Gamingfreak977
New Head-Fier
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Hi, I've been an avid user of headphones for quite some time now and am currently using an O2/ODAC combo paired with Philips Fidellio X1s and I adore it but I'm now starting to seriously look into getting a good speaker setup as well.
I purchased a Creek CAS 4140 amp along with some Pioneer SP-BS22-LR bookshelf speakers and was pretty excited to get it all setup with my ODAC as the source. It sounded awful. Massive distortion and the bass overpowered everything else by far. I believe the amp was damaged somehow or maybe I hooked it up wrong but I don't think so. On top of that the store I bought it from overcharged me so I will be returning both in the next couple of weeks so I have time now to do some proper research on what I should be buying.
If it were headphones I know exactly what I would be looking for but when it comes to speakers I really have no idea so I hope you guys could give me some recommendations.
From what I've read about the speakers I purchased they get very positive feedback so I'm considering getting them again but for the right price and not the inflated price of the store I bought them from.
I think I'd like to stick with bookshelf speakers over powered speakers as I would be able to use them in different setups in the future and I like that flexibility.
I have a budget of about $500 Canadian but there might be a little wiggle room in there if there is a significant increase in performance. I'm looking for very clean sound with bass that's not overpowering. I'd like to purchase them within Canada if possible as the exchange rate is extremely bad right now and import tax would cut my budget down massively.
Thanks for any recommendations guys.
I purchased a Creek CAS 4140 amp along with some Pioneer SP-BS22-LR bookshelf speakers and was pretty excited to get it all setup with my ODAC as the source. It sounded awful. Massive distortion and the bass overpowered everything else by far. I believe the amp was damaged somehow or maybe I hooked it up wrong but I don't think so. On top of that the store I bought it from overcharged me so I will be returning both in the next couple of weeks so I have time now to do some proper research on what I should be buying.
If it were headphones I know exactly what I would be looking for but when it comes to speakers I really have no idea so I hope you guys could give me some recommendations.
From what I've read about the speakers I purchased they get very positive feedback so I'm considering getting them again but for the right price and not the inflated price of the store I bought them from.
I think I'd like to stick with bookshelf speakers over powered speakers as I would be able to use them in different setups in the future and I like that flexibility.
I have a budget of about $500 Canadian but there might be a little wiggle room in there if there is a significant increase in performance. I'm looking for very clean sound with bass that's not overpowering. I'd like to purchase them within Canada if possible as the exchange rate is extremely bad right now and import tax would cut my budget down massively.
Thanks for any recommendations guys.