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

@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

@wizzard Awesome choice! Those are the ones I demo'd and they were fantastic! Congrats! As far as figuring out room treatments, I like the "stuff of life" concept. That's basically having a "normal" living space. If you clap your hands loudly and can hear echoing or unpleasant rigging, then you can add some room treatments. I used to build my own but got sick of the hassle and went with GIK Acoustics. They have a pretty good knowledge base on their website: https://www.gikacoustics.com/blogs/knowledge-base

I wouldn't go nuts and definitely DO NOT spend a ton of money trying to hit their "recommended coverage", but a few diffusers and absorbers at the first reflection points would be good enough to start. The T66 has pretty good linearity so you don't need to worry too much about off-axis sound changing the tonality of the direct sound. Erin from Erin's Audio Corner and Matt Poes from Poes Acoustics have great YouTube channels discussing everything you'll need to know to get "hooked" in this hobby. Check them out! Otherwise, get to listening and relax, you have fantastic gear!