Tal00
Novice Member
Hello,
I'm hoping that I could have some advice regarding what components to buy.
I have a hearing deficiency in low frequencies, Meniere's syndrome (This is the opposite type of hearing loss one usually gets with old age where the high frequencies diminish). So this means I like my music with rich bass
My budget is around $1400 Canadian dollars including tax and shipping. My preference is to buy used stuff in good condition to save some money and be able to afford better stuff for the same price.
I'M my area I was able to find two interesting options for speakers:
1) KLIPSCH R26F Tower Speakers - PAIR
$580.00 - like new in open box
2) Monitor Audio Bronze BR5 Tower Speakers
$600.00 - mint condition used.
As far as amplifiers:
1)Marantz pm7001 integrated amp
$400.00 used in mint condition.
2)NAD C 326BEE Integrated Stereo Amplifier
$450.00 used in mint condition.
3) Nad 316 bee for $300
I'm not sure the NADs will be able to power those speakers.
I hear that the Marantz being a "warm sounding" amp will pair well with the "clinical sounding" Monitor Audio speakers.
I also have a 1980s Technics turn-table and having a built-in grounded pre-amp in the amplifier will be nice.
A headphone jack is always good as well
For playing digital media I'm thinking of using my 7 year old MacMini (it has 4GB of RAM) and only has Windows 7 Pro installed on it. No Mac OS installed at all. Can connect it to a DAC using a USB or an optical connection (although I am not sure it actually works). I have an apple music subscription and will have to use iTunes to play the music. So I need a suggestion regarding which DAC to get.
1) Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100 $315 CND brand new.
2) Audioquest BEETLE DAC Optical Bluetooth USB Digital-to-Analog Converter $280 CND brand new.
Finally:
What about:
1)
NAD C 338
Stereo integrated amplifier with built-in DAC, Wi-Fi®, and Bluetooth® $1015 brand new but includes a DAC so it saves some $$
2) NAD D 3020 V2
Stereo integrated amplifier with built-in DAC and Bluetooth® but only 30Wx2. $565 CND
Sorry for such a long list of questions.
I would really appriciate all your advice.
Tal
I'm hoping that I could have some advice regarding what components to buy.
I have a hearing deficiency in low frequencies, Meniere's syndrome (This is the opposite type of hearing loss one usually gets with old age where the high frequencies diminish). So this means I like my music with rich bass
My budget is around $1400 Canadian dollars including tax and shipping. My preference is to buy used stuff in good condition to save some money and be able to afford better stuff for the same price.
I'M my area I was able to find two interesting options for speakers:
1) KLIPSCH R26F Tower Speakers - PAIR
$580.00 - like new in open box
2) Monitor Audio Bronze BR5 Tower Speakers
$600.00 - mint condition used.
As far as amplifiers:
1)Marantz pm7001 integrated amp
$400.00 used in mint condition.
2)NAD C 326BEE Integrated Stereo Amplifier
$450.00 used in mint condition.
3) Nad 316 bee for $300
I'm not sure the NADs will be able to power those speakers.
I hear that the Marantz being a "warm sounding" amp will pair well with the "clinical sounding" Monitor Audio speakers.
I also have a 1980s Technics turn-table and having a built-in grounded pre-amp in the amplifier will be nice.
A headphone jack is always good as well
For playing digital media I'm thinking of using my 7 year old MacMini (it has 4GB of RAM) and only has Windows 7 Pro installed on it. No Mac OS installed at all. Can connect it to a DAC using a USB or an optical connection (although I am not sure it actually works). I have an apple music subscription and will have to use iTunes to play the music. So I need a suggestion regarding which DAC to get.
1) Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100 $315 CND brand new.
2) Audioquest BEETLE DAC Optical Bluetooth USB Digital-to-Analog Converter $280 CND brand new.
Finally:
What about:
1)
NAD C 338
Stereo integrated amplifier with built-in DAC, Wi-Fi®, and Bluetooth® $1015 brand new but includes a DAC so it saves some $$
2) NAD D 3020 V2
Stereo integrated amplifier with built-in DAC and Bluetooth® but only 30Wx2. $565 CND
Sorry for such a long list of questions.
I would really appriciate all your advice.
Tal