Jebbenezer
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Hey guys,
I shall try and be as concise as possible but apologies for the inevitably long post. I shall add a TLR at the bottom!
I am on the verge of finishing my GCSEs, and assuming the results are up to scratch I will be getting some money from my parents as a well done present, as it were.
My parents have been so desperate to try and give me a tangible incentive to work that they have been rather generous (!) with the amount of money on offer.
My budget is probably going to be about 250 to 400 pounds, but the figure I am working with is 300, so please bear this in mind
I want to spend it on a system that will:
The music I listen to will vary from acoustic stuff to metal, but my taste is primarily hard, alternative rock; think Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, G'n'R, Feeder.
It needs to stretch from acoustic to metal though, as I have an incredibly varied music taste.
As heretical as this sounds I do not need a CD player, all my music is digital *sound of true audiophiles slitting their wrists*. I'm afraid this is the reality of teenagers now adays, or so it would appear to me, anyway.
Most of my music is 320kbps MP3, and the stuff I really like I've got as FLAC, so hopefully that should be okay for good sound quality.
Just a heads up, what I've got at the moment is a Monitor Audio I-Deck (2 Speakers, Amp/iPod dock) which I bought a few years ago for the sum of 100 quid (my pound sign doesn't work on my keyboard, apologies!), but to say it's dying would be an understatement!
I've got a cheap 30 quid creative sound card in my PC.
Here is what much forum lurking and investigation has led me to -
A fatman itube valve amplifier and iPod dock
Paired with a pair of tannoy mercury F1s
So, question number one: is this any good? Would this be the best I could do for the money?
Question number two: what would YOU recommend (amp / iPod dock / speakers) for 300 quid that could do the above?
Question number three: I know my soundcard is far from ideal, but when i'm running my pc through it would it be sufficient or will i need to invest in a better soundcard and spend less on the actual system?
I am a complete hi-fi noob, realistically, and this is the most helpful and knowledgeable collection of people I have come across in my search, who's collective experience probably literally stretches to thousands of years , so please help me, and I shall be eternally grateful and make sure I post pictures of the final system in all its glory!
Many thanks in advance,
Arthur
TLR I have 300 quid. What should I get that will do iPod/Computer in the form of Amp/iPod dock/bookshelf speakers?
I shall try and be as concise as possible but apologies for the inevitably long post. I shall add a TLR at the bottom!
I am on the verge of finishing my GCSEs, and assuming the results are up to scratch I will be getting some money from my parents as a well done present, as it were.
My parents have been so desperate to try and give me a tangible incentive to work that they have been rather generous (!) with the amount of money on offer.
My budget is probably going to be about 250 to 400 pounds, but the figure I am working with is 300, so please bear this in mind
I want to spend it on a system that will:
- Play my iPod
- Use my computer as an input
- Be loud enough for potential parties
- Use bookshelf speakers, as it will be on my desk (it's huge so bags of room, don't take width of components or anything of the like into consideration)
The music I listen to will vary from acoustic stuff to metal, but my taste is primarily hard, alternative rock; think Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, G'n'R, Feeder.
It needs to stretch from acoustic to metal though, as I have an incredibly varied music taste.
As heretical as this sounds I do not need a CD player, all my music is digital *sound of true audiophiles slitting their wrists*. I'm afraid this is the reality of teenagers now adays, or so it would appear to me, anyway.
Most of my music is 320kbps MP3, and the stuff I really like I've got as FLAC, so hopefully that should be okay for good sound quality.
Just a heads up, what I've got at the moment is a Monitor Audio I-Deck (2 Speakers, Amp/iPod dock) which I bought a few years ago for the sum of 100 quid (my pound sign doesn't work on my keyboard, apologies!), but to say it's dying would be an understatement!
I've got a cheap 30 quid creative sound card in my PC.
Here is what much forum lurking and investigation has led me to -
A fatman itube valve amplifier and iPod dock
Paired with a pair of tannoy mercury F1s
So, question number one: is this any good? Would this be the best I could do for the money?
Question number two: what would YOU recommend (amp / iPod dock / speakers) for 300 quid that could do the above?
Question number three: I know my soundcard is far from ideal, but when i'm running my pc through it would it be sufficient or will i need to invest in a better soundcard and spend less on the actual system?
I am a complete hi-fi noob, realistically, and this is the most helpful and knowledgeable collection of people I have come across in my search, who's collective experience probably literally stretches to thousands of years , so please help me, and I shall be eternally grateful and make sure I post pictures of the final system in all its glory!
Many thanks in advance,
Arthur
TLR I have 300 quid. What should I get that will do iPod/Computer in the form of Amp/iPod dock/bookshelf speakers?