canali
Headphoneus Supremus
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Hi guys....my bud so wants me to get back into 2.1 for the living room
(he once had a $70k system)...i've now got him into cans/hp tube amp .
anyone else spending post $1k on speakers for a nice desktop rig?
I'm also listening to music on my headphone amp and cans/iems at my desk much of the time
(incoming Sony Z1R).
i find i increasingly that I love listening to music at my desktop while i can surf, do things etc.
(also use my cans there, too).
i'm not one of those critical listeners who'd sit still in the middle of a couch listening to music
(my friend is, however) so am unsure if i'll go the 2.1 living room...
for that might just get a naim muso or some Sonos setup..who knows.
so I'm now considering investing more $$$ with my desktop rig with even better sounding speakers
(on stands, of course).
currently have Focal Alpha 50s (i had the audioengine A5+ with a Pioneer 8mk2 sub...these Alpha 50 babies are just SO much
bigger and vibrant sounding)
https://www.cnet.com/news/leave-it-to-the-french-to-kick-the-sound-of-desktopcomputer-speakers-up-a-notch/
one chap on an AVS forum suggested to be careful in the setup and speakers chosen:
''I'd recommend trying out some speakers with coaxial drivers for a nearfield listening position,
I've found that my Elac Uni-Fi UB5s offer a much better soundstage and enhanced imaging compared
to a traditional set of 2-way woofer/tweeter powered monitors I was using before.
Fluid Audio makes some powered coaxial monitors (including a neat one with an AMT tweeter mounted inside of a cone woofer) though I haven't heard them.
If you go passive the Elac Uni-Fis and Kef Q and R series bookshelves are also worth a look.''
my rig: laptop as NAS.(ripped cds, Tidal hifi)..microrendu and ultracaps
....DACS - mojo, ifi micro, dragonly red (looking into hugo2 perhaps)
will be trialing the new Roon 1.3 in next few days
(he once had a $70k system)...i've now got him into cans/hp tube amp .
anyone else spending post $1k on speakers for a nice desktop rig?
I'm also listening to music on my headphone amp and cans/iems at my desk much of the time
(incoming Sony Z1R).
i find i increasingly that I love listening to music at my desktop while i can surf, do things etc.
(also use my cans there, too).
i'm not one of those critical listeners who'd sit still in the middle of a couch listening to music
(my friend is, however) so am unsure if i'll go the 2.1 living room...
for that might just get a naim muso or some Sonos setup..who knows.
so I'm now considering investing more $$$ with my desktop rig with even better sounding speakers
(on stands, of course).
currently have Focal Alpha 50s (i had the audioengine A5+ with a Pioneer 8mk2 sub...these Alpha 50 babies are just SO much
bigger and vibrant sounding)
https://www.cnet.com/news/leave-it-to-the-french-to-kick-the-sound-of-desktopcomputer-speakers-up-a-notch/
Leave it to the French to kick the sound of desktop/computer speakers up a notch.
however going forward I am undecided to stay with active, or go with a passive speaker system.one chap on an AVS forum suggested to be careful in the setup and speakers chosen:
''I'd recommend trying out some speakers with coaxial drivers for a nearfield listening position,
I've found that my Elac Uni-Fi UB5s offer a much better soundstage and enhanced imaging compared
to a traditional set of 2-way woofer/tweeter powered monitors I was using before.
Fluid Audio makes some powered coaxial monitors (including a neat one with an AMT tweeter mounted inside of a cone woofer) though I haven't heard them.
If you go passive the Elac Uni-Fis and Kef Q and R series bookshelves are also worth a look.''
my rig: laptop as NAS.(ripped cds, Tidal hifi)..microrendu and ultracaps
....DACS - mojo, ifi micro, dragonly red (looking into hugo2 perhaps)
will be trialing the new Roon 1.3 in next few days