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Very new to high end audio - Recomendations
Hello, as the title says etc etc.
a few years member of headfi and enjoy my personal mobile setup, but looking into something for the home. This site was suggested as a nice place to look around in.
Knowledge is almost zilch when it comes to speakers/amps etc.
I'm thinking maybe active speakers and I can line out from my DAP, will that work? How do active speakers perform best? what would work out better if matching prices in active speakers or passive with an amp?
Budget is fairly low, max £1000. Something to introduce me into the scenery. Something nice secondhand (preloved) or if a nifty setup can be bought new at a budget along those lines. Thanks in advance for any suggestions :)
a few years member of headfi and enjoy my personal mobile setup, but looking into something for the home. This site was suggested as a nice place to look around in.
Knowledge is almost zilch when it comes to speakers/amps etc.
I'm thinking maybe active speakers and I can line out from my DAP, will that work? How do active speakers perform best? what would work out better if matching prices in active speakers or passive with an amp?
Budget is fairly low, max £1000. Something to introduce me into the scenery. Something nice secondhand (preloved) or if a nifty setup can be bought new at a budget along those lines. Thanks in advance for any suggestions :)
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@james633 I have the Audeze LCDI4. What do you mean exactly when you said Focal and ATC targeting the studio market? What are the other brands targeting? Also, I've heard the term 'studio monitors' are they all small speakers passive or active that are used for mixing purposes only? I'm after something I can just place mostly anywhere in the house and listen for musical perjoyment (a mix between perfect reference and enjoyment) :P, Source is Master tidal, with at this stage line out with a Sony zx507 DAP. |
The studio monitors are gears toward near field listening (as in sitting at a desk or mixing board) and are very flat tonally. Lots of people want more color (more bass, less highs etc) than flat studio sounds. Me I like a flat sound. Many (maybe most) powered speakers are geared toward the pro market abs designed just to hook up to a dac or preamp which your DAP could function as. The output voltage could be pretty low though as home equipment is designed for 3v input I think and protectable stuff is around 1.5v output. Power speakers designed for home a lot of times you can just use airplay or wifi from your phone. No “source” needed. Way our of your budget but something like Kef would be nice. https://us.kef.com/digital-hifi/active-desktop/ls50-wireless-2.html Based on your audeze headphones (I have owned the LCDX) you might like the paradigm Shift A2. They have really strong bass for their size and soft highs. They are $350 each in the US. They have no wirless capability. https://www.paradigm.com/en/powered/a2 audeze have very strong deep bass. You will probably end up wanting a sub in the long run to be happy. |
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