Another HiFi Listening Room help request
I learned about Audiogon from someone on reddit and have been reading through the forums and am really impressed by the community (tangential, but I really thought forums outside of reddit were dying off).
Anyways, I'm moving into a new place that has a large "bonus room" that I will be using for music. It's huge. 21' x 37' with ~15' ceilings. I have a few questions I'd like help with.
1. My primary goal is to build a great HiFi system for 15K or less (including room acoustic treatment). However, I have gotten into vinyl DJing in the past couple years and want to have the ability to DJ dance (house, disco, modern funk) and hip hop music for small parties (e.g. <10 people). I will probably spend most of my music listening time, spinning vinyl albums front-to-back, and a smaller amount of time DJing. Is a HiFi system really appropriate for DJing dance music and dancing around the room a bit (staying somewhat in the listening zone), or should I be investing in a high quality PA system instead? I'm hoping there is a HiFi system I can build that can also play fairly loud (i'm thinking two tower speakers, two subs, powerful amp) without being too directional, in that it sounds bad if you aren't in the sweet spot.
2. If based on my described needs, are there any particular speakers you call can recommend? Open to recommendations for full setup.
3. I met a guy at my local HiFi audio shop and am interested in having him come to my place and help me set things up. However, This stuff is very expenseive, I can afford it, but I don't want to get ripped off. Is it really that challenging to pick out a system and set it up myself? I worry that if I go through this shop I'm going to end up with brand new, overpriced gear when I could have just bought something used for a few thousand less and done a fine job setting it up myself.
Thank you all for any thoughts and advice you can share. So excited to be getting my first house and building a proper sound system, been dreaming about this for years.
Cheers!
Thank you for the mention @soix but my Swarm subwoofer system would be inadequate for this application. IF home audio subwoofers are going to be used, Hsu Research comes to mind as offering a LOT of SPL-per-dollar. The room size AND DJ-ing use both put a premium on output capability. However IF portability for DJ-ing in other locations is also a requirement, that complicates things. Vehicle size and load-in/load-out practicality would also be considerations. Imo. Duke |
Look for a good used pair of JBL 4435’s they have been in my two channel home audio system since 1983. You can also actively bi-amp them if you choose to do so. With that said I have no experience with DJ-ing. Hope that helps. See the review below: Mike https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/jbl-4435-finally-in-the-house.584523/ http://www.lansingheritage.org/html/jbl/specs/pro-speakers/1984-4430-35.htm |
@audiokinesis Hi Duke! Been a long time! I thought you had a larger (magnum?) version of the Swarm coming out for larger rooms. Meanwhile, I am happily enjoying the Swarm in my system!! |
@hleeid, the Magnums are sold by my colleague James Romeyn, as he lives near the cabinet shop that builds the enclosures. But I think a set would eat up too much of @bionicgiblets33’s budget. Speakerhardware.com sells subwoofer kits that I designed, so if a bit of DIY is on the menu, that may be a way to get more bang for the buck. The enclosures are plywood so they could be given a utilitarian finish with corner protectors, making them more transportation-friendly, and the Ciare woofer which is offered as an option is a prosound woofer. Duke |
