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Small Home Advice

Hey, If anyone has a moment to spare I would like to ask the board (or bored as it may be) about some advice for a small living room sound setup. I take great pride in listening to a WIDE array of music and have an undying love for all things music. So I just need something for a room that will sound warm and welcoming. I've been reading posts on the board for close to two hours now on miscellaneous topics and notice a common idea; that everyone can drop $7,000 on a CDP or Amp. Sorry guys, this isn't feasable at this point. At home I get to listen to Planar speakers in a nice setup. For my personal apartment I want smaller. This is where my thought comes in. I hate Bose, with a passion. Bose systems cost like . . . I dunno... they cost much much much more than they are worth. But then I hear these Anthony Gallo Micro's. And they're like $600 and sound great. So what's out there sneaking around that sounds real good, but doesn't have the insane price tag? I want nothing more than to drop $10,000 on a system, but cannot right now. Any help would be greatly appreciated, or you can just blow me off.
eva01
eva01 OP
8 posts
 
Yeah, we obviously had to get a sub for the Maggies, we got the Energy 12, which I think works fine. It really ticks me off to hear about how great the Maggie MMGs are, only to also here that I'd have to wait 6 months to get a pair. Bleh. That's my luck. -Ryan
gthirteen
355 posts
 
Hey!!! I grew up in Middle Tennessee!!! GO VOLS. ahem. I'm in Charleston SC now, so I'm not really familiar with that area's shops, but I know, Huntsville USED to have grreat shops, but I guess there's not much left now. Try www.audiosurvey.com go to surveys, then mail order. Someone has done a pretty good job of compiling a national listing of dealers and the brands they represent. There are ratings from customers, comments, etc. It will let you search by manufacturer, then give you websites or phone numbers. Also, what I would do, if in your shoes at UAH, is to plan a friday-saturday trip over to Atlanta. THere are some SERIOUS HiFi retailers there. Good Luck!!
osclib
52 posts
 
Hey G13, I was born in Charleston and was just out there a month ago. As far as the MMG's go, I think 4-5 weeks is the average. The 1.6QR's take around 4 months for delivery.
eva01 OP
8 posts
 
I'd like to thank everyone that's contributed to a decision and see if I can't wrap this thing up soon so I can get the money in order. All in all I think that what I'm looking at right now are the Magnepan MMGs, since I'm already familiar with Maggies and I know I love how they sound. I was looking at the Rotel 951 CD Player for that part. And now all I really need some advice on is Amp / Integrated Amp. Something in the price range of the MMG and Rotel 951. Any thoughts? Oh, and I am setting up an appointment to go demo the Linn system, so we'll see how that goes. Thanks again - Ryan
sdcampbell
2,136 posts
 
Look at the June-July issue of "The Absolute Sound". It's devoted to assembling good sound systems, from about $3000 to cost-no-object. They feature 4 inexpensive systems (under $5K) - you might find some good ideas here. One suggestion I can make: Bryston makes a superb integrated amp, the BP-60, which can be purchased if you shop around for around $1200. It's a great unit, and has a 20-year parts and labor warranty.
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