iPhone;456107 Wrote: > Looks like an all in one from the limited amount of Internet access I > have this weekend. > > As others have said, don't buy a DAC. It would be a total waste of > money without any gain in system preformance. > > If I was mainly going to switch over to listening to a ripped digital > music collection I would think about the following: > > $500 budget, buy a pair of AudioEngine A5s > > $1500 budget, pair of Vandersteen or Thiel model Ones with a high > current receiver like NAD or Adcom > > $3000 budget, go active speakers only with AVI ADM 9.1s or move up to > Model 2 Thiel or Vandersteen speakers with high current amp or > Receiver. > > I don't really care for the All-in-one model as there are to many > compromises. Rememer that the Duet makes a great source device to drive > either self powered or active speakers needing no other electronics. It > also works will (when using attenuators) to drive and control the volume > to just an amp and nice pair of speakers. So one could buy the best > speakers with as much amp as possible, then later when funds allow, buy > a pre-amp, Tuner, CDP, or whatever other sources on needs. > > Since converting to digital files, I have listened to maybe a dozen CDs > and used my HD Tuner once in the last three years. Also remember that > Internet Radio is available on the Duet so you might find youself not > needing other sources that you might think you have to still have now. > YMMV
Am with iphone. If you are in UK (?) the Audioengine A5s are a steal at £249. Get some decent stands, plug in the Squeezebox and off you go. An easy first step and a simple, clutter free installation too. I have been so impressed with the Audioengine products at their price pont - as have most friends who have listened. If I had more to spend, I would still go the active speaker route. Last timeI picked up a CD was to rip it into Slimserver. -- turbot fiend ------------------------------------------------------------------------ turbot fiend's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22691 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67610
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