Wow thanks Rich for your detailed response! I will take all that you said into consideration.
Thanks again,
Holla
Thanks again,
Holla
what integrated and speakers?
I think you'll get a lot more mileage out of the NAD than you would another integrated amp. It's just an amazing unit for the money. For speakers, I'm running a C320BEE with Vandersteen 1C speakers, and they really sing. You can find the 1C for roughly $500 here, and the older 1B for as low as 300. The 1B tends to be a little more forgiving and easier to listen to, thanks to a soft tweeter, while the 1C tends to be more accurate and revealing with a metal tweeter. Either would serve you well, I think. |
Holla ... One more thing ... without knowing how you feel about ordering equipment over the internet ... be sure to check out sites like ... Upscale Audio ; Audio Advisor ; J&R Music ; Yawa On-Line ; HCM Audio ; Crutchfield Stereo for sales and closeouts. I tend to prefer buying new, as opposed to used ... which is my thing and runs against some of the advice that you may get here ... which is OK too. You may wind up with a different brand of stereo than you originally started out looking for, but there is a lot of pretty decent equipment out there. For example, if you can live with a HT receiver, J&R Music has the Onkyo SR502 (latest model) for $250 with free shipping or the SR601 for $350 with free shipping. It is decent enough for music & movies ... not in the NAD's league ... but Onkyo has a well deserved reputation for build quality and providing excellent value for your money. For $600, give or take, you can get a set-up like the Onkyo SR502 and pair it with a pair of Omega TS3 Standard's (they only use a few watts) or Axiom 22i's and be rocking and rolling. With the left over cash, you can pick up a decent inexpensive CD player like the Technics SLPG4 ($130 ... made in West Germany). As for cables start with Radio Shack Mega Cables or go to Signal Cable . There is no rule that you need a ton of cash to get good sounding music in the house. Regards, Rich |