DSNORD
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MOFOfunk,
That is a great question. I'm about to try to answer that with a new system I am putting in in a bedroom being converted to a listening/reading room. My daughter has moved out to her own place and took her furniture, so now I have an opportunity for the Dream system.
I have a nearfield setup in my office that is Mac Mini/Audirvana3-AOIP/unDAES-Yggy-Rag-KEF LS50/JL AUDIO E110. It is spectacular and end game for me.
I was thinking about an even bigger system for the new room to the tune of Roon streamer-Yggy-Freya-dual Vidar-Salk Song 3/JL Audio e110 or e112. This would push close to 10-11 Grand.
I can run that system with my eyes closed, but I had to consider my wife would not be amenable to having to deal with something potentially complex to just "listen to some tunes," and I'd totally catch hell for "putting in all those boxes that she couldn't easily use."
I battled back and forth over the options and for now have settled on a KEF LS50 Wireless setup for the time being. For $2200, I get the awesome LS50, 4 DACS, 4 amps, streamer, and DSP ability all in one compact, gorgeous, wife pleasing- and ear pleasing- package with each component being optimally tuned for the complete system.
I have Paradigm Active 20s in my 7.2 theater system and have always thought that active speakers can have a real leg up on separates if done right.
But knowing how awesome and end game my Schiit system is, my audio nervosa side won't shut the hell up and has me wondering if the bigger package still might be better and worth the significant financial and complexity upcharge.
In other words, the battle rages between one side knowing separate "Schiit" is great versus the other side hoping a completely engineered front to back tuned system might be equally good even though it's missing the marvelous megaburrito filter among other Schiit innovations.
So time will tell. Sure I'd like all the tinkering and the eye candy of the big system, but a happy wife and heavier wallet win this round. The room is under construction, but I've been breaking in the speakers on a table in my office and so far they sound mighty fine.
That is a great question. I'm about to try to answer that with a new system I am putting in in a bedroom being converted to a listening/reading room. My daughter has moved out to her own place and took her furniture, so now I have an opportunity for the Dream system.
I have a nearfield setup in my office that is Mac Mini/Audirvana3-AOIP/unDAES-Yggy-Rag-KEF LS50/JL AUDIO E110. It is spectacular and end game for me.
I was thinking about an even bigger system for the new room to the tune of Roon streamer-Yggy-Freya-dual Vidar-Salk Song 3/JL Audio e110 or e112. This would push close to 10-11 Grand.
I can run that system with my eyes closed, but I had to consider my wife would not be amenable to having to deal with something potentially complex to just "listen to some tunes," and I'd totally catch hell for "putting in all those boxes that she couldn't easily use."
I battled back and forth over the options and for now have settled on a KEF LS50 Wireless setup for the time being. For $2200, I get the awesome LS50, 4 DACS, 4 amps, streamer, and DSP ability all in one compact, gorgeous, wife pleasing- and ear pleasing- package with each component being optimally tuned for the complete system.
I have Paradigm Active 20s in my 7.2 theater system and have always thought that active speakers can have a real leg up on separates if done right.
But knowing how awesome and end game my Schiit system is, my audio nervosa side won't shut the hell up and has me wondering if the bigger package still might be better and worth the significant financial and complexity upcharge.
In other words, the battle rages between one side knowing separate "Schiit" is great versus the other side hoping a completely engineered front to back tuned system might be equally good even though it's missing the marvelous megaburrito filter among other Schiit innovations.
So time will tell. Sure I'd like all the tinkering and the eye candy of the big system, but a happy wife and heavier wallet win this round. The room is under construction, but I've been breaking in the speakers on a table in my office and so far they sound mighty fine.