The only comment I have about Nikki's response is to agree with the MMG's wanting current. I own the MMG's right now. I'm not thrilled with them however. I'm feeding them about 90 watts at 4 ohms and it just doesn't bring the speakers to life I don't think. Unless you can feed them tons of power, I would stay away from them personally. They also need to be pulled WAY out into the room to have a good soundstage and imaging. But if you want a transparent sound, by all means, jump on the maggies. You'll like them from that aspect.
Need component recommendations for 1,000 system?
I want to put together a system for around $1,000. It will be in a 13x16x7.5 room. I listen to all types of music. I need it to be a DVD based system. Right now for the heart of the system I'm looking at a Sony DVD player that has SACD capability that I can pick up for $250. So I need recommendations for the amplification, speakers, interconnects and speaker wires. I know it's a tall order for $750 but I just wanted to know if quality audio can be had in this price range. Thanks for your help.
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Greetings "Makersmark", This is a challenge, but a fun one though! Let's see what we can come up with right here on AudiogoN (well, besides your CD/DVD/SACD player, almost everything). Okay, so you already have your sights on an CD/DVD/SACD player. I will take a guess and say that it is the Sony DVP-NS755V | Black Single Disc Progressive Scan DVD/SACD | Save $50! Was $299.99, Now: $249.99 | Plus, get $50 toward Crutchfield gear! | Single-disc player progressive-scan video output 108MHz/12-bit video DAC Precision Cinema Progressive de-interlacer with 3-2 pulldown processing built-in Dolby Digital/DTS decoder plays CD-Rs, CD-RWS, Super Audio CDs. From Crutchfield, right? Now that that's out of the way, let's see what we can find for the rest of your system... INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER - Cambridge A500 POWER AMP OPTION #1 - Audio Source AMP-2 POWER AMP OPTION #2 - Adcom 535 Mk II PREAMPLIFIER OPTION - Audcom AP-110 LOUDSPEAKERS - JMlab Chorus 706 SPKR OPTION - Magnepan MMG Make sure that the amplifier you choose is compatible with the MMGs. SPKR OPTION - JMlab TANTAL-509 SPKR OPTION - Paradigm Monitor 9 POSSIBLE OPT - Tyler Acoustics TRM SPEAKER CABLES - D.H. Labs Silver Sonic T-14 Even costs less non-terminated. INTERCONNECTS - D.H. Labs Silver Sonic BL-1 Series II POSSIBLE OPT - D.H. Labs Silver Sonic REVELATION ACCESSORY OPTION - Audience Auric Illuminator I hope you're having as much fun as I've had helping you put together a $1,000 system! H a p p y s h o p p i n g ! Best regards, -Donald W ENTERPRISES NORTHWEST - Portland, OR USA "High End Audio That Is Music To Your Ears" | www.wenterprisesnw.com | [email protected] | |
I just wanted to thank everyone for their thoughtful recommendations. You've really given me a great deal to think about. I especially want to thank Donald at W Enterprises Northwest for all the work he put into his recommmendation. Anyone looking for a good dealer couldn't go wrong with Donald. I would also like to thank Celestial Audio for e-mailing me with a very generous offer. Another great dealer. I'll be sure to let everyone know what I decide. Maybe a good thread to start would be for everybody to tell about their good experience with a dealer. After my experience here with two great guys I'm sure others have had similar experiences. Thanks again. |
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