Happy hunting and you have worked hard to get a new system.enjoy that part of your life.
I hope I made good choices with new gear. Comments?
(Subtitled: Rabbit holes can run deep)
Synergy and such. It always worries me as I don’t have time for much trial and error.
Some of this appears in a recent thread elsewhere but it was getting off topic.
This all started out by me wanting a new TV. So I bought an LG 77" C5 OLED model. Well, then I decided I might as well redo the room it’s going in so that’s almost done.
Gee, then I figured I need a new DVD player, a 4K one. I bought a Panasonic DP-UB820-K for that. It reads like it’s a pretty good unit for picture and sound. Of course with the long cable run from the TV to the rack holding the audio gear and DVD player, I would need a 30’ or so optical HDMI cable. Also long audio cables from the TV to the rack.
My main audio system is also in the same room the TV is in. It’s mostly equipment I bought 36 years ago, save for the CD players. The amps are getting old and nobody around here works on them. So I purchased a pair of Cambridge Audio Edge M monoblocks. I figured I would use my old Harmon Kardon Citation 25 preamp with them. It’s compatible and still works. Nah, I ordered a Parasound Halo JC 2BP preamplifier today. Hey, those new components have XLR inputs and outputs! I bought some Audioquest Red River XLR cables for that.
No way am I going to just plug all of this stuff into wall outlets. I bought a pair of APC BR1500MS2 uninterruptible power supplies to protect against power surges and brownouts. These do not provide enough battery power to run for any length of time but we have an emergency standby generator that kicks in in less than 10 seconds so it’s not an issue.
With all the new gear, I need someplace comfortable to sit. I found a good set of wing chairs on sale on the ’net. Also got a nice small narrow table to put between them to hold remotes and a drink. My new gear also needs a nice place to sit so I also purchased a Salamander Designs rack for it.
New and much longer SP6 speaker cables are currently on the burn-in machine at Morrow Audio.
All of this started with wanting a new TV and it just kept going, LOL! Oh well. Did I miss anything? Did I get anything that’s not going to work well together? I did as much research as I could and it was quite a bit. Ya never know though.
Any and all input is greatly appreciated! Thank you all.
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@toddsyr -I hear you! |
OP at this point, i hope you do not have buyers remorse buy once cry once.... complete the complement of Parasound JC5. that may be an end game combo. I have owned Cambridge gear in the past and they are OK but in the league of Para sound. that's my opinion only. your speakers are great sounding speakers. if they fit you end game picture, keep it
good luck YMMV |
Thanks Joey. I think I'm not only going to be happy, but ecstatic. This gear is a big step up from what I'm accustomed to. I'll be 60 in June so this is my end game, It's the best stuff I could find for what I wanted to spend. Eventually I'll get a new higher end CD player and that $1100 Panasonic 4K DVD player and then I'm done. Thank you for complimenting my speakers. I do love them. When I bought them I tried to buy a sub for them. The salesman wouldn't sell me one because he said it was not only unnecessary but that it would degrade my bass sound. He told me to try them out for a while and then if I still wanted a sub he would then sell me one. That was for the L100t's I bought, I dunno, 43 years ago? I have never wanted for more bass, ever. Later I bought the set of L100t3's. Love those too! |
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