2 ch dorm rig

Vanhool
Vanhool Posts: 58
edited September 2006 in 2 Channel Audio
just tryin to figure out the cost of an ok 2 channel rig, this system will be in a dorm room, so cant be toooo loud, cant be too big, the only real prob is the budget, i want to spend only like 700 at the most... i know thats a tiny amount to spend on anything decent but i could never justify in my eyes spending more before i get into college life and start living on my own, want to someday turn this into a ht, so speakers and an amp i could later use for biamping fronts for the ht would be great, already have an ok dvd player i use for cd's.
Van

{HT, in the works}
Polk-M10
MTX-SW2
Pioneer-VSX-516-k
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2006
    This thread might help you out a bit.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited September 2006
    Used pair of Monitor 5b's (upgrade the tweets if it's inside the budget)
    NAD 3020 Integrated Amplifier - I have seen new for $329 I believe
    Used NAD tuna (most colleges have a campus radio station and a number of outlaw radio stations, you'll want a tuna)
    Signal Cable speaker cables and IC's

    You should be around $700 or less!
    DKG999
    HT System: LSi9, LSiCx2, LSiFX, LSi7, SVS 20-39 PC+, B&K 507.s2 AVR, B&K Ref 125.2, Tripplite LCR-2400, Cambridge 650BD, Signal Cable PC/SC, BJC IC, Samsung 55" LED

    Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC
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  • Vanhool
    Vanhool Posts: 58
    edited September 2006
    thx guys
    Van

    {HT, in the works}
    Polk-M10
    MTX-SW2
    Pioneer-VSX-516-k
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  • Toka78
    Toka78 Posts: 192
    edited September 2006
    For $700 you can do more than 'ok', for sure...my initial feeling was to recommend a vintage receiver (all-in-one solution) but they can be pretty big, plus it won't meet your need for future HT options. Perhaps an integrated amp with a 'power out' option (meaning you can add a bigger amp later and use the integrated as a preamp) would work best for now. Adding a tuner as suggested is a great idea too...so many good options there it is silly. Speakers? Polk, of course...Monitor 5's or so.
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