I am in the process of building a sound system for my computer room. It measures about 17x14 ft. Currently I am using a pair of cheap gaming headphones. I would like to graduate to a high performance / price system that gives me good stereo sound and good headphone sound for late at night when I cant use the speakers. The only thing I will be connecting this system to is my computer via an optical cable.
Right now I am looking at the following:
Marantz PM 6005 Amp with built in DAC
Monitor Audio BX-2 Speakers
Partington Super Dreadnought Speaker stands
Sennheiser HD600 Headphones
I am not someone who plans on blasting the volume of these speakers. I am after balance and clarity. Just hoping for a solid sound system that will last. I would rather not have various units on my desk like a separate dac, separate amp etc. I like the all in one aspect of the PM6005 for its simplicity and the fact that I am really not an audio guy... after I buy this system I will use it until it breaks. As far as music taste I typically listen to classical and movie scores. I don't plan on doing surround sound at all.
Do you guys think the above system will get me to a pretty good representation of what the music was intended to sound like?
Also what options should I be looking at as far as finishing the system. I know I will need speaker cables. Any in particular... certain guage etc? Should I be looking for a good quality speaker cable or just a certain guage of wire? And should I get some sort of surge protector like a tripp lite isobar... or some sort of audio specific surge protector? Also when mounting those speakers to the speaker stands... are there any types of pads I should consider etc.
At this point I think the above is what I will end up purchasing unless you guys think I have a mismatched system or should go with something else. The biggest issue I have right now is I dont know what I dont know so I think I need to defer to more experienced people before I pull the trigger on it.
Thanks
Right now I am looking at the following:
Marantz PM 6005 Amp with built in DAC
Monitor Audio BX-2 Speakers
Partington Super Dreadnought Speaker stands
Sennheiser HD600 Headphones
I am not someone who plans on blasting the volume of these speakers. I am after balance and clarity. Just hoping for a solid sound system that will last. I would rather not have various units on my desk like a separate dac, separate amp etc. I like the all in one aspect of the PM6005 for its simplicity and the fact that I am really not an audio guy... after I buy this system I will use it until it breaks. As far as music taste I typically listen to classical and movie scores. I don't plan on doing surround sound at all.
Do you guys think the above system will get me to a pretty good representation of what the music was intended to sound like?
Also what options should I be looking at as far as finishing the system. I know I will need speaker cables. Any in particular... certain guage etc? Should I be looking for a good quality speaker cable or just a certain guage of wire? And should I get some sort of surge protector like a tripp lite isobar... or some sort of audio specific surge protector? Also when mounting those speakers to the speaker stands... are there any types of pads I should consider etc.
At this point I think the above is what I will end up purchasing unless you guys think I have a mismatched system or should go with something else. The biggest issue I have right now is I dont know what I dont know so I think I need to defer to more experienced people before I pull the trigger on it.
Thanks