Help for first set-up

[Kryswa]

Hi all, hope to get some help with my first set-up.

I stay in a small room (3m x 3m x 2.5m) in Singapore. I am planning to purchase a 2.0 system and add a subwoofer down the road. Currently looking at either getting a new Elac Debut 6.3 (SGD 600) or a used Wharfedale Evo 4.2 for about the same price (SGD600) for a desktop setup. For amp, probably buying an Aiyima A07 pro? Since I mainly play through bluetooth or PC (~SGD 100). I mainly listen to music and watch movie on it from time to time.

Wondering if there are there other options I should consider at around this price point and if the amp would be sufficient to power either of the speakers. Would appreciate any advice, thanks in advance!

 

[vsch]

I'd recommend buying an AVR (probably used) instead of a stereo amp. AVRs have several advantages:

• Due to economies of scale, they offer great bang for the buck.
• They come with an active crossover that allows you to integrate one or multiple subwoofer(s).
• They give you ~80-100 watts of relatively clean AB power.
• Some come with competent solutions for room correction, such as Dirac (Onkyo/Pioneer) or Audyssey XT / XT32 (Denon/Marantz). You can even use @OCA's fantastic A1 Acoustica open-source solution room correction with Audyssey XT and XT32 compatible AVRs. FWIW, in my experience, once you have decent speakers and a subwoofer, room correction is the next biggest upgrade -- particularly, in an untreated or accidentally treated room*.

*: Since your room is quadratic, which is far from ideal, you will likely benefit heavily from room correction.