Simple system that you really enjoy

rburgess714

I spend at least 50hrs a week in my home office and I always have music on in the background and between meetings turn it up for more listening enjoyment.

It’s a simple set up with a Yamaha A-S501, Auralic Aries Mini and 703s. Not as nice as my main rig nor those of many on this forum but it sure sounds good in my office.

What’s your favorite simple 2-channel rig?

msg

• piCorePlayer with HiFiBerry DAC+
  out to
• Schiit Magni 3 as a preamp
  out to
• Audioengine HD3 speakers sitting on 2 sets of Sound Addicted foam pads
  out to
• Sunfire SDS-8 sub

It's gotta be one of my favorite systems for immersive sound while working at the computer. Sounds good for background too.

gyosa

My simple system .....

B&K ex-442 amp I’ve had since new , Yamaha wxc-50 streamer and Boston Acoustics Voyager 7’s for the pool !
Best pool system I’ve ever heard !

Bk

msg

Oh, speaking of Boston Acoustics...

In the garage, I have a set of Boston Acoustics 2.1 computer speakers from my first computer in 1998 plugged into the headphone jack of a Squeezebox Touch.

I had to replace the subwoofer driver back in 2010 - dry rotted foam surround - but should be good to go for another 12yrs!

ZLTFUL

Sonos Connect—>AMC CVT2030–>Wharfedale Denton 80th Anniversary

afterburnt

My shed system. I smoke cigars in here, my last cigars. Giving them up for Eddie.

afterburnt

kabory

Pioneer SX-737 running a Polk CS 350 for the garage
Pioneer SX-S30 running a pair of Yamaha Natural Sound all weather speakers for the pool

ken brydson

tonyp063

mhardy6647

Mine is simple in terms of the signal path. Just lots of options upstream.
Loudspeakers can't get more simple in that the XOs are all first order (although, there is an active subwoofer, too... but it does have an on/off switch!).

Speaking of "simple" (and of @tonyp063's system pictured above), I've been off of the "fullrange" driver bandwagon for a long time -- even though I periodically do like to pull out a pair and play around a bit

tonyp063

Heh.
Altecs in my office would cause Krieger & Ames to crumble worse than they already are @mhardy6647 :-)

It's simple. And I learned things. But most of all, I enjoy it.

mhardy6647

heh, heh, heh...
Gotcha.
I shoulda recognized the cinderblock



(not the last time I was down there... but one of the last times I was down there: Dec. 2011)

teekay0007

mhardy6647 wrote: »

...I've been off of the "fullrange" driver bandwagon for a long time -- even though I periodically do like to pull out a pair and play around a bit

That's what she said!

teekay0007

A simple 2-channel system that I've been enjoying lately in a 12' x 14' office includes an old Onkyo TX-822 receiver with a minty pair of Polk Monitor 5Jr+ placed in the room's corners. I mostly play Spotify through it for music or iHeart radio for my talk radio/podcast faves (much clearer than OTA radio stations). Really nice sounding little system!

To mix it up, I sometimes switch out the 5Jr+ pair for a pair of Polk VM10s (don't get much love around here) seated on my desk. With the VM10s, my Martin Logan Dynamo 700W sub is a necessity. Another great sounding little system! The VM10s - with sub, of course - do a better job for near-field listening, IMHO.

Wardsweb

My guilty little pleasure system: MiniWatt amp and a pair of vintage Optimus LX-4 speakers.

afterburnt

afterburnt wrote: »

Maybe I should have said ,Yamaha R-N303, Polk Monitor 40 II, and a Sony Blew Ray that can play SACD's. Getting my monies worth out of those speakers, first pair of Polks after the T15's I cooked.

CottageChz

Dayens Menuetto and Lsim703s. Sounds great with a lot of stuff I’ve tried, but especially a LUMIN D1. Unfortunately boxed up for the moment until I get my basement done, but then I will use them a lot.

skrol

My workshop system... Denon DRA-835R, Fiio X5 iii, EPI M50, Energy 8" sub. This system mesmerizes me even in these adverse conditions.

stevep

A very simple system. Emotiva Airmotiv 5 powered monitors connected to the audio out of the deskside tower under the desk.

SCompRacer

For quite some time I'm at work 10 hours a day. I have a pair of Infinity 5000a's powered by a Yamaha R-S201 receiver with and an ipod when FM gets stale.

dkfreebird

Marantz 2238B and Polk Monitor 5 Peerless with Chromecast Audio streaming whatever.

JR67

My bedroom 2-channel setup:

Polk 5jr+ with upgraded tweeter, harmon/kardon HK395i 30w receiver, a Kyocera DA-310cx CD player, with streaming of the iPad.

jbreezy5

Roku streamer > Insignia 19” tv > Lepai LP 2020-A+ > Boston Acoustics CR55

heiney9

Keces E-40 integrated amp/USB Dac (asynchronous); Pangea USB and power cable; Qobuz player on desk top computer; Canare 4S11 speaker cables w/banana's and Polk Audio Reserve 200's on 28" Pangea stands.

Sounds fantastic!!!

H9

P.s. The dimensions are skewed by the camera angle. The speakers sit higher than they look.