davidmoore2607;154429 Wrote: > Hi, > Not quite a true audiophile question but here goes. As info I'm based > in the UK. > > I have a conservatory, roughly 5m by 5m with a wooden floor so as a > room it is pretty sonically challenged. I have a Squeezebox 3 to go > into the room but could do with some opinions (the more the merrier) of > how to go about linking the SB3 into some form of amplifier and > speakers. > > This is going to be a lifestyle room so the minimum of cabling and > hi-fi impact is paramount and preferably white. Also trying not to add > an amp in the equation so really looking at active speakers (budget is > up to £500) only. > > Some of the things I've been looking at are > > Bose Acoustimass 3 (expensive, mixed reviews, there could be other > systems out there cheaper and better, needs an amp!) > > Acoustic Energy Aego M (very good reviews, cheap, will they be > powerful enough) > > JM Focal Labs icub (can't seem to find a supplier, expensive but rave > reviews) > > Yamaha YSP800 (single AV speaker, good reviews for AV, like the idea of > a single speaker (well 26 integral speakers), minimal wiring, easy to > move round room as furniture moved for summer/winter living) > > Genelec 8020 > > > Any comments on these speakers or alternatives?
I had a short listened to the Yamaha at a trade show. And it did not sound very convincing. Ditto for the Bose system - no midrange; just treble and bass! -- tomsi42 SB3, Rotel RC-1070/RB-1070, dynaBel Exact, Kimber Kable 4TC and Timbre. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomsi42's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2477 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29665 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
