kanna.sridharan
Active Member
My journey into the hifi-audio, began 7 years back with an AVR+Bookshelf+sub, then completed the center & surrounds.
3 years back, I decided to go the dedicated stereo route and got myself an Arcam irDac, Naim Nait-5i-2 and the B&W683. Enjoyed them every bit when I had a 400 sq.ft. hall, then I had to shift to another house which had only a 200sqft hall. Decided to sell it back then, after installing the speakers, it sounded good enough with more bass, but sometimes it tended to get boomy, hence retained them
At present shifted to another state, so didn't want to carry the speaker along, sold them a week agp. I've retained the Amp & DAC at present, thinking of getting myself a good bookshelf which would pair well with my amp. Or thinking of another option of letting go the amp & dac and settle in for a pair of Active speakers with inbuilt DAC, similar to the KEF LS50 wireless.
Would be using it for music and occasional movie time, will be placed in the living room. I generally give emphasis for good bass, that was the main reason I went for a floor stander, but have learnt in my experience that a floor stander just alone won't give you bass, the room, the placement, what's inbetween them really matters. When you consider all the above and place your speakers, they would have come up almost 2-3 ft from the wall and into the hall and then it gets really hard to convince your better half to justify the speaker positioning, which she will end up denying it, back to square one. I need a good bookshelf which would go well with my existing gear.
So would need your suggestions on what to audition and if I could find them preferably in Chennai it would be great or maybe Bangalore, but that would be my last option. Will be carrying the amp & DAC along wherever I audition. Please let me know what to look for. My budget is set at 75K - max 1L. Stands option will look into later.
Thanks & Regards,
Kannan
3 years back, I decided to go the dedicated stereo route and got myself an Arcam irDac, Naim Nait-5i-2 and the B&W683. Enjoyed them every bit when I had a 400 sq.ft. hall, then I had to shift to another house which had only a 200sqft hall. Decided to sell it back then, after installing the speakers, it sounded good enough with more bass, but sometimes it tended to get boomy, hence retained them
At present shifted to another state, so didn't want to carry the speaker along, sold them a week agp. I've retained the Amp & DAC at present, thinking of getting myself a good bookshelf which would pair well with my amp. Or thinking of another option of letting go the amp & dac and settle in for a pair of Active speakers with inbuilt DAC, similar to the KEF LS50 wireless.
Would be using it for music and occasional movie time, will be placed in the living room. I generally give emphasis for good bass, that was the main reason I went for a floor stander, but have learnt in my experience that a floor stander just alone won't give you bass, the room, the placement, what's inbetween them really matters. When you consider all the above and place your speakers, they would have come up almost 2-3 ft from the wall and into the hall and then it gets really hard to convince your better half to justify the speaker positioning, which she will end up denying it, back to square one. I need a good bookshelf which would go well with my existing gear.
So would need your suggestions on what to audition and if I could find them preferably in Chennai it would be great or maybe Bangalore, but that would be my last option. Will be carrying the amp & DAC along wherever I audition. Please let me know what to look for. My budget is set at 75K - max 1L. Stands option will look into later.
Thanks & Regards,
Kannan
