SamuraiB
Standard Member
Hello everybody,
I'm in the process of purchasing my first hifi setup ever, and I'm super excited. I am on a bit of a fluid budget, meaning I'd rather spend less, but can spend more if there is a really strong argument for a certain component. Let's say the range is anywhere from 1000 euros (or 1100 usd) to 3200 euros (or about 3500 usd).
I am generally a big fan of second hand, not just for hifi but for just about anything - I love a good deal.
I will use the setup about 50-50 between music and home theater, but care more about the music quality vs movies/TV. I plan to connect my Chromecast audio to the setup and listen to music from my phone via Deezer HiFi.
My main question now is about amps, but happy to get advice on the speaker shortlist or anything else.
I'd like to get a high powered amp, since some of the speakers I've shortlisted are power hungry, plus I want to be able to exploit their full potential.
Below are some of the second hand amps that I found at very good prices, have not listened to any of them so was hoping I could get some of your opinions on them.
Please also mention if you think for the same money I can get equally good or better new gear, I am also OK to go that way.
Rotel RA-10, 12 or 14 for 300 to 600 euros
NAD C352 for 200 euros
NAD C 338 for 400 euros
Rega BRIO R for 400 euros
Rega Elex-R for 600 euros
Naim Nait 5i 500 euros
Cambridge Audio CXA61 for 600 euros
Marantz PM6005 or 6006 for 250 to 350 euros
Musical fidelity xt-100 with CD player for 700 euros
Krell s-300i for 1200 euros
Classe CA 3200 for 2300 euros
And an oldie that I find especially intriguing:
Jeff Rowland Model 112 for 2000 euros
The speakers I have shortlisted second hand are:
Kef ls50 (500 euros)
Klipsch RP-600M (350 euros)
PSB Alpha P5 (350 euros)
Monitor Audio Silver 2 (300 euros)
B&W 606 (500 euros)
Adam a5x (450 euros)
I'm sorry if this seems like a jumble of random equipment, but that's exactly how I approached it. By researching some of the gear online and then trying to match it with what I could find online.
Now just to add this to the mix, I'm also totally fine if someone tells me something on a completely different track, like "save yourself the trouble and spend all the money on a good active speaker like the elac navis arb-51" or "for that money get a Buchardt S400 or S400 and pair it with a cheap amp", happy to hear all your thoughts.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Samurai
I'm in the process of purchasing my first hifi setup ever, and I'm super excited. I am on a bit of a fluid budget, meaning I'd rather spend less, but can spend more if there is a really strong argument for a certain component. Let's say the range is anywhere from 1000 euros (or 1100 usd) to 3200 euros (or about 3500 usd).
I am generally a big fan of second hand, not just for hifi but for just about anything - I love a good deal.
I will use the setup about 50-50 between music and home theater, but care more about the music quality vs movies/TV. I plan to connect my Chromecast audio to the setup and listen to music from my phone via Deezer HiFi.
My main question now is about amps, but happy to get advice on the speaker shortlist or anything else.
I'd like to get a high powered amp, since some of the speakers I've shortlisted are power hungry, plus I want to be able to exploit their full potential.
Below are some of the second hand amps that I found at very good prices, have not listened to any of them so was hoping I could get some of your opinions on them.
Please also mention if you think for the same money I can get equally good or better new gear, I am also OK to go that way.
Rotel RA-10, 12 or 14 for 300 to 600 euros
NAD C352 for 200 euros
NAD C 338 for 400 euros
Rega BRIO R for 400 euros
Rega Elex-R for 600 euros
Naim Nait 5i 500 euros
Cambridge Audio CXA61 for 600 euros
Marantz PM6005 or 6006 for 250 to 350 euros
Musical fidelity xt-100 with CD player for 700 euros
Krell s-300i for 1200 euros
Classe CA 3200 for 2300 euros
And an oldie that I find especially intriguing:
Jeff Rowland Model 112 for 2000 euros
The speakers I have shortlisted second hand are:
Kef ls50 (500 euros)
Klipsch RP-600M (350 euros)
PSB Alpha P5 (350 euros)
Monitor Audio Silver 2 (300 euros)
B&W 606 (500 euros)
Adam a5x (450 euros)
I'm sorry if this seems like a jumble of random equipment, but that's exactly how I approached it. By researching some of the gear online and then trying to match it with what I could find online.
Now just to add this to the mix, I'm also totally fine if someone tells me something on a completely different track, like "save yourself the trouble and spend all the money on a good active speaker like the elac navis arb-51" or "for that money get a Buchardt S400 or S400 and pair it with a cheap amp", happy to hear all your thoughts.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Samurai