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  How do you determine how much to spend on speakers
Hello all,

I am just starting out in this HI-FI stuff and have a pretty modest budget (prospectively about 5K) for all. Any suggestions as to how funds should be distributed. At this stage, I have no interest in any analog components. Most notably, whether or not it is favorable to splurge on speakers and settle for less expensive components and upgrade later, or set a target price range and stick to it.

Thanks
Krazeeyk  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-16-02
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03-28-04   !0 years ago i was in the exact same boat.i put almost all ...   Darinr

04-06-04   I'm with dennis_the_menace, with minor reservations. with t ...   Muralman1

04-07-04   At ces 2004, dave wilson was trying to answer this age-old q ...   Johnmcelfresh

04-10-04   I don't think this took any guts. he was obviously able to ...   Drrdiamond

04-10-04   Dr diamond: regardless of how dave wilson was able to " ...   Sean

04-11-04   I`m not going to tell what to spend speakers, amps, linestag ...   Cylinderking_1

04-11-04   As much as you can afford, plus 15%!!!   Swampwalker

04-12-04   Sean, i was just responding to the statement prior to mine, ...   Drrdiamond

05-09-04   Lots of different points of view on here bout the way things ...   Joolz

06-02-04   (in my opinion) they are the most crucial component for the ...   frank.siebold@

08-26-04   Biro speakers, best buy for the money, period.   George3763

08-26-04   Determine your budget and double it. nice try swampwalker!   Nrchy

08-26-04   Hi george, welcome to posting on audiogon. from your other ...   Ozfly

09-01-04   Hi there, i am not affiliated with any company, just another ...   George3763

09-27-04   Thinking back over 35 years of enjoying recorded and live mu ...   Dr_joe

10-05-04   Engagement ring money...but get the prenuptial done so you g ...   Baranyi

10-09-04   Czik=newbee; i've heard a nad-lynn chain the other day for 1 ...   lpccc@

10-12-04   First, decide on what you like to listen to and then scour t ...   Nonoise

10-12-04   Krayzeeyk, this thread is getting close to 3 years old. jus ...   Ozfly

11-23-04   This is a good question to which i don't think there is a fi ...   Tcheathertree

12-05-04   To anybody that suggested audibile differences can't be dete ...   Lush

12-11-04   Monthly income x 3.125 = quality speakers annual income x 3. ...   Douglas_schroeder

01-18-05   Krazeeyk: get a used pair of infinity intermezzo 2.6's with ...   Jburidan

02-07-05   A good rule of thumb would be 10 to 15 percent of your net w ...   Jmzzz01

02-10-05   Krazeeyk, imho there is no set point as to what to spend on ...   Artizen65

02-10-05   I think douglas schroeder is using the "debeers equatio ...   Gunbei

02-21-05   Personally, it's not the loudspeakers as much as the equipme ...   Blindjim

03-15-05   Personally i start with speakers. whatever does it for me th ...   Sonicnirvana

03-20-05   Basicly i believe there are two schools of thought, one says ...   Uru975

04-03-05   Hi all for those of you that are curious, i have purchas ...   Krazeeyk

05-07-05   Re: digital sound. in my experience, a good dac can do wond ...   Skushino

05-08-05   Yikes....5k in plenty. the speaker-room interface is proba ...   Kevperro

05-19-05   Decent speakers w/crap electronics=crap. here is my example. ...   Alburger

05-29-05   Sensitivity rating on the speakers should be a consideration ...   ahcjmh1@

06-03-05   I just replaced the 901s with a pair of klipsch rf7s. wow! w ...   Alburger

06-04-05   I would call klaus at odyssey and tell him you want a 5k dig ...   Ss396

06-23-05   Hi all, the challenge so far is the room size 20'x18'. ...   Krazeeyk

06-23-05   There is a bigger difference in sound quality/characteristic ...   Peter_klim

06-26-05   I say you just need to take as much as you think you can aff ...   Blindjim

07-06-05   In my humble audiophile opinion start by spending half the b ...   R_f_sayles

07-06-05   buy the best speakers you can period, that way as you up-gr ...   Chadnliz

07-31-05: Kythyn
If you have the room for Magnapans, like the 1.6s or even 3.6s, consider them at 1725 and 3500 per pair respectively. Because the sound improves as you feed them more power, you could start with an integrated amp, or good preamp and amp, with the intent of adding more power over time. You could even monoblock or biamp them as budget allows in the future.

Audition multiple CDPs (or even the new universal players) to determine if, on your selected cuts, you can hear a difference. I would avoid SACDs and HDCDs for now, unless the specific cuts you desire are already available in these formats.

The ultimate judge of the music is YOUR ear, and no one else's.

Kythyn  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


08-01-05   I bought a vpi mk3 with a morch arm,and with the money left ...   76doublebass

08-31-05   I always ask my wife......   Autospec

10-13-05   My plan of attack was to purchase "a class" 7.1 el ...   Jkalman

11-03-05   I subscribe entirely swampwalker's opinion: "in other ...   Sony

11-03-05   Sony i agree that better electronics are more important than ...   Nrchy

11-03-05   In my system,i spent about half my budget on speakers,about ...   Pragmatist

11-03-05   Nrchy, i haven't said that the amplifiers are more important ...   Sony

11-03-05   Intersting comments, sony. there may be something to that. ...   Nrchy


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