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What is your favorite system for an Office or a Secondary System

Hello everyone, we just put out a fantastic little audio system that is the perfect kind of thing for an office, or a secondary system or for getting a newbie into high end audio.

The system we put out sounds amazing, Is is the Quad VA One a 12 watt tube amp, with usb dac $1,600

http://quad-hifi.co.uk/product-detail.php?pid=41 plus a pair of the Quad S2 monitors a $1,000.00 pair of monitors with a superb ribbon tweeter, that are really impressive, see Ken Mcalf review in this months Stereophile. He loved em so we decided to try a pair.
Quad S-2 loudspeaker | Stereophile.com
https://www.stereophile.com/content/quad-s-2-loudspeaker

This entire system minus cables is $2,600.00 and you can even stream via Apt X bluetooth or usb input from a computer.

So with that in mind, what geat secondary systems that would be perfect for a newbie, that you have heard that offer much of what a great much more expensive does at a fraction of the price?

We would start with the KEF LS 50 wireless as a perfect example, the Quad VA 1/S1 combo.

What other kinds of systems would you guys recommend and like to talk about?

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ
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Being on a different part of the planet where do not have the proliferation of brands and equipment (well second hand anyway) I would go the KEFs (wired or w'less) and a Naim Atom or Node2. Depends on what medium you play or if perhaps connected via roon?

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So with that in mind, what geat secondary systems that would be perfect for a newbie

I’ve always found offering overall system setup advice to a ’newbie,’ as you put it, to be difficult. What is it that they value and do they truly understand what that ’is’ or means? 

My advice lines up more with ’stumble’ through the process on your own and learn.... At the start of this journey, mistakes are critical to making progress. No wrong choices for the individual starting off, especially if they are actively engaged with learning.

Your choice of words: ’secondary system’ ....however, implies non-newbie-ness.

What other kinds of systems would you guys recommend and like to talk about?

It would be highly esoteric and I would take chances with exploring speakers and components far off the beaten path. Mainly to experience and learn...’absolute’ sound ’stuff’ being handled via the main system.
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