I own two pair of Dynaudio powered speakers and love them. One pair of Xeo and one pair of Focus stand mounts. I control them with my iPhone via the Dynaudio app.
May be worth a look/listen.
Best-
May be worth a look/listen.
Best-
Very new to high end audio - Recomendations
Hello, as the title says etc etc.
a few years member of headfi and enjoy my personal mobile setup, but looking into something for the home. This site was suggested as a nice place to look around in.
Knowledge is almost zilch when it comes to speakers/amps etc.
I'm thinking maybe active speakers and I can line out from my DAP, will that work? How do active speakers perform best? what would work out better if matching prices in active speakers or passive with an amp?
Budget is fairly low, max £1000. Something to introduce me into the scenery. Something nice secondhand (preloved) or if a nifty setup can be bought new at a budget along those lines. Thanks in advance for any suggestions :)
a few years member of headfi and enjoy my personal mobile setup, but looking into something for the home. This site was suggested as a nice place to look around in.
Knowledge is almost zilch when it comes to speakers/amps etc.
I'm thinking maybe active speakers and I can line out from my DAP, will that work? How do active speakers perform best? what would work out better if matching prices in active speakers or passive with an amp?
Budget is fairly low, max £1000. Something to introduce me into the scenery. Something nice secondhand (preloved) or if a nifty setup can be bought new at a budget along those lines. Thanks in advance for any suggestions :)
- ...
- 71 posts total
+1 on hifishark. You can filter for the UK. A small integrated and a pair of small speakers may be found new for about £1000 and if you go used you can get better speakers. Some amps also include a dac but it may be worse than your dap. Or equal. Marantz PM6007 may be for you. I just saw that Dynaudio has active speakers called Xeo 10. A bit over your price but you could look for sales. |
Audio gear is just like high-end watches. Yes, in both watches and HiFi, there is an enormous price range. However, with watches, even $50-$100 can get you a quartz watch that keeps nearly perfect time. With HiFi, with respect to sound quality, there is no equivalent to the $100 Timex. In my opinion, you are unlikely to get a "high end" component audio system for £1000, even with used gear. For that budget, if you’ve ruled out headphones (because sharing music with family and friends is the goal), have a look at some of the Sonos or Bluesound units. A single Bluesound Pulse 2i might work, or maybe a pair of the Bluesound Pulse Flex 2i units. Products like this can sound quite good. They take up little space,and are easy to set up and use. If you later invest in a more expensive component HiFi system, the Sonos/Bluesound units should be easy to integrate as satellites for a bedroom or kitchen. For a little more, you might be able to find a pair of used, high-quality bookshelf speakers and a used integrated amp with WiFi built in. Maybe have a look at something like the Totem Dreamcatchers and a Bluesound Powernode. The Totems might be ~$300+ USD used on eBay, the Power Node 2i about $700 new. |
death_block ... this may be the future to music consumption. That is, a smart phone/ ipad/ laptop with powered speakers. A concept that is largely rebuffed here but has high return for cost and at the end of the day sounds very, very good. Check these guys out ... perhaps you can find some used. Let us know! https://www.elac.com/category/powered-speakers/ |
- 71 posts total