Remeber, a $50k system sounds crapy in a room with bad accoustics (almost all rooms have bad acoustics) and a $1k system can sound beautifull in an acousticaly treaded room. To begin with, you have to study your room acoustics, take into account the type of system you want and consider advise on what acoustic treatment you need; then buy whatever you consider an appropiate system for you and you will be thanking me for the rest of your life!
How cheap can you go and still be happy with the sound?
I would think many guys on this forum are spoilt by the gear they have and never listen anymore on cheap rigs.
I was listening recently on my younger daughter’s PC audio rig and got reminded again of how good it sounds. There is a fairly high level of clarity, detail, tonal balance and great bass in this rig.
- Yamaha HS8 powered monitors: $700 to $800
- Yamaha WXC-50 MusicCast streamer+dac+preamp: $450, often found on A4L for around $300
- Audioquest Powerquest PQ3 (was around $200 or so)
IMO, this would qualify as a high quality (sonically) charity price hifi rig for any younger or older person w.r.t small room nearfield or midfield listening.
What is the cheapest rig that has brought you happiness these days?
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Gotta love sweeping generalizations and a random number generator. Many of us don’t have dedicated rooms, but instead have challenging spaces like large open floor plans but somehow manage to create very good sounding systems. Speaker selection plays a huge roll in this. As to the OPs question: $300 (B&O A1)
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@waytoomuchstuff.....or SAE or MilSpec for that matter....(got to take a pass on the latter. being 4F....the 'F' not totally being involved, except in regard to the 'potential of activity', the formula for which you are no doubt Very Aware of.... ;) 'CO' waivers at the last minute are a real PIA, regardless of actual 'site issues' (front v. back, that sort of alignments....) ...and fortunately, 'threading' doesn't apply, either....😏 @emergingsoul....replace the tape with rubber bands and a device swap, and I've been there, developed an entire new vocabulary to cope with it..... *wry Grin*
@lubbertp....I've applied the various accoutrements of analog and digital means to more lackluster spaces to overcome their weaknesses and downright in-built flaws (ever have a 10' cube of a space to cope with? Mix a drink without having to stir it....how novel.... 😣 |
....always seemed to miss out on having a space that even vaguely sported dimensions that would be 'kind' to an audio field.... 'Applied surround' Walsh speakers of my diy efforts have beckoned as a response (pun not intended, but there it is....), as one is 'IN' the sound field as opposed to 'looking/hearing into it'..... Think 'acoustic hot tub'... I play about with front v. back pairs, tiny delays between... Walsh, in and of themselves, don't seem to 'play louder' since they're 360 v. 180 or typically less in dispersion patterns. If one wants 'loud', add more drivers in quantity and matched qualities.... MHObservations..... Since you've no means to duplicate this, you or any would have to darken my stoop and demand a seat with a view and brew.... ...and so far, y'all have avoided this like the Covid.....for which I've had all my shots, and ones' that aren't on the Rx....;) Fosi stuff....I get their emails, with some intrigue involved..... all mine in mind, but so what's new 'bout that....*s* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Once upon a evening dearie..... When the original Tripath chips were intro'd, there was a mfr. that debuted a series of early D amps...both 2 chan and mono's....that could be mounted into a separate chassis (there were 2 sizes of which, I think....'out of memory' in that detail...). Missed out on that; but since, D has grown into a mini-Godzilla that has begun trampling on 'phile tropes since....and will continue unless extreme measures and measurements of 'beauty kill the beast..." ....following sea of loud 'n proud... ....from a pointed head rendered blunt..... ;) That concept of an 'amp farm' has occupied me since, and into the use and application of distribution amps. Decent enough specs for all but the esoteric 1%..... 6 discrete 2chan amps, each either buss or individual. Each can be mono'd, or can drive 4 separate speakers....minding the ohms, Holms....:) Each has L&R level and delay control for the 2nd tier of speakers.... Fronted by both room and signal eq options than absolutely needed, but came with and applied judiciously.... Be interested in your thoughts on the Foci' |
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