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Building a HT/Music withTotem Mites and need help

I am purchasing some Totem Mites soon and intend to build a nice little 2.1 system. I currently have a 5.1 setup consisting of

NAD T773 receiver
NAD T533 dvd/cd
Gale 5.1 speakers/sub
Stands for the front Gale Monitors btw
Phillips 37" LCD
APC back-ups

My intention is to move all of this except for the T533 and Tv downstairs to my PC room where I have a 72" DLP projection screen and PC gaming setup.

So I need to replace the 5.1 w/ a 2.1 which is more often used for music than movies.

Budget is now about $1000 +/- a few hundred.

I need an amp, sub, components(wire,cables etc)that will work well from about 7 to 8 feet away.

It does not need to be super-loud just really sweet and natural will do nicely.

thanks for the suggestions.
davidandrewway
davidandrewway OP
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lol not a sexy enough topic I guess. Can anyone at least ink me to a site explaining how to best setup a 2.1?
bignerd100
515 posts
 
How big is your room?
Need AM/FM?

Cheap integrated amp (NAD C320BEE) and a good subwoofer (Older NHT Sub 2, Sub 2i, Martin Logan GRotto or Dynamo)would likely work.

A good 2.1 system needs a sub with a high degree of flexibility. If you room is big it will take a bigger and more $$$ sub to get it done. Cheap subs do more things wrong than right. Rather have sins of ommision than a flapping, noisy, resonant box banging away.

Room placement also dictates how good the combo will sound. Get a 10 meter interconnect and place the sub in each of the handfull of locations you can live with. Listen for a few days in each location and you will find out where it sounds best.

Good luck!
davidandrewway OP
18 posts
 
Ah. Will the amp work with the sub? I mean does the NHT have high level inputs?

The room is weird b/c it is a long rectangle w/ the stereo needing to be put up on the long wall so listening distance is close about 6-8' but then theres a lot of space on the left side( the wall continues on for another 6')that's open and not nearly as much on the right side ( about 3')

I am considering the Nad C320 and I was considering the Dreamcatcher sub but it doesn't have high level inputs so that's an issue.
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