Perspective system advise needed.


Here's a new system that might work in my rather smallish room: NODE streamer/DAC (used as a streamer), Denafrips Terminator or Denafrips Plus DAC, and powered speakers like Buchardt A500, or step up to a pair of Genelec 8351B. Perhaps a pair of Dynaudio Focus 30 towers. I haven't heard these speakers and am somewhat apprehensive and confused. I Need the advice of those music lovers who have experienced such a setup with these speakers. What do I have to add/modify to my setup? The rough cost of my perspective system has to be 10 - 13 K US.

hoping

Very common treatment around here.

 

My advice is to spell advice with a "c".

@hoping If you are starting from scratch and want to do it one and done I have an alternate approach to consider. 
 

Moon by Simaudio has an All-in-One called the ACE and it’s an integrated amplifier with a DAC and streamer and they have a pair of speakers designed as a system.  And then Linn has complete systems with active speakers that you may find compelling as a minimalist and exceptional sound quality. 
 

They would both come in below your budget.  
 

Enjoy the journey.  
 

 

You appear to have dismissed the Dutch and Dutch as a choice. This is a mistake as they are probably the best sounding of the speakers mentioned to date.

 

Personally I think you are going in the wrong direction

you should select loud speakers first. 

altough we are specialists in active loudspeakers we sell kef dali elac and atc 

we view these  as lifestyle products for starter systems  or for users looking to add music for another room.

 

we would recomend visitung a few stores and listening to some great monitors priced at 2k to 5k and great compact floorstanders at the samr range.

this way you can find out what your ear likes detailed or warmer and more musical 

then find an amplifier that drives the speakers well 

many great integrated amplifiers have excellent d dacs and somtimes even have great built in streamers.

a great system in that ptice range dali rubocon 6 a small floorstander 6k

hegel h190 4350 iintegrated 

node 600

 

total $10,950 add in some good cables and you are in budget

in the future you can upgrade the dac and streamer and contnue to refibe your sound 

Dave and TroyAudio intellect NJ

dealers for dali heget atc kef elac