I've perused this forum for while and learned a great deal. However, there is an overwhelming amount of information about things. So, I'm going to enter this request with the anticipation of much more information than I will know what to do with, but eagerly await it.
This is my question(s).
I want a decently sounding system for my home with a modest budget. From the research I've done, I have made the following preliminary decisions. I am in no way married to these decisions, but I want to learn and understand if I should sway from these.
Here we go (based on the research I've done, mostly trusting in this forum vs. the "advice" I found on youtube and elsewhere that I find hard to trust after learning a bit about this hifi world. I've been out of it for a while.
I have a living room that's 18' x 26'. About 8'of that is dining room and I'll be sitting in front of that. I'll be sitting about 13' in front of the TV/speakers. That portion of the room slopes from 8.5' to about 13' at it's highest and the portion behind me is at 8' high and opens into the kitchen (about 8' wide opening).
My question is this. I will be listening about 80% to music. Most of that is background music, but I would like to engage with music on occasion with some volume. I have a cheapy Polk soundbar which is sufficient for in my taste for movies, so I'm not after surround sound as a prominent desire.
1. Will bookshelf speakers be sufficient? I just purchased some Elac debut 2.0 db62s. Great price...to test in my space.
2. I have waffled over a Yamaha S801, but ultimately decided I should purchase the R-N800a due to it's features, price and the dead sexy look. I understan I won't need additional components to enjoy this system with mostly streaming, but CD and perhaps a record player in the future.
3. I ultimately would like the Elac reference DBR62s and also the Revel M16's which are on sale at the moment. But if I need floorstanders for my space I will look elsewhere.
4. Am I completely off base here and running up a tree that will bear no fruit?
Thanks for any input and recommendations to further my confusion and enjoyment in researching this dilemma.
I can upload a sketch of my room if that will help.
Cheers!
This is my question(s).
I want a decently sounding system for my home with a modest budget. From the research I've done, I have made the following preliminary decisions. I am in no way married to these decisions, but I want to learn and understand if I should sway from these.
Here we go (based on the research I've done, mostly trusting in this forum vs. the "advice" I found on youtube and elsewhere that I find hard to trust after learning a bit about this hifi world. I've been out of it for a while.
I have a living room that's 18' x 26'. About 8'of that is dining room and I'll be sitting in front of that. I'll be sitting about 13' in front of the TV/speakers. That portion of the room slopes from 8.5' to about 13' at it's highest and the portion behind me is at 8' high and opens into the kitchen (about 8' wide opening).
My question is this. I will be listening about 80% to music. Most of that is background music, but I would like to engage with music on occasion with some volume. I have a cheapy Polk soundbar which is sufficient for in my taste for movies, so I'm not after surround sound as a prominent desire.
1. Will bookshelf speakers be sufficient? I just purchased some Elac debut 2.0 db62s. Great price...to test in my space.
2. I have waffled over a Yamaha S801, but ultimately decided I should purchase the R-N800a due to it's features, price and the dead sexy look. I understan I won't need additional components to enjoy this system with mostly streaming, but CD and perhaps a record player in the future.
3. I ultimately would like the Elac reference DBR62s and also the Revel M16's which are on sale at the moment. But if I need floorstanders for my space I will look elsewhere.
4. Am I completely off base here and running up a tree that will bear no fruit?
Thanks for any input and recommendations to further my confusion and enjoyment in researching this dilemma.
I can upload a sketch of my room if that will help.
Cheers!