Hi all,
I've always loved music. Is just that I've never put much thought into the components that play that music.
Last year I bought a pair of Sony-WH1000X M3. They sound absolutely amazing compared to anything I've heard until that point (pretty much only cheap earphones bought from supermarkets ).
Now, I decided to take this a step further and build a stereo system. I've saved some money and now I'm ready to buy some speakers and an amplifier.
Some of my requirement/limitations are:
That's why I'm here, maybe I can find some help if the components I've selected so far are ok, what speaker goes with what amp or maybe some other recommendations/advice for a newbie. Here's the list so far:
Thanks in advance!
I've always loved music. Is just that I've never put much thought into the components that play that music.
Last year I bought a pair of Sony-WH1000X M3. They sound absolutely amazing compared to anything I've heard until that point (pretty much only cheap earphones bought from supermarkets ).
Now, I decided to take this a step further and build a stereo system. I've saved some money and now I'm ready to buy some speakers and an amplifier.
Some of my requirement/limitations are:
- 1. I currently live in a small apartment so I would really want to not have to turn the speakers that loud in order to enjoy the music. I try to keep the neighbors off my head.
- 2. I have a subscription to Tidal hifi, so I was thinking that an amplifier that also has a dac and bluetooth would be ideal for now. I don't have much space now. In the future I'm also considering buying a turntable.
- 3. My budget is around 500 Euros, it could get a bit higher if I really find something that's worth it (but not more that 700E).
- 4. I live in Europe (Romania), and don't have any shops in my city where I could go and test speakers/amps. Also many products aren't even available online from retails within the country. Amazon is not very popular in here, and, even though I could order from them, I wouldn't do it in order to avoid future problems in case I need to return something.
- 5. I listen to all genres of music except heavy metal. Since I'm just starting out, I don't have any particular preferences in what it should sound. I just want a clean and maybe warm sound.
- 6. It would be nice if I could use the amp also with my headphones. But that's just 'nice to have'
That's why I'm here, maybe I can find some help if the components I've selected so far are ok, what speaker goes with what amp or maybe some other recommendations/advice for a newbie. Here's the list so far:
- Speakers: KEF Q150 (on sale now for 250E), KEF Q350 (on sale now for 300E), Wharfedale Diamond 12.2 (on sale now for 250E) and Q Acoustics 3030i ( on sale now for 250E)
- Amps: SMSL AD 18 BT (180E), Yamaha R-S202D (300E), Cambridge AXR85 (400E), NAD D 3020 V2 (400E). I also read a lot of positive reviews about Atoll IN50 Signature but it's quite expensive (750E). I've also searched for Loxjie A30 which seems to be a good option also, but couldn't find it anywhere in Romania..
Thanks in advance!