As luck would have it right when I finished selling off my old system a pair of Perlisten S7ts and Denon A1H came up for sale so I grabbed them. Now I have to put together the rest of my system and any advice would be appreciated. Besides the S7t and A1H nothing else is set in stone, but here's my thoughts:
Center: Perlisten S5m
-For the center, I plan to place the S5m vertically under my screen for movies and then set it on its stand for multi-channel music so its drivers will align with the S7ts. S7c is an option, but I hate not being able to use it vertically for multi-channel music.
Surrounds: Ascend CMT340SE2 (4)
-For the surrounds I'm open to suggestions, but the Ascends seem like a great combination of price, sensitivity (to keep up with the Perlistens), and good measurements. Concern here is being able to raise them up enough as I think the stands are pretty short and I don't really have the option of wall-mounting the rear speakers.
Subs: Rythmik F18 (2)
-Ditto for the subs.
Amps: Buckeye NCx500 (for S7t), Buckeye NC502MP (for center & surrounds)
-As for amps I'm pretty set on the NCx500 for the S7t as it's one of the few amps that measures spectacularly with that much power. For the surrounds/center I'm more ambivalent. The S5m can do 300w at 4ohm and the Ascends do 250w at 8ohm, so the The NC502 seem a decent match on that level.
Player: Magnetar UDP-800
-Player I have no strong feelings about. I'd like a universal player that could also serve as a great DAC like my old Oppo, and Magnetar and Reavon are the only brands I've seen trying to serve the niche market that Oppo used to. The UDP-800 looks nice, but is quite expensive and I could probably just get a Sony X800M2 to do the "universal player" thing and just buy a separate DAC.
Cables: GearIT 12AWG with banana plugs (speaker cables)
Component Stand: Monolith XL
-For the cables and component stands I just eyeballed what's available on Amazon. If there's any better options let me know.
Some info on my room/listening: Room is 15.5 x 13.5 x 8. Usage will be a mix of movies, music, and gaming, but I'm mostly concerned with audio quality for music (stereo & multi-channel). I'd like to "have it all" in terms of having a system that can achieve the dynamics and deep bass of a reference home theater will still having pristine quality for critical stereo/multi-channel music listening.
Center: Perlisten S5m
-For the center, I plan to place the S5m vertically under my screen for movies and then set it on its stand for multi-channel music so its drivers will align with the S7ts. S7c is an option, but I hate not being able to use it vertically for multi-channel music.
Surrounds: Ascend CMT340SE2 (4)
-For the surrounds I'm open to suggestions, but the Ascends seem like a great combination of price, sensitivity (to keep up with the Perlistens), and good measurements. Concern here is being able to raise them up enough as I think the stands are pretty short and I don't really have the option of wall-mounting the rear speakers.
Subs: Rythmik F18 (2)
-Ditto for the subs.
Amps: Buckeye NCx500 (for S7t), Buckeye NC502MP (for center & surrounds)
-As for amps I'm pretty set on the NCx500 for the S7t as it's one of the few amps that measures spectacularly with that much power. For the surrounds/center I'm more ambivalent. The S5m can do 300w at 4ohm and the Ascends do 250w at 8ohm, so the The NC502 seem a decent match on that level.
Player: Magnetar UDP-800
-Player I have no strong feelings about. I'd like a universal player that could also serve as a great DAC like my old Oppo, and Magnetar and Reavon are the only brands I've seen trying to serve the niche market that Oppo used to. The UDP-800 looks nice, but is quite expensive and I could probably just get a Sony X800M2 to do the "universal player" thing and just buy a separate DAC.
Cables: GearIT 12AWG with banana plugs (speaker cables)
Component Stand: Monolith XL
-For the cables and component stands I just eyeballed what's available on Amazon. If there's any better options let me know.
Some info on my room/listening: Room is 15.5 x 13.5 x 8. Usage will be a mix of movies, music, and gaming, but I'm mostly concerned with audio quality for music (stereo & multi-channel). I'd like to "have it all" in terms of having a system that can achieve the dynamics and deep bass of a reference home theater will still having pristine quality for critical stereo/multi-channel music listening.