Hello Kind People, hope you are well. I am looking to get back into hifi with a starter system. I appreciate sound is subjective, but love to get your opinions, especially those who have IO.
Looking to audition the Rega IO amp, that is intended for my home office circa 3m x 3m. Main source will probably be my MacBook pro 2015, listening to spotify. The speakers I am using are my monitor Audio silver 5I. Nominal Impedance 8 Ohm, Recommended Amplifier Power 30 WattOutput Level (SPL) 108.5 dB, Sensitivity 89 dB, I had them for years (probably 15 years) as part of my front speakers of my AV system, now no more - Would todays budget speakers out shine them? I read rave reviews of the Wharfdale diamond 12.1 by Darko, watching the video and i am tempted, or would anyone recommend any other speakers - Damn hifi wants you to spend money......
I will probably need to out lay for the following:
budget dac? the hifi shop will use a dragonfly red in the audition.
Speaker cable? what are good these days on a budget to mid price point?
If you do add your thoughts, i thank you in advance. Cheers
Looking to audition the Rega IO amp, that is intended for my home office circa 3m x 3m. Main source will probably be my MacBook pro 2015, listening to spotify. The speakers I am using are my monitor Audio silver 5I. Nominal Impedance 8 Ohm, Recommended Amplifier Power 30 WattOutput Level (SPL) 108.5 dB, Sensitivity 89 dB, I had them for years (probably 15 years) as part of my front speakers of my AV system, now no more - Would todays budget speakers out shine them? I read rave reviews of the Wharfdale diamond 12.1 by Darko, watching the video and i am tempted, or would anyone recommend any other speakers - Damn hifi wants you to spend money......
I will probably need to out lay for the following:
budget dac? the hifi shop will use a dragonfly red in the audition.
Speaker cable? what are good these days on a budget to mid price point?
If you do add your thoughts, i thank you in advance. Cheers
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