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In Reply to: Starting from scratch which piece of the system do you put in place first? posted by ppopp on December 2, 2016 at 14:01:29:
It easiest if I just list what I am most thankful for in the sound I do have now. This was a limited budget over time, a morphing. Also my musical education and listening skills have changed for the better too. I have attended RMAF 10 years straight and pretty much have seen it all. The most memorable product one year was not the $250,000 MBL system, but a set of floor-standing 2-ways with Revelator drivers for $1500. Caveat emptor.1. Room. I have a basement for listening. Priceless.
2. Speakers--whatever sounds best to you. But I would suggest full range, even if headphones. I play bass. Love Bach organ. I need full range. So I have sub/sat setup. (I want to upgrade to GR Research DIY line array, when time/$ allows). Subs used, US made Golden (Denver)7 cubic ft 12" woofer (old school ported baffle design)Solid 1.5" thick Cherry tops $60 pair on CL. Sats are mission 2 ways I picked up and refomed, about 25 including foam. Stand ins are New Vifa tower (Dennis Murphy)I built myself.
3.Source. I was poor (or wife restricted), and building a system took time. I found vinyl to be the best source due to used market thrift stores, but in a larger city (Denver). I built a collection and started with about 25 older albums in so-so to bad shape I had from high school. Now have around 1000, but paid on average about 1.00 an album. Jazz and classical listeners, I learned, take the best care of vinyl. My playback is a Thorens TD 160 (free from a friend). Have CD's and player too. But I was able to greatly expand my collection with vinyl.
4. Power and switching. Dependent on speaker choice to large degree, but more efficient speakers allow for wider range of choices. Again, thrift store find, Mac 4100 vintage receiver. $35. NM condition. Stand in anything, big black Yamaha currently, used $19.
And the most important element in design is synergy. I have a system now, that would have been good--25 years ago. But many might be surprised how satisfying a system from 25 years ago can actually be;-)
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