Bought a system without auditioning, thoughts?


Long story but I ended up buying a system without auditioning a single component and haven’t set it up, what are your thoughts? Technic SL 1210 GR, nagaoka mp-500, eversolo dmp-a6, pass labs xp 17, pass labs int-250, klipsch forte iv, Cardas clear Cygnus speaker cable, Cardas clear interconnects, Cardas clear Cygnus phono cable.  I know I don’t need the int-250 for the klipsch but got a great deal.

jshira

@jshira 

Definitely post your impressions once you get settled in

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Please do....inquiring minds want to know! 

 

New KLH Model 7 speakers coming out soon can be placed near front wall and should match well with your Pass as well.

Hard to imagine it will sound bad.  But you have set yourself up for a lot of post-purchase tweaks and swaps so probably not the most cost efficient way of doing it.  Nonetheless, that looks like a hell of a fun time to set up! 

The Cardas where a good middle ground on price I was willing to pay and some of the reviews I read is that they lean a bit warm.  To be honest you can read so much about cables and I walked away from that rabbit hole feeling like Cardas would be right for me.

The Cygnus and standard Clear are not overly warm, more on the side of neutral.

If any of your gear is new, you are going to appreciate the speakers, amplification, cables a bit more after everything has settled in place for a few months of play time.  Seriously, give it time before making any quick judgements or changes, fwiw.