My favorite rock speakers were the bose 901 vI once I got the bass locked in. hanging from the ceiling 2'x2'x2' down and in from the corners. driven by a 55wpc realistic receiver.LOL the tens of thousands I've blown trying to match that level of satisfaction with hi end gear.
Great Rock System on the Cheap (ish)!
Hey all, I’ve seen a few threads about inexpensive speakers/systems for rock/metal. Thought I would leave some comments to maybe give some people some ideas on how I achieved this. Please no a**hole comments. If you don’t like it move on.
Everything here was bought used totaling under 2k.
Jolida Fusion Preamp
Jolida Tube Dac DSD – damn I love this thing
Crown XLS 1500
Cerwin Vega DX9
Bluesound Node 2 – Streaming Amazon HD
I have to say this relatively cheap system is giving me tons of enjoyment. Just pure FUN. Fat tight warm bass, warm detailed mids, PUNCHY mid bass, nice treble. Just so fun to listen to. With the 500+ watts per channel into the Vegas it grabs ahold of them like a vice and the tube dac and tube preamp just give the whole presentation a very organic layered sound. Acoustic guitar you can actually feel the different strings hitting you, drums whacks are heard and felt, electric guitar and bass is very crunchy and sounds just right, vocals are layered and non-fatiguing. From acoustic Alice in Chains to Metallica to Bob Marley this absolutely rocks!