2. speakers
  3. 1366652580

10-15k budget in a 6m x 4m room. Please help.

Totally new to home audio world, nice to be joining soon :). I have some limited experience in the headphone audio world, and would like to create a home system. I have around 10-15k budget at the moment to start from scratch a home system. In my country, its hard to properly audition equipments, so require some advice. Also audio choices are limited..so please if possible just stick to the choices ive found available :)

My dedicated audio room will be 6 meters x 4 meters with no treatments whatsoever. The floor will be wood.

My audio preference are quite versatile, but i like to hear instrumental jazz (ecm), alternative rock (radiohead, coldplay), rock, new age music and alot of instrumental music..and basically trying to find a system to suit all needs. Due to connecting the system to my mac as well, i was hoping for the system to be able to hear some 320kbps mp3s without sounding like crap. So help me start and please give any advice or warnings in regards to my choices. and anything i should be worried before starting this new hobby.

The choices so far

speakers
-Sonus faber cremona m - $8000 brand new
-sonus faber cremona auditor m - $5000
-Rockport mira demo unit - $8500
-monitor audio gx300 -$5000
-proac d28 -$5000
-proac d18 -$2800
-proac studio 140 mk2 -$2500
-dynaudio c1 -$8000
-dynaudio focus 260 -$5000
-other dynaudios
-other sonus faber
-other bower wilkins

Amps

-Krell s-300i integrated - $3100
-krell s-550i integrated - $ approx $6000
-Moon audio w5 power amp + KRELL KAV-280P used - $4500
-roksan caspian m2 - $2500
-other krells to fit budget
-other moon audio amps within budget
-other audiolabs, marantz, rotel, cyrus within budget. (please state model name )
-any others to reccomend most probably not available in my country :) Im totally new to this

DAC
-audiolab 8200cd -$1000
-used MCINTOSH MCD 7009- $1600
-MUSICAL FIDELITY M3CD -$1300
-MOON CD 1 - $1300
-naim dac-v1 - $2000
-others (please specify and within budget)

Sorry if my choices are weird, but these are the few ive found in my country. Please help me with my new quest in the home audio world :)

-
nieveulv
onhwy61's avatar
onhwy61
5,148 posts
 
If you don't have much experience in selecting or setting up a system and where you live doesn't offer a wide range of choices, then I would recommend you be very conservative and find a dealer who will literally hold your hand through the entire process. Getting decent to good sound is fairly easy, but getting great sound requires knowledge, a decent ear and attention to details. A good dealer will present you with options, help you choose and then provide after sale setup and service. Unfortunately finding a good dealer can be hard. A bad dealer will sell you whatever he stocks and leave you high and dry when the inevitable issues arise. Are there any local audiophiles or audiophile clubs in your area who could provide you with dealer recommendations?

From your list I would go with the smaller Sonus Faber and match it with a Marantz PM15S2 integrated/SA15S2 SACD/CD player. It's at the low end of your budget.
nieveulv OP
9 posts
 
Thanks for the responds :)
Its very difficult to get audition in here, but i do like the sound of the sonus faber cremona m the last time i heard them some time ago, but that is powered by krells monoblocks that is far beyond my budget. As for the rocport mira...the seller have no amps to try out since its a private seller and he already sold his amps. Im interested in this as i heard good things about this speaker, but was a bit scared that the side woofers might not suit my 6m x 4m room.

In terms of sound that i like, im actually looking for something big and spacious sound instead of the more intimate sound. (thinking HD800 over LCD2s) since i owned a lcd2 at the moment for some intimate listening. Also i like something with a nice bass kick and oomph and extension as im spoiled with the lcd2s bass.
Musical over analytical (not sure how to explain) that is non-fatigue as i like long term hearing (3-4hours at a time)
WOW factor that can WOW at listen instead of the super detail and accurate oriented sound. Accuracy is not veriy important to me. Hope you get what i meant hehe.

To get some information, heres my headphone rig
mac/pc(flac) --> centrance dacmini --> Wooaudio WA2 -->lcd2/beyer T1
luna
235 posts
 
To be honest with you, if you use your headphone as your reference point, you will be disappointed with your 2 channel unless you go for panels, horns or bigger boxes. I have same room size as you and I listen to very good headphone sets at work. I tried so hard to create a 2 channel set to equals my phone set and have not been happy until I got horn and single ends. I suggest you buy 2nd hand to start with as your 2 channel road to success will be a long one! Read threads in speaker sections to see if those speakers can do what you are looking for. To me, 15k can bring you very good if you can take your time to find each items carefully.
nieveulv OP
9 posts
 
Hmmm..i actually liked my multimedia desktop speakers (dynaudio mc15 +sub250mc) connected to the centrance dacmini more than my headphones :D Its more fun and also i can feel the bass in my liver instead of just hearing it. Also the staging is much bigger. Of course for intimate listening, i prefer my lcd2s. So im actually creating a system that is opposite of headphones (big staging, imaging and non fatigue listening) Thats the main reason im thinking to create a home audio system :)
luna
235 posts
 
Desktop speakers are also near field listening like your phones. You are right that 2 channel will sounds very different form your headphones. The room effect could be a nasty surprise! It took me so long to tame the room. I had Proac D28 and heard cremona M. Their bass is too slow compared to headphones. Have you hear of Theils CS2.4? They have the best staging in my room and very clean and fast bass. 2nd hand Theils CS3.6 is a steal and D38 is very good too.
More to discover