What matters most is how well you choose your stuff to play
well in your room in a way that sounds good to you. Good
quality gear need not cost much these days. It will cost
more in general to get full extended bass in larger rooms.
If your room is not large and good bass down to 40-50 hz or
so is good enough (it often is)you can assemble a top notch
digital source system easily for $2000 or less. Way less
is possible with patience especially if used is considered.
Its not hard to get excellent sound in most smaller rooms
with a little knowledge and patience. Larger rooms are
bigger patients. Most very expensive systems that are also
good values will tend to be geared towards larger rooms.
You don't need that in a smaller room. You can get most of
what the best can offer for a smaller room for not much
these days, at least on the grand scale of "high
end" audio. You have to be smart about how you go
about it though. Throwing money at the problem alone
assures nothing.
well in your room in a way that sounds good to you. Good
quality gear need not cost much these days. It will cost
more in general to get full extended bass in larger rooms.
If your room is not large and good bass down to 40-50 hz or
so is good enough (it often is)you can assemble a top notch
digital source system easily for $2000 or less. Way less
is possible with patience especially if used is considered.
Its not hard to get excellent sound in most smaller rooms
with a little knowledge and patience. Larger rooms are
bigger patients. Most very expensive systems that are also
good values will tend to be geared towards larger rooms.
You don't need that in a smaller room. You can get most of
what the best can offer for a smaller room for not much
these days, at least on the grand scale of "high
end" audio. You have to be smart about how you go
about it though. Throwing money at the problem alone
assures nothing.