Looking for a simple system
Im just getting back into putting together a system from scratch again after 20 years. I have no physical media, so Ill be streaming everything. All I want is a streaming Integrated and some bookshelf speakers. Budget is 10K. So far, I have narrowed my search for the integrated: Atoll SDA300 Signature (150 watt class AB) or the Gato DIA-400S NPM (400 watt class D) and the speakers will be the new Buchardt E50's or the Gershman Studio 2's. Im leaning toward the Gato and Buchardts. Unfortunately, I can not audition any of these products so I am doing my best to learn about them before I pull the trigger. I currently have a JBL sub - I bought for a home theater project i never started and an older OPPO Universal player (if I wanted to get back into CD's.) Just looking for the groups opinion on these or something else I have not even considered. thanks...
I've always been intrigued by an affordable (when used) bookshelf speaker that gets close to full range like the GS II, but after taking a look at user feedback from a few years back... https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/gershman-studio-2 I also suggest that you wait for reviews from trustworthy reviewers before pulling the trigger on either the E50 or the GS II. |
I've never heard the other but did own the Studio II. It's an interesting speaker that I ran with a Coda Csib 150 wpc. The speaker is very power hungry because it uses, I believe, a subwoofer for the bass and mids. I've never seen someone run a sub for mids but the result is a very tame speaker, little fatigue, full body sound. I did eventually want more fleshed out mids than this speaker could deliver. Now in the defense of the speaker, I had come off a fatigue, bright ear speaker, so the laid back nature was welcome, it just became too relaxed and I stopped listening as much. Good luck with your search. |
