Use: music all kinds fairly equally, besides country
Near field 70% of the time mid the rest.
Just got a new townhouse so volume will be fairly low as I have shared walls and the hoa is fairly explicit that it's a quiet community.
PC will be output (full tower gaming rig.. type pc)
I like warm tones which I know salk isn't known for but I appreciate the expressed imaging and soundstage they seem to have far more. the brand loyalty, raving reviews.. of the few that exist, but just the general respect for the owner/brand and also the craftmanship and woodwork I can appreciate as well. Not to mention the made to order instead of out of a box from parts made nowhere near America is something I am happy to support.
Here is my non audiophile reasonings for the upgrades from my old pioneer SP-BS22-LR from 2012. I want to feel The music like I did and like nearly all of us did when we were 13, 15, 17 years old. Even though then i had $7 earbuds and a disk man (and likely a joint and possibly a gram or 2 of shrooms) music is just so critical esp then and even though I'm an avid listener I feel like as people get older and responsibilities start to pile up we lose that connection, though I feel that emotional significance is still their waiting. Though perhaps through a different lense.
Instead of the music magnifying or suppressing angst or some new emotion I've now experienced many times since. It can perhaps alleviate a day's strain nonetheless and that closeness can be found again through careful selection of audio equipment so it truly sounds like it's just before my closed eyes. Instead of shrooms it's a bit of whiskey. I could really drag this out.. but perhaps u get my point.
My current idea is:
Salk songsurround 1 $999
Yamaha a-s501 $550
(And perhaps later on a svs subwoofer)
Quite open to amp ideas as well.. I like the Yamaha due to.. well yamaha makes great amps.. I like the sub out ofc, bluetooth capable, 80 watts plenty of headroom I gather for my intended purpose, headphone jack and I like the knobs to be honest.
But that's where I'm at and will be moving forward soon. Appreciate any advice or suggestions.
Near field 70% of the time mid the rest.
Just got a new townhouse so volume will be fairly low as I have shared walls and the hoa is fairly explicit that it's a quiet community.
PC will be output (full tower gaming rig.. type pc)
I like warm tones which I know salk isn't known for but I appreciate the expressed imaging and soundstage they seem to have far more. the brand loyalty, raving reviews.. of the few that exist, but just the general respect for the owner/brand and also the craftmanship and woodwork I can appreciate as well. Not to mention the made to order instead of out of a box from parts made nowhere near America is something I am happy to support.
Here is my non audiophile reasonings for the upgrades from my old pioneer SP-BS22-LR from 2012. I want to feel The music like I did and like nearly all of us did when we were 13, 15, 17 years old. Even though then i had $7 earbuds and a disk man (and likely a joint and possibly a gram or 2 of shrooms) music is just so critical esp then and even though I'm an avid listener I feel like as people get older and responsibilities start to pile up we lose that connection, though I feel that emotional significance is still their waiting. Though perhaps through a different lense.
Instead of the music magnifying or suppressing angst or some new emotion I've now experienced many times since. It can perhaps alleviate a day's strain nonetheless and that closeness can be found again through careful selection of audio equipment so it truly sounds like it's just before my closed eyes. Instead of shrooms it's a bit of whiskey. I could really drag this out.. but perhaps u get my point.
My current idea is:
Salk songsurround 1 $999
Yamaha a-s501 $550
(And perhaps later on a svs subwoofer)
Quite open to amp ideas as well.. I like the Yamaha due to.. well yamaha makes great amps.. I like the sub out ofc, bluetooth capable, 80 watts plenty of headroom I gather for my intended purpose, headphone jack and I like the knobs to be honest.
But that's where I'm at and will be moving forward soon. Appreciate any advice or suggestions.