New computer rig
nguyendot
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Alright guy/gals,
some of you saw that I finished acid-staining and sealing my office floor, so now all the stuff is going back in there. My desk takes up the entire wall - all 10 ft of it with my pcs on it and what not. I'm going for a simple 2.0 or 2.1 setup more than likely near-field but I might use it just to play music. Yeah I know the last thing I need is another set up but .... addictions need to be fed. Previously I had a Yamaha M-35 amplifier feeding two JBL Control-1 clones and it was OKAY...better than computer speakers.
Now I have a tad bit more equipment to play with. I have the Nakamichi AV-2 receiver that has more than enough power, the Yamaha M35... (The M45 fried
). I also have an Onkyo DS575 receiver and a MX-1000u Yamaha amp (overkill).
For speakers I have these choices:
Paradigm Atom Mk1
Polk RT25
Klipsch RB-25 (trading my Magnepan MMGWs for them)
Polk RT-8 (prolly not enough room for floorstanders)
Insignia NS-2111 speakers
Sony SS-MB300 (probably not)
and of course... my prized possession-
Boston Acoustics VR-M60 video monitors.
I'll find an outboard DAC sometime, if I do it will strictly be 2.0. Otherwise I have a nice M&K 8" sub for this setup.
Thanks for your suggestions guys/gals. I guess honestly I can just try them all, but I like to hear other people's thoughts too.
some of you saw that I finished acid-staining and sealing my office floor, so now all the stuff is going back in there. My desk takes up the entire wall - all 10 ft of it with my pcs on it and what not. I'm going for a simple 2.0 or 2.1 setup more than likely near-field but I might use it just to play music. Yeah I know the last thing I need is another set up but .... addictions need to be fed. Previously I had a Yamaha M-35 amplifier feeding two JBL Control-1 clones and it was OKAY...better than computer speakers.
Now I have a tad bit more equipment to play with. I have the Nakamichi AV-2 receiver that has more than enough power, the Yamaha M35... (The M45 fried
). I also have an Onkyo DS575 receiver and a MX-1000u Yamaha amp (overkill).For speakers I have these choices:
Paradigm Atom Mk1
Polk RT25
Klipsch RB-25 (trading my Magnepan MMGWs for them)
Polk RT-8 (prolly not enough room for floorstanders)
Insignia NS-2111 speakers
Sony SS-MB300 (probably not)
and of course... my prized possession-
Boston Acoustics VR-M60 video monitors.
I'll find an outboard DAC sometime, if I do it will strictly be 2.0. Otherwise I have a nice M&K 8" sub for this setup.
Thanks for your suggestions guys/gals. I guess honestly I can just try them all, but I like to hear other people's thoughts too.
Main Surround -
Epson 8350 Projector/ Elite Screens 120" / Pioneer Elite SC-35 / Sunfire Signature / Focal Chorus 716s / Focal Chorus CC / Polk MC80 / Polk PSW150 sub
Bedroom - Sharp Aquos 70" 650 / Pioneer SC-1222k / Polk RT-55 / Polk CS-250
Den - Rotel RSP-1068 / Threshold CAS-2 / Boston VR-M60 / BDP-05FD
Epson 8350 Projector/ Elite Screens 120" / Pioneer Elite SC-35 / Sunfire Signature / Focal Chorus 716s / Focal Chorus CC / Polk MC80 / Polk PSW150 sub
Bedroom - Sharp Aquos 70" 650 / Pioneer SC-1222k / Polk RT-55 / Polk CS-250
Den - Rotel RSP-1068 / Threshold CAS-2 / Boston VR-M60 / BDP-05FD
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I don't get a thrill out of any of those choices....just pick one.CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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Like... how near field?
I can't imagine the Paradigms or the Klipschs sounding that great really close to your ears.
My Titans sound horrendous until you get at least 5 feet away from them.I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.
Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii
Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999
Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3
HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000 -
concealer404 wrote: »Like... how near field?
I can't imagine the Paradigms or the Klipschs sounding that great really close to your ears.
My Titans sound horrendous until you get at least 5 feet away from them.
They are computer speakers....
I guess I can just rig up 2 Quintets from the set I have sitting around.Main Surround -
Epson 8350 Projector/ Elite Screens 120" / Pioneer Elite SC-35 / Sunfire Signature / Focal Chorus 716s / Focal Chorus CC / Polk MC80 / Polk PSW150 sub
Bedroom - Sharp Aquos 70" 650 / Pioneer SC-1222k / Polk RT-55 / Polk CS-250
Den - Rotel RSP-1068 / Threshold CAS-2 / Boston VR-M60 / BDP-05FD -
Why not get some powered monitors? There are many great HIFI companies that make powered versions of their passive speakers that would work great for PC.
I currently have the Swan M200 and couldn't recommend them enough for the price, but other great choices would be: Quad, Focal, Dynaudio, Paradigm.
