Integrated Suggestions for a Garage System


Hi all,

 

Would appreciate some recommendations on revising my garage sound setup. Was running an old H&K AVR and Elacs which sounded good but want to find a more simplified solid state streaming integrated that could drive a pair of bookshelfs and perhaps a small sub (but not a requirement).

 

Goal is to keep it $1000 or under and ideally something with a reasonable footprint to hide away. WiiM has a well reviewed one and looked at the latest Bluesound Pwernode but open to options of course!

 

Thanks in advance.

christianb5s4

SVS Soundbase ($600 open box) - mixed review though

Wiim amp ($300) - mixed review too but for a garage no brainer; You might want to wait for Wiim amp Pro version which is supposed to fix most of the cons;

The Wiim Pro Plus + Fosi V3 stack ($235) - sound better, punchier and more dynamics than Wiim amp

Keep it simple if you have WiFi  access.

PSB Alpha iQ Streaming Powered Speakers with BluOS (Pair)

1000$ 

In my shop I have a pair of Ascend acoustics old CBM 170s I bought 20 years ago mounted in the corners.. powered by a ATI 1202 amplifier I had laying around, and I bought a Audioengine B1 Bluetooth receiver going to the amp that has a decent DAC chip in it on Amazon for like $190

It sounds really good and I just use my phone to control everything like a Bluetooth speaker, really simple and those Bluetooth receivers have great range, I can go probably 40-50 feet maybe more. And nothing to control, just use Qobuz, or YouTube or whatever is in my phone