parcelmonkey
Established Member
After much thought, deliberation, confusion & reading, Im close to purchasing some hi-fi. My budget will be up to £3k. For an amp Im considering Quad 909 connected directly to Audiolabs new MDAC as reviews seem to be positive for both items. As they both are owned by IAG Im hoping for some good matching of tonality.
I will be streaming FLAC files from a NAS through a streamer [probably sonos or similar] as I cant afford Linns DS ranges! I know the MDAC is too new for anyone to really comment but in reality Im happy to purchase the Quad first and then demo from there unless someone suggests otherwise as all reviews point to the Quad performing brilliantly on all levels.
Its the speakers which are causing problems. I know for £3k I wont get everything and there will be compromises which I will have to live with. What I like is clarity, openness, great midrange and involving musicality. What I dislike is loose boomy bass, harshness and or a flat sound.
My room is 12x14 and the speakers will sight about 7 feet apart from each other outside of a chimney breast and about 8 feet away from where I will sit. Floor is a suspended wooden affair.
Speakers earmarked for demo as follows:
Epos Epic 5
Spendor A5
Wharfedale Diamond 10.7
Wharfedale Jade
PMC GB1is
B&W CM8s
Im hoping to get speakers S/H wherever possible as it will free up some of the budget for cables and NAS etc.
Does anyone think floorstanders will over dominate my room size and standmounts would be better?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated as to whether my choices so far are good ones. My music tastes are so eclectic they range from prodigy to female vocal, classical to rave and most things in between!
Cheers people for any input .
Regards Ade
I will be streaming FLAC files from a NAS through a streamer [probably sonos or similar] as I cant afford Linns DS ranges! I know the MDAC is too new for anyone to really comment but in reality Im happy to purchase the Quad first and then demo from there unless someone suggests otherwise as all reviews point to the Quad performing brilliantly on all levels.
Its the speakers which are causing problems. I know for £3k I wont get everything and there will be compromises which I will have to live with. What I like is clarity, openness, great midrange and involving musicality. What I dislike is loose boomy bass, harshness and or a flat sound.
My room is 12x14 and the speakers will sight about 7 feet apart from each other outside of a chimney breast and about 8 feet away from where I will sit. Floor is a suspended wooden affair.
Speakers earmarked for demo as follows:
Epos Epic 5
Spendor A5
Wharfedale Diamond 10.7
Wharfedale Jade
PMC GB1is
B&W CM8s
Im hoping to get speakers S/H wherever possible as it will free up some of the budget for cables and NAS etc.
Does anyone think floorstanders will over dominate my room size and standmounts would be better?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated as to whether my choices so far are good ones. My music tastes are so eclectic they range from prodigy to female vocal, classical to rave and most things in between!
Cheers people for any input .
Regards Ade