Hi, all!
I am looking to get a new stereo setup (+ maybe a sub down the line) for the living room and would appreciate some feedback on my plans.
The usage is about equal parts music and home theater with the source being the digital output of the TV or a streamer such as Chromecast Audio.
Room correction is also very important to me as I am moving relatively frequently and my current room is far from ideal with floor-to-ceiling windows on one side and open space on the other.
The listening distance is about 6 feet.
My envisioned setup uses a miniDSP Flex for DAC and room correction with REW feeding either the Genelec 8030C or G Three.
I considered the GLM kit and SAM versions but gravitate to the other solution as it includes a great DAC, integrations with powerful room correction software and no vendor lock-in (I could use the miniDSP with other speakers in the future) for a slightly cheaper price.
A couple of outstanding questions:
I am looking to get a new stereo setup (+ maybe a sub down the line) for the living room and would appreciate some feedback on my plans.
The usage is about equal parts music and home theater with the source being the digital output of the TV or a streamer such as Chromecast Audio.
Room correction is also very important to me as I am moving relatively frequently and my current room is far from ideal with floor-to-ceiling windows on one side and open space on the other.
The listening distance is about 6 feet.
My envisioned setup uses a miniDSP Flex for DAC and room correction with REW feeding either the Genelec 8030C or G Three.
I considered the GLM kit and SAM versions but gravitate to the other solution as it includes a great DAC, integrations with powerful room correction software and no vendor lock-in (I could use the miniDSP with other speakers in the future) for a slightly cheaper price.
A couple of outstanding questions:
- Any reason not to take the G Three with the additional RCA input over the 8030C for the same price?
- Should room correction with the miniDSP be comparable to GLM/SAM?
- Is the Dirac license worth $200 over using REW?
- Is the balanced output version of the miniDSP Flex (+ $75) the way to go?
- How much of a difference does a sub, e.g. Rythmik L12, make for apartment listening (music / home theater)?
- Anything else to consider / a better way to spend two grand (+ $600 on a sub)?