If you are just beginning, the hi fi highway is wide open
as just about everything you buy now will likely be replaced anyways later on.
Ive not run across anyone personally, though there may well be a few out there, that havent at some point made changes to their stereo systems.
Rooms do play a big part, so does life. Decorating. Redecorating. Kids. Changing houses or apartments. So there is probably no one fool proof way to select the first pair of speakers apart from a nice pair of monitors. Two ways . Or just not large pricey floor standers. A good trickle down plan here will help out immensely, as the first ones can be applied some where else, at some later date without them becoming a total loss.
A real nice pair of two ways and one or two subs can do an awful lot of music. Movies. Etc They pack quickly and move easily too.
Without a gob of money, Ive always gone the receiver route, decent source, and middle of the road speakers, using entry level wires. Then begin adding when and where its needed. I went always with an amp addition then.
With a gob of duckets Id still stick pretty close to that plan depending on my decision to go 2ch or multi as the end result. If the idea was multi ch sound, Id not get too crazy there and could live with monitors all around, though my past says one pair should be as full range as I can afford. In multi ch, the speaker costs can be hefty and half the budget isnt uncommon.
In two ch as attractive as the speaker buying aspect seems to be, the front end does mean more in the final analysis. From scratch, Id get a really decent integrated amp. As nice a source as I could find two good power cords, Decent ICs & speaker cables. The balance of the funds would go towards speakers.
Great loudspeakers dont sound so great with mediocre front ends as a rule. Midlevel loudspeakers can sound fantastic with great front ends though.
Quite naturally, and it stands to reason, where ever you can add more performance/money to the now system later you will be well served. Be it at the front end, along the way, or at the rear, into the speakers.
As esthetically appealing as are loudspeakers, and certainly as necessary as they are, they need not be seen as the prize piece of ones system. I would also caution anyone whose intention it is to go get brand new loudspeakers, it isnt a prerequisite they be new for fine results to be had. Pre-owned do very well indeed.
Lastly, if the decision is more set into the esthetic end of the scale, meaning their color or wood coverings HAVE to be one way or another, I WOULD STRONGLY recommend some reconsideration of that note from a fiduciary stand point alone. Theres not a large market for resale of white, purple, green, or zebra striped speakers. They may be stunning at first to look at, but that visual appeal may fade soon thereafter, and oh, what if youre moving or redecorating in a couple years or so? Specially adorned cabinetry is an elite or niche pick entirely. They diminish later changes and choices.
I know Ill not be going that way ever again. Classic semi, or piano gloss black, or better yet, a nice warm actual wood veneer well finished will be my choice henceforth. Dark for the most part too.
My current speakers comprise about 25% or so of my system, not counting accessories or cabling less than 20% I believe if they are added in too. My speakers retail for about $7K at last look. I love em. They sound super. But following the remodeling, their color, to me, is all wrong now.
Plans change. Things one has no idea what so ever to do later on may yet materialize. Going whole hog up front on some pricey speakers without some dedicated plan and lots of resolve can wind up being an expensive move. Or at least, a very regrettable one.
Factor in also if there are limitations of the signals purity prior to its introduction to the loudspeaker itself, you have undermined the performance of your transducers. Speakers can not make up for signal loss or degradation. This detraction of the signal is the only way to decrease a loudspeakers ability to recreate. Consequently, it doesnt seem sensible to place the larger portion of the budget there.to do so will cost you music and money. Always.
Ive not run across anyone personally, though there may well be a few out there, that havent at some point made changes to their stereo systems.
Rooms do play a big part, so does life. Decorating. Redecorating. Kids. Changing houses or apartments. So there is probably no one fool proof way to select the first pair of speakers apart from a nice pair of monitors. Two ways . Or just not large pricey floor standers. A good trickle down plan here will help out immensely, as the first ones can be applied some where else, at some later date without them becoming a total loss.
A real nice pair of two ways and one or two subs can do an awful lot of music. Movies. Etc They pack quickly and move easily too.
Without a gob of money, Ive always gone the receiver route, decent source, and middle of the road speakers, using entry level wires. Then begin adding when and where its needed. I went always with an amp addition then.
With a gob of duckets Id still stick pretty close to that plan depending on my decision to go 2ch or multi as the end result. If the idea was multi ch sound, Id not get too crazy there and could live with monitors all around, though my past says one pair should be as full range as I can afford. In multi ch, the speaker costs can be hefty and half the budget isnt uncommon.
In two ch as attractive as the speaker buying aspect seems to be, the front end does mean more in the final analysis. From scratch, Id get a really decent integrated amp. As nice a source as I could find two good power cords, Decent ICs & speaker cables. The balance of the funds would go towards speakers.
Great loudspeakers dont sound so great with mediocre front ends as a rule. Midlevel loudspeakers can sound fantastic with great front ends though.
Quite naturally, and it stands to reason, where ever you can add more performance/money to the now system later you will be well served. Be it at the front end, along the way, or at the rear, into the speakers.
As esthetically appealing as are loudspeakers, and certainly as necessary as they are, they need not be seen as the prize piece of ones system. I would also caution anyone whose intention it is to go get brand new loudspeakers, it isnt a prerequisite they be new for fine results to be had. Pre-owned do very well indeed.
Lastly, if the decision is more set into the esthetic end of the scale, meaning their color or wood coverings HAVE to be one way or another, I WOULD STRONGLY recommend some reconsideration of that note from a fiduciary stand point alone. Theres not a large market for resale of white, purple, green, or zebra striped speakers. They may be stunning at first to look at, but that visual appeal may fade soon thereafter, and oh, what if youre moving or redecorating in a couple years or so? Specially adorned cabinetry is an elite or niche pick entirely. They diminish later changes and choices.
I know Ill not be going that way ever again. Classic semi, or piano gloss black, or better yet, a nice warm actual wood veneer well finished will be my choice henceforth. Dark for the most part too.
My current speakers comprise about 25% or so of my system, not counting accessories or cabling less than 20% I believe if they are added in too. My speakers retail for about $7K at last look. I love em. They sound super. But following the remodeling, their color, to me, is all wrong now.
Plans change. Things one has no idea what so ever to do later on may yet materialize. Going whole hog up front on some pricey speakers without some dedicated plan and lots of resolve can wind up being an expensive move. Or at least, a very regrettable one.
Factor in also if there are limitations of the signals purity prior to its introduction to the loudspeaker itself, you have undermined the performance of your transducers. Speakers can not make up for signal loss or degradation. This detraction of the signal is the only way to decrease a loudspeakers ability to recreate. Consequently, it doesnt seem sensible to place the larger portion of the budget there.to do so will cost you music and money. Always.