How do you determine how much to spend on speakers


Hello all,

I am just starting out in this HI-FI stuff and have a pretty modest budget (prospectively about 5K) for all. Any suggestions as to how funds should be distributed. At this stage, I have no interest in any analog components. Most notably, whether or not it is favorable to splurge on speakers and settle for less expensive components and upgrade later, or set a target price range and stick to it.

Thanks
krazeeyk

Showing 1 response by mapman

Main thing is to make sure speakers are not undersized relative to the room. Larger more expensive speakers typically with larger and/or multiple drivers are needed for good full range sound in larger rooms.

IF you do not care much about extended and balanced bass levels, you can get by with something smaller.

There are even some larger monitor style speakers out there that may be up to the task, but you will often pay a premium for those and rightfully so.