OldSheldon
Novice Member
Hello to all! Long time reader - first time poster here
Decided to create an account and start this topic, as after a really long journey and going through tons of headphones I finally have a place to setup a stereo system, but obviously it is far from optimal. I'm hoping to receive some pointers here
So to the point - first of all the room - I would say medium sized (9m x 5m), additionally opened to the kitchen which adds additional 10m2. Ceiling is open and reaches 5m. And of course the decor is quite minimalistic - no carpets, drapes, and other acoustic friendly elements As a result there is some reverberation. The listening area is rather standard - speakers would be 2,5-3m apart, and about 3m from the listening position. It looks like this:
I've tested some equipment in the home (nad c368 + kef 950) and while I love the signature, I think there is a lot to be gained, especially in the lower freqs, as the room was definitely getting in the way. I've shortlisted some equipment I'm thinking about, and would love If you could help me reduce the list even further, as I'd prefer not to spend next 2 years buying and selling equipment (dealers here are not very eager to send equipment for testing in home) - rather listen to music My Sources will be TV for movies and games (50% of usage time), and Apple Music for the music part - so no high res requirements. For amp I'm looking into simplicity - HDMI input for tv, airplay for music, preferably one box and that's it I've listed following units:
Decided to create an account and start this topic, as after a really long journey and going through tons of headphones I finally have a place to setup a stereo system, but obviously it is far from optimal. I'm hoping to receive some pointers here
So to the point - first of all the room - I would say medium sized (9m x 5m), additionally opened to the kitchen which adds additional 10m2. Ceiling is open and reaches 5m. And of course the decor is quite minimalistic - no carpets, drapes, and other acoustic friendly elements As a result there is some reverberation. The listening area is rather standard - speakers would be 2,5-3m apart, and about 3m from the listening position. It looks like this:
I've tested some equipment in the home (nad c368 + kef 950) and while I love the signature, I think there is a lot to be gained, especially in the lower freqs, as the room was definitely getting in the way. I've shortlisted some equipment I'm thinking about, and would love If you could help me reduce the list even further, as I'd prefer not to spend next 2 years buying and selling equipment (dealers here are not very eager to send equipment for testing in home) - rather listen to music My Sources will be TV for movies and games (50% of usage time), and Apple Music for the music part - so no high res requirements. For amp I'm looking into simplicity - HDMI input for tv, airplay for music, preferably one box and that's it I've listed following units:
- Powernode - cheapest one that fits the bill
- Lyngdorf TDAI-1120 - probably the one I'm most interested in, as it brings also room correction.
- NAD C399 + BluOS MDC2 - most powerful unit, also with Dirac.
- Kefs Q950 and R5/R7
- Elac Carinas FS
- B&W 603S2 AE
- Kefs LS50meta and R3 + KC62
- Lyngdorf MH-2 + BW-3
- Buchardt S400 MK2 + sub