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Small Home Advice

Hey, If anyone has a moment to spare I would like to ask the board (or bored as it may be) about some advice for a small living room sound setup. I take great pride in listening to a WIDE array of music and have an undying love for all things music. So I just need something for a room that will sound warm and welcoming. I've been reading posts on the board for close to two hours now on miscellaneous topics and notice a common idea; that everyone can drop $7,000 on a CDP or Amp. Sorry guys, this isn't feasable at this point. At home I get to listen to Planar speakers in a nice setup. For my personal apartment I want smaller. This is where my thought comes in. I hate Bose, with a passion. Bose systems cost like . . . I dunno... they cost much much much more than they are worth. But then I hear these Anthony Gallo Micro's. And they're like $600 and sound great. So what's out there sneaking around that sounds real good, but doesn't have the insane price tag? I want nothing more than to drop $10,000 on a system, but cannot right now. Any help would be greatly appreciated, or you can just blow me off.
eva01
osclib
52 posts
 
Hey G13, I was born in Charleston and was just out there a month ago. As far as the MMG's go, I think 4-5 weeks is the average. The 1.6QR's take around 4 months for delivery.
eva01 OP
8 posts
 
I'd like to thank everyone that's contributed to a decision and see if I can't wrap this thing up soon so I can get the money in order. All in all I think that what I'm looking at right now are the Magnepan MMGs, since I'm already familiar with Maggies and I know I love how they sound. I was looking at the Rotel 951 CD Player for that part. And now all I really need some advice on is Amp / Integrated Amp. Something in the price range of the MMG and Rotel 951. Any thoughts? Oh, and I am setting up an appointment to go demo the Linn system, so we'll see how that goes. Thanks again - Ryan
sdcampbell
2,136 posts
 
Look at the June-July issue of "The Absolute Sound". It's devoted to assembling good sound systems, from about $3000 to cost-no-object. They feature 4 inexpensive systems (under $5K) - you might find some good ideas here. One suggestion I can make: Bryston makes a superb integrated amp, the BP-60, which can be purchased if you shop around for around $1200. It's a great unit, and has a 20-year parts and labor warranty.
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