go with the Nova from Peachtree Audio. Now I don't know if the Nova will suffice (being its an integrated amp) or will I still need another amp? The reasons I've chosen the Nova is because I will be playing music from my PC. The content will not be MP3s, but FLAC, WAV, APE and other lossless formats.
The intended setup will be my PC > Nova > Usher Be-718.
Now my heart is really set on the Usher Be-718 and I would really not look to change them. I would be willing to change to another stereo amp and I would really appreciate help with what matches with the Usher Be-718 best and what drives them the best.
Apart from this would I need anything else and if so what?
Finally is there any place (preferably in South India) where I can audition both the Usher and Nova together or any recommended stereo amp with the Usher.
Please also advice if I will need a subwoofer or not. This will be a strictly stereo setup and not a home theater and will be only for playing lossless music.
I'm fine with the prices of the Usher Be-718 and the Nova (or anything in the range of the Nova).
Please help guys, looking forward to your valuable inputs.
I'm new to this forum and in fact just joined up.
My background - I've always grown up with music and spent most of my pocketmoney on tapes and LPs. Somehow with the advent of the PC I've sort of lost my way and moved to MP3 rips. Now I'm working on building my first dedicated music setup and need your help. Let me inform everyone at the outset that my technical knowledge is limited and I really don't know what is a preamp or a power amp or an integrated amp so please do correct me if I'm wrong.
Now onto the system. For my first system this is what I've planned. Please let me know if its correct (or I'm wrong) or if anything better and also if the specs match or not.
For the speakers I've decided on the Usher Be-718 i.e. the Tiny Dancers. Now I know this will need an amplifier and for this I wanted to go with the Nova from Peachtree Audio. Now I don't know if the Nova will suffice (being its an integrated amp) or will I still need another amp? The reasons I've chosen the Nova is because I will be playing music from my PC. The content will not be MP3s, but FLAC, WAV, APE and other lossless formats.
The intended setup will be my PC > Nova > Usher Be-718.
Now my heart is really set on the Usher Be-718 and I would really not look to change them. I would be willing to change to another stereo amp and I would really appreciate help with what matches with the Usher Be-718 best and what drives them the best.
Apart from this would I need anything else and if so what?
Finally is there any place (preferably in South India) where I can audition both the Usher and Nova together or any recommended stereo amp with the Usher.
Please also advice if I will need a subwoofer or not. This will be a strictly stereo setup and not a home theater and will be only for playing lossless music.
I'm fine with the prices of the Usher Be-718 and the Nova (or anything in the range of the Nova).
Please help guys, looking forward to your valuable inputs.