Valaskjalf
Novice Member
Hi there,
I'm looking to move away from my current non-existent sound setup (PC connected to TV and making use of its poor speakers) and expanding into my first budget Bookshelf Speakers / Integrated Amp setup. My lounge is relatively small I sit about 2m away from the TV and the speakers will similarly be 2m apart.
I went to one of our local vendors and had a listen to the B&W 606 speakers which has the clarity and instrumental separation I'm looking for - I mostly listen to rock and metal so a balanced sound without any frills is what I'm interested in from the speakers. I'm got them at a 30% discount, but the budget I had in mind for the Amp is slightly out of whack as the B&Ws still are quite expensive (was initially looking at the Klipsch R41M) - the question now is more to get the Amp with the necessary inputs and power at a strict budged. As I mentioned I'm running everything from my PC , so will then make use of a Toslink to hook-up to the amp and that narrows the field to an amp with digital inputs.
With the price range I'm looking at (and the limited availability we have here in South Africa) I was drawn to the Onkyo A-9130. It has the digital IN I need from my TV (As opposed to buying a separate DAC) which is still rare to find over here in this price range.
Long story short....I haven't seen many reviews of the A-9130 even though I've heard very good things about the A-9010/9110. I'm also not sure whether their 60W into 4Ω will be able to drive the suggested 30W - 120W into 8Ω (as per 606 spec sheet). Do any of you have experience with the A-9130? Or can perhaps guide me into whether this amp will combo sufficiently with the speakers?
Any help very much appreciated!
Thanks
CJ
I'm looking to move away from my current non-existent sound setup (PC connected to TV and making use of its poor speakers) and expanding into my first budget Bookshelf Speakers / Integrated Amp setup. My lounge is relatively small I sit about 2m away from the TV and the speakers will similarly be 2m apart.
I went to one of our local vendors and had a listen to the B&W 606 speakers which has the clarity and instrumental separation I'm looking for - I mostly listen to rock and metal so a balanced sound without any frills is what I'm interested in from the speakers. I'm got them at a 30% discount, but the budget I had in mind for the Amp is slightly out of whack as the B&Ws still are quite expensive (was initially looking at the Klipsch R41M) - the question now is more to get the Amp with the necessary inputs and power at a strict budged. As I mentioned I'm running everything from my PC , so will then make use of a Toslink to hook-up to the amp and that narrows the field to an amp with digital inputs.
With the price range I'm looking at (and the limited availability we have here in South Africa) I was drawn to the Onkyo A-9130. It has the digital IN I need from my TV (As opposed to buying a separate DAC) which is still rare to find over here in this price range.
Long story short....I haven't seen many reviews of the A-9130 even though I've heard very good things about the A-9010/9110. I'm also not sure whether their 60W into 4Ω will be able to drive the suggested 30W - 120W into 8Ω (as per 606 spec sheet). Do any of you have experience with the A-9130? Or can perhaps guide me into whether this amp will combo sufficiently with the speakers?
Any help very much appreciated!
Thanks
CJ