New to this hobby please help me


Hi all i’m unsure on what speakers to get i have a marantz sr5011 my budget is 4,000 for floor standing speakers.  I found a local deal on some golden ear technology t66 the red ones for$3800.  But how do i pick without the ability to listen to other brands kef sonus faber etc!!   Is golden ear even good what suggestions do you have on hearing lots of brands under one roof.  My listening is 50 percent music 50 percent movies.  

wizzard

Hello all The t66 golden ears are in my living room !!!! absolutely sounding great ! My marantz SR 5011 seems to be working fine so far with these speakers despite comments that it won’t work,  However i’m assuming a better amp will produce even better sound yes no maybe ?? Thanks for all the great responses so far 

@wizzard  I’m glad you like them! What color? I’ve had Triton 7s, Triton 2s, still have SuperSat 60s and 3s as well as 4 SuperSub X in my TV room. They are fantastic speakers so fear not. Your SR5011 is more than enough for the T66. It’s only driving the highs and mids as the bass and LFE are handled by the internal subs.

Save that money for some room treatments or some SuperSat 3s for surround and height channels. Enjoy!

@nondemo They are santa monica red !  I’m unsure how i would figure out what room treatments i would need ? how do people figure that out? 

It would help to add photos to a Virtual System in your profile to get an idea of what you're dealing with. 

I’m unsure how i would figure out what room treatments i would ne