Interesting thread and great advice. I echo the concept of getting the child involved in the decision process and financial investment. Couple of thoughts:
1. Peachtree decco 2 with era speakers is very good system.
2. Pair of Sonos S5 with music controlled by ipod touch or iphone
3. Audioengine 5 with ipod
I have five kids and the above three routes are the most successful with my kids The Sonos route is the easiest, sounds surprising good, and the software allows you to mate the two speakers into a stereo pair (my twelve year loves this system.) The two kids who are most likely likely to become audiophiles, like the more versatile and more expensive, of course, and best sounding Peachtree combo. Interestingly, the most popular by far, among my kids' friends (my kids ages range between 24 and 12 years) is the Audioengine. I can not tell you how many of my kids' friends (and my non-audiophile friends) buy these easy to set-up active speakers after hearing them.
Respectfully submitted,
Reg
1. Peachtree decco 2 with era speakers is very good system.
2. Pair of Sonos S5 with music controlled by ipod touch or iphone
3. Audioengine 5 with ipod
I have five kids and the above three routes are the most successful with my kids The Sonos route is the easiest, sounds surprising good, and the software allows you to mate the two speakers into a stereo pair (my twelve year loves this system.) The two kids who are most likely likely to become audiophiles, like the more versatile and more expensive, of course, and best sounding Peachtree combo. Interestingly, the most popular by far, among my kids' friends (my kids ages range between 24 and 12 years) is the Audioengine. I can not tell you how many of my kids' friends (and my non-audiophile friends) buy these easy to set-up active speakers after hearing them.
Respectfully submitted,
Reg