Take the Parts Express Solstice, add a used 9/10 belles aria, and you have a lot of $$$ for the front end and goodies. No way to be disappointed in this combo
Small room amp and speakers recommendation
I have an area in allocated in my new house for a listen room that is approximately 7ft x 12ft x 10 ceilings....i know it's small, hut it's all mine away from the kids. I am look for advice/recommendations on an amp and speakers for that area. I want to keep the budget under $5k (the lower the better). I listen to a lot of vinyl and a majority or my preferred music is acoustic with some rock mixed in on occasion. Please let me know what you think and if you have an other questions on my desired set-up.
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You haven't mentioned if you can get the speakers away from the walls or not. There's some great recommendations here, but some I'm not so sure about since you're not going to have much in the way of fudge factor. JBL and KEF are both good for near field type listening. There's some interesting recommendations, I'll come at it from the cheaper end, as I always start low and work my way up. There's been some great integrated amps mentioned, so many good ones out there you really can't go wrong. Don't overlook companies like Schiit, that make budget and space friendly gear. Currently, you can buy the Polk LSiM 703 bookshelves for less than half off - about $600/pair. All the good Christmas sales are over - like LS50's for $900. At this point I'd never pay $1300 again. Further improving your available space, I'd consider Elac Navis ARB-51's and kill 2 birds with 1 stone. That gives you a lot for your turntable/cart/cable, and a bit left over for streaming if you want to go there. Plus, the concentric design works incredibly well for near/close field listening. I prefer them a lot to something like the KEF LS50W's. For even less money, the Edifier and Fluance have been getting rave reviews. I've heard lots of positives from those liking jazz and classical. |
You could go with Fritz Carrera 7 BE. In home audition is available. It’s not too hard to drive, so plenty of amp options. At Capital Audiofest 2018 they were paired with an 8 watt Modwright headphone amp https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zbroWg_cwCQ That amp is above your budget, but I just mentioned it as an example of amp choice flexibility. Plenty of nice reviews out there for this speaker. |
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