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Hey all,
I'm getting ready to build my first real system and have decided to go active instead of passive—largely because of you all here, so thank you. (Btw, you can listen to my recent interview with Amir here).
What I'm looking at is the following:
My question is…for those who have experience in this game—in both passive and active systems—how good of a system is this really going to be? Specifically, how will it compare to a quality passive system?
I originally planned on a D'Agostino Momentum Integrated AMP and some Focal Sopra No.2's. But after looking at this forum I learned that the active stuff is just phenomenal these days, and that I could spend that AMP money elsewhere.
Here's what I'm specifically wondering:
I'm getting ready to build my first real system and have decided to go active instead of passive—largely because of you all here, so thank you. (Btw, you can listen to my recent interview with Amir here).
What I'm looking at is the following:
- 2 x Genelec 8351B Monitors for Highs
- 2 x W371A's Monitor Woofer Towers for Mids
- 2 x JTR RS1 18" Subwoofers for Lows
- dCS Bartók DAC
- Roon for all music management (running dedicated on a Mac Mini M1!)
- Storm Audio MkII (Digital Version) for AV Preprocessor
My question is…for those who have experience in this game—in both passive and active systems—how good of a system is this really going to be? Specifically, how will it compare to a quality passive system?
I originally planned on a D'Agostino Momentum Integrated AMP and some Focal Sopra No.2's. But after looking at this forum I learned that the active stuff is just phenomenal these days, and that I could spend that AMP money elsewhere.
Here's what I'm specifically wondering:
- How good of an overall 2-channel HiFi system do you think this will end up being? Like, what would it be comparable to in the traditional world?
- How much quality am I losing from my high-end DAC by going into active speakers which have their own DACs?