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Home stereo questions
rhett:
I am in the process of putting together a new home system that will NOT be used for a home theater. There will be no TV hooked in to this. I was interested in hearing peoples opinions in a few areas.
1. The whole power thing. When you go into a high end dealer they immediately show you a 1300 dolar receiver that is rated at 50 watts per channel and tell you it has more power than a 600 dollar 100 watts per channel receiver. I dont get it. Also what about integrated preamps?
2. Speakers -I know that it is based on what you like but just looking for opinions.
3. CD players - the hight end ones cost 600 bucks. Single tray. is there that much of a difference between a 600 dollar single tray vs a 300 dollar denon 5 cd changer?
Any inputs is greatly appreciated.
Rhett
Pittsburgh
John R:
i predict this will be moved
jpschust:
well its gonna get moved, but what the hell. ill take a shot.
1. Power is more than just wpc. Power is clenliness, warmth, coloration, tone, etc. Better components =more expensive. I generally dont like integrated pres, see below for my reasoning.
2. I like the b&w nautilus series, the magnepan, wilson audio stuff.
3. Yes there is a difference. The difference comes in jitter, speed of transfer, laser alignment, etc. BTW, the high end cd players arent 600 bucks, they are more like 2k. I know, I was looking at the new Arcam that came out about 6 mo ago. I'm not a fan of multidisc changers and here is why- I am under the impression that it is better to have something that does one thing really well than a lot of things poorly. That being said, there are many affordable options out there for CD transports.
Tim:
price range? that would help a lot!
jpschust:
--- Quote from: Tim on August 09, 2004, 07:40:13 PM ---price range? that would help a lot!
--- End quote ---
you of all people should know that price range changes once you start listening :-)
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