escaladiez
Novice Member
Hi, my first post here, and hoping someone can help.
I have a 9m x 5m room, tiled floor, wooden ceiling, stone walls, speaker placement is limited to one position on either side of a large French window, and close to the wall. There are plenty of soft furnishings in the room.
The current equipment is a Cyrus 3 with PSX & Dynaudio audience 30's. I'm using a Denon streaming device to feed the system with airplay.
One of the Dynaudios got knocked off its stand and the tweeter is busted, so I need a replacement. The equipment is over 20 years old. I listen to mostly acoustic guitar, Jazz & R&B. I was never fully satisfied with the Dynaudios, the treble was harsh & there was limited bass. The amp seems OK.
I was going to replace the Dynaudios with a pair of bookshelf speakers but am wondering if I could do better.
Specifically should I upgrade the amplifier? I'm wondering if 20 years on, there is a better option, so in summary I'm looking for a recommendation for an airplay capable amplifier (but I can feed an amp with the Denon I already have) and compatible speakers. For example would the Denon DRA800H offer an improvement over the Cyrus?
Auditioning the equipment is not an option since I live in the middle of nowhere in France. As to budget, I'm retired and not exactly flush, but I'll spend for a good result.
Any help much appreciated
I have a 9m x 5m room, tiled floor, wooden ceiling, stone walls, speaker placement is limited to one position on either side of a large French window, and close to the wall. There are plenty of soft furnishings in the room.
The current equipment is a Cyrus 3 with PSX & Dynaudio audience 30's. I'm using a Denon streaming device to feed the system with airplay.
One of the Dynaudios got knocked off its stand and the tweeter is busted, so I need a replacement. The equipment is over 20 years old. I listen to mostly acoustic guitar, Jazz & R&B. I was never fully satisfied with the Dynaudios, the treble was harsh & there was limited bass. The amp seems OK.
I was going to replace the Dynaudios with a pair of bookshelf speakers but am wondering if I could do better.
Specifically should I upgrade the amplifier? I'm wondering if 20 years on, there is a better option, so in summary I'm looking for a recommendation for an airplay capable amplifier (but I can feed an amp with the Denon I already have) and compatible speakers. For example would the Denon DRA800H offer an improvement over the Cyrus?
Auditioning the equipment is not an option since I live in the middle of nowhere in France. As to budget, I'm retired and not exactly flush, but I'll spend for a good result.
Any help much appreciated