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Here's a very minimalist and cost-efffective litte system I put together in the apartment I am spending my next yeatr in away from my trusty home system (Accuphase based, pictured somewhere else in this thread). The system consists of SB3-> Creek OBH-21 Headphone Amp -> Audioengine5 active speakers. On the left on the floor is the Grado RS-1 that I also use on occasion. On counted occasions, I must say I am amazed by the performance of the little Audioengine5. Away from view, behind the couch, is an Athena subwoofer that I got a tad worried the Audiengine bass may be lacking - but the subwoofer is turned to volume level 1 and to just kick in under 60Hz, so it's basically unused. >From those interested in cables, the noteworthy and in my opinion truly advisable addition is the Analysis Plus Oval 12 between the left speaker (which has the amp built in) and the right speaker - I like spade connectors, and the included generic cheap cable in the A5 set did not inspire confidence. The Oval 12 makes a difference. It was a special online and I got it for $50 or so, and it looks much better. :-) Between the SB3 and the Creek OBH-21 I run the Cardas Quadlink 5 I had at home, and I upgraded the cable between the Cardas and the Audioengine5 with Analysis Plus Silver Oval. Nothing esoteric, would be out of balance in a system like this. The result is a system that allows me to truly enjoy my entire music collection far from home, and in fact thoroughly enjoy it. Which is fantastic, because one does listen to more music away from the everyday distractions of the household (like a wife that demands occasional attention :-) The SB3-Audioengine5 combo is a truly fantastic thing for people in my situation - true high quality, musical, defined, analytical, open sound for less than $700. Wow. It's a great time to be an audiphile. I still miss my home system, though, but this is a smart investment - I'll take it home and set it up elsewhere. +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename: simplesystem.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3548| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- pablolie ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19817 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
