What to get for a speaker based system

[temhem]

Ok, by the end of this year I want to get new speakers, amp, and whatever else I need. I wish could say money is no object, but it is an object. I can burn around 5000 euros for this project (I live in Holland). I am thinking something like this:

Arcam FMJ cd33 -> prehead -> musical fidelity a3.2 power amp -> paradigm reference 100v2 speakers.

Now, I could substitute the Meier audio's new amps (taking a leap of faith) for the MF amp, but with 40 watts per channel, I doubt they will have enough juice for the speakers. I am not sure what kind of a preamp is prehead, although it rules as a headphone amp. If I go for something a lot better for the amp, I don't think prehead would suffice, although one never knows.

Today I auditioned (for 10 minutes or so with music I don't care about) the paradigm s2 signature, and those are pretty sweet also, although a little lacking in bass. Musical fidelity integrated a3.2 was driving the thing.

So what do you guys think?

 

[00940]

You live in Holland ? Easy, wait two months and have a little trip to the VAD. You could find some ideas over there

 

[temhem]

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Originally Posted by 00940 You live in Holland ? Easy, wait two months and have a little trip to the VAD. You could find some ideas over there

Can they cure speaker addiction?

Edit: I thought you were talking about VAD: vereniging voor alcohol- en andere drugproblemen. LOL

I see that there is a VAD show. I should check that out if I am around.

 

[00940]

I wish they could

No, really, the VAD is an awesome Hifi show near Eindhoven. It takes place at the end of october. Lots of systems (almost) noone can afford but some nice rooms with more reasonable offers.

Most of the big guys are there and you need at least a day to pass two minutes in each room. Last year, were there :

• Audio Analogue • Kemp Elekroniks • Pathos • DeskadeMusic Tools • Synthesis • Diapason • North Star Design • Trichord • GM Audio • Nottingham Analogue • Unison Research • Graaf • Opera • Zingali • HiDiamond • Phantom Cable • Audium • Exposure • Visonik • AKG (voor België en Luxemburg) • NAD • Cerwin-Vega • TacT • Dali • TaraLabs • Dreamvision • Arcam • Proceed • Theme Scene • Audioaccess • Revel • Thiel • Base Audiophile Furniture • Ruark • Tivoli • Mark Levinson • Sun Wire • Wadia • Audion • Clearaudio • Lavardin • Audiotop • Clio Accoustic • Symphonic Line • Cadence • Creaktiv • VPI • Classic Records • Hørning / Sati • Wire World • Reference 3A • Anatek Audio • Polk Audio • Backes&Müller • Sharkwire • Opera Audio • B&W • Rotel • Classe Audio • Audiodata • Cruz digital electronics • Berendsen Audioelektronik • Audio Control • Dynaudio • Laffra Design • OCOS • Morel • AM-Denmark • KR-Electronics • Soundman • Dacapo • Myro • Trackmate • Harmonic Technology • Pluto Audio • Vibraplane • Helios • SolidTech • Von Schweikert Audio • Hype • Floating Cameleon • Synthese • Analysis Plus • NAT Audio • Bel Canto • Omnicron Group • Jeff Rowland • Vertity Audio • Marten Design • Audiosynthesis • Dezorel • Audiodesksysteme • Lothx • Beauhorn • Ocellia • Consonance (opera audio) • Cable Talk • Morgan • Nordost • Kudos • Neat • Waterfall • Acoustic Solid • Lua • Impulse • Trigon • Hitachi • Elan Home Systems • Delphi Plasma Screens • Leax Lighting Controls • IQ LCD-beglazing • Future Automation • AKG(voor nederland) • Genelec • Stanton • Nitty Gritty • Rega • Chord Company • Sumiko • Partington • Totem • A.D.A.M. • M-Audio Consumer • Bryston • M.A.O. • Maloob • AudioQuest • Mordaunt Short • Marantz • OPUS custom installation • Audio Physic • Densen • Avalon • Finite Elemente • Primare • Bow Technologies • MIT • Siltech • DAAD • Nagra • Spectral • dCS • Pass Labs • Theta Digital • Amazon • Creek Audio • New Audio Frontiers • Amphion • Ensemble • Pebbles • Agile • Gallo Acoustics • Projection Design • Audioplan • Heart • Pure Digital • Chord Electronics • MJ Acoustics • ZYX • Philips • Pioneer • P.M.C.• Sharkwire • Sony • Atacama • REL Acoustics • Beyer Dynamic • Tannoy • Epos • van den Hul • Myryad • Audio Prism • Shanling • Red Rose Music • Vaessem • KEF • SIM2 • McIntosh • Stereolink • Niro • TAG McLaren • Quad • Acoustic Energy • Meridian • Apollo • Musical Fidelity • CR Developments • Standesign • Ecosse • AR • N.H.T. • Magnat • Sherwood • Monitor • ALR jordan Gold CD's • Kimber Kable • AZE dempers • Master Base • STS digital • Mobile Fidelity SACD's • Wattgate • DVD software • Zounds cd's • WBT • Perreaux • Epson • Quad Musikwiedergabe • Sony Music • Epic • Columbia • ZTT • Concord • Telarc • EMI • Virgin • Universal • DGG • Decca • Pentatone • Challenge • DMP • ABCO • Heads up • A&M • Rounder • Mobile Fidelity • Jive • Blue note • A-records • Opus 3 • Verve • Fantasy • Linn • Analogue • Chesky • MCA • Audioquest • Turtle Records • Columbia Tristar Home Video superbit • Warner Music • EMI • Giant • Reprise • Rhino • Jazz • Linn • QED • Quadraspire • Dynavector • Scan Speak • Vifa • Peerless • Dact • Hypex • Intertechniek • Master luidsprekers • Masterbase • Gamut Audio • Master Art • Marsh Sound Design • Master Tweaks • Basis turntables • SIGN®AUDIO Technology • Graham tonearmen • Nirvana Audio • Phonomena • Final • Holfi • Martin Logan • Jadis • Morch • Lovan • Statmat / Ringmat •

That certainly won't cure your addiction