Any Audiophiles out there?
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You've chosen an expensive hobby my friend. And I'm not so sure those pieces you ask about would even be considered "audiophile." Anyway those drivers need: Recommended amplifier power 30W - 300W into 8Ω on unclipped. So you're good to go with the Rotel.
An expensive hobby indeed. I gave up on home hiding and I'm just working on my car. I got a focal set of speakers. You can spend as much as you want to on this shit.
Here's some info on your amp.
http://www.whathifi.com/forum/hi-fi/rotel-1582-mkii-power-amp
Here's some info on your amp.
http://www.whathifi.com/forum/hi-fi/rotel-1582-mkii-power-amp
Whew. Tell me about it. A real audiophile setup costs as much as a car. And not a hooptie either. Which is surprising that the OP sees those pieces he asked about as audiophile.
Try running your sound through a Krell amp and pre
Gonna need some speakers. How about some Wilson Sabinas?
Oh. Can't forget the source. Hmm, I'd say a Mark Levinson 512 CD player should be okay.
And this isn't even the highest of the high end. Total price: around $55,000.
Have at it.
The whole audiophile industry is based on mythical information to get you to spend on shit that's not worth the cost.
I agree it is and expensive hobby (more than I spent on my first ten cars). This set up may very well be considered entry level audio to some but it is still high end audio when compared to most home stereos. Especially the one I'm upgrading from. I can't afford the Ferraris of home audio but have to start somewhere. Thanks for the input. What kind of set up you running?
A lot of it is just marketing, until one day you A/B test equipment swapping one piece at a time and you actually hear the differences. Then it's like oh shit that is nice.
Whew. Tell me about it. A real audiophile setup costs as much as a car. And not a hooptie either. Which is surprising that the OP sees those pieces he asked about as audiophile.
Try running your sound through a Krell amp and pre
Gonna need some speakers. How about some Wilson Sabinas?
Oh. Can't forget the source. Hmm, I'd say a Mark Levinson 512 CD player should be okay.
And this isn't even the highest of the high end. Total price: around $55,000.
Have at it.
This looks like an awesome set up. Top Shelf!! Can't see a reason for me owning it in my lifetime.
Well, yes and no. If you've ever heard a top end setup you can definitely hear the difference. The problem comes in with the source. What happens is you end up hearing the defects in the source material and end up listening to the only sources that are audiophile in nature. And they tend to be very boring. Remember audiophile means reproducing sound as close to live as possible, not necessarily good music.
At one point I had Boulder amps, Krell pre driving Martin Logans. Luckily I came to my senses, sold it all and now enjoy Yamaha power and Klipsch drivers. The thing was, I wasn't enjoying the music with the high end stuff. And I wasn't even into the real high end; listening room, exotic cables, 220 gram records, etc. What you want to do is fine if that's what you want, but I've discovered that you can get a very nice system without paying lots of money. And I'm a musician. Remember that the stores always put you in the absolutely best acoustical setting. Rarely are peoples' rooms acoustically suited to audiophile sound. Also remember that what you hear is the engineer's idea of what you should hear. Ever notice how the sound changes from CD to CD? It's because they're all mastered differently, which creates it's own set of problems. High end equipment is going to magnify those differences. My advice would to be try and listen to some "mid-fi" equipment before you spend a lot of money.
Don't know what type of music you prefer but always bring your own to listen. Now with HD tracks it's even better. Personally, I use Natalie Cole Unforgettable lp because it's mastered pretty flat and clear. And I use Mandrill Fencewalk song to test hi/lo limits. There you should feel the kick drum in your gut and the horns and guitar in your teeth.
I also think monitor speakers are the way to go. They don't add too much color to your tunes.
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I get much enjoyment from my yorkville u15p tops in a large room. Not high end but sounds awesome, I think I'll hook them up right now.
Here is a link to an article if you are bitten by the bug. Btw, I have the powered version, but you'll get the idea.
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=56837.0
Here is a link to an article if you are bitten by the bug. Btw, I have the powered version, but you'll get the idea.
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=56837.0
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