jazzfan
1000+ Head-Fier
Hey guys. I wasn't really sure where to put this because I am very new to headfi. A friend of mine has a lot of stereo equipment he was getting rid of. He gave me the LS50 speakers as a gift for a birthday of mine. He also gave me a ALO Continental Amp/Dac. I don't really listen to anything other then my AK240, what would I need in order to set up these speakers to be able to play it? Will this ALO Continental do anything for me or will I need to go buy something. I don't have the biggest budget cause i'm a university student so any help would be much appreciated!
First, I have to say, you have an extremely generous friend with good taste in gear.
Regarding an amp, if you are really on a tight budget, you might want to consider getting a Parasound Zamp v3 to drive the LS50s. At 45 wpc into 8 ohms, should be more than enough power for a desktop system in a small room played a sane levels. You can also upgrade in the future if you need more power by getting a second Zamp and run in a dual mono configuration which will give you 90 wpc into 8 ohms. It's a nice little amp that can often be found used for under $300.
Save up for a good sub and you'll have a great first system.