Well there are so many ways to go and they all cost money. I have way over 100k in 2ch and hidef equipment. While I haven't bought much in the last few mos.some of my pieces are old.and some new. To me buying equ.is also a learning process. You have to learn what floats your boat. Just listening to somebody else's system isn't the same as living with it.---I'm not saying this because I think that it's a fact, but your boat might not float; listening to my stuff. (I have no sub) To me, the addiction is too the music. I also have an addiction to "sounds" that occur in movies. I remember taking our kids to the Burbank airport to hear the jets taking off. So down to the nitty gritty; how much do ya' wanna spend ????--- Do you want to concentrate on 2ch or ht?--or both? I wasn't exactly sure but maybe both?? There are many entry level systems that will give you much, much, pleasure. One could pay near 5k for a Denon receiver---but you get all your amps with the package. Just adding some decent speakers would be pretty nice. For these 5 speakers?--Well there are so many choices. Rather than "box-HT" speakers I say buy something like Aerial,Revel---where in you can buy closer to the top of the line for the fronts--then further down for the matching rears, and their center. Somewhere in this odyessey one might want to get a quality 2ch amp and preamp,and a dedicated cd plater. You would be able to use the 2ch parts as part of the ht. 'fronts'. Again, how large is your passion? How large is your wallet?--- Heck how large is your house? Different rooms?-- Not necessarlly last but DON"T forget the room treatment.
Where should I go next?
Hi all, I am relatively new to high end, and am building from the bottom up. Literally. I currently have an old Sony STRDE875, DD & DTS, 5-ch. I am playing through an all - Infinity speaker system, Entra One floorstanders L/R, Entra Center, Entra Two surrounds, and an Entra Sub.
I have started building by purchasing a Monster HTPS-7000ss, which although did extend my soundstage and enhanced imaging, detail, and bass response, has not had all that huge of an effect considering my front end.
I also recently purchased a Pioneer ElitE DV-47ai player, and am very very happy with the video performance (through a Philips 4:3 flatscreen, non-HD) as well as the multichannel performance. The stereo performance i really cannot gauge until i have upgraded my front end, but what i can hear in my system now is nothing short of spectacular (even the girlfriend could hear the diff) after my Sony DVD/CD player. I am running some hgiher-quality front cables that i recieved from a friend in the high-end industry, and am not sure what they are. I have Monster XP for surrounds, and a Transparent MusicWave for the center.
Where do I go next? How should i attack this system? I have been thinking a B&K Ref.50 / Ref 200.7 setup might be great, but am really open to suggestions from more experienced 'philes. I do want to build a system that is flat-out phenomenal for both music and movies, from power and speaker cables and interconnects on up to the speakers, which will probably come last - the Entras were cheap, and apart from an overly strong midbass response, are damn good for the cash - $1600 for the whole set F/Surr/sub.
I will purchase most of my equip off of Audiogon, used, and although i'd like to, cant afford the huge prices of Theta Digital or Levinson etc.
HELP! Where Do I go From Here? Any sugestions are welcome either here or on my email. breitlingdj@yahoo.com
THanks, JonBrown
I have started building by purchasing a Monster HTPS-7000ss, which although did extend my soundstage and enhanced imaging, detail, and bass response, has not had all that huge of an effect considering my front end.
I also recently purchased a Pioneer ElitE DV-47ai player, and am very very happy with the video performance (through a Philips 4:3 flatscreen, non-HD) as well as the multichannel performance. The stereo performance i really cannot gauge until i have upgraded my front end, but what i can hear in my system now is nothing short of spectacular (even the girlfriend could hear the diff) after my Sony DVD/CD player. I am running some hgiher-quality front cables that i recieved from a friend in the high-end industry, and am not sure what they are. I have Monster XP for surrounds, and a Transparent MusicWave for the center.
Where do I go next? How should i attack this system? I have been thinking a B&K Ref.50 / Ref 200.7 setup might be great, but am really open to suggestions from more experienced 'philes. I do want to build a system that is flat-out phenomenal for both music and movies, from power and speaker cables and interconnects on up to the speakers, which will probably come last - the Entras were cheap, and apart from an overly strong midbass response, are damn good for the cash - $1600 for the whole set F/Surr/sub.
I will purchase most of my equip off of Audiogon, used, and although i'd like to, cant afford the huge prices of Theta Digital or Levinson etc.
HELP! Where Do I go From Here? Any sugestions are welcome either here or on my email. breitlingdj@yahoo.com
THanks, JonBrown
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