Advice on speakers amplifier/av receiver + subwoofer for Electronic music
Hi everyone,
Good forum to read so far.
I am planning on building a powerfull sound system for a medium-large sized living room ( hexagonal shape)
The audio signal will come from My pc ( Xonar soundboard) through a DJM 1000 Pioneer mixer into the amp/av receiver.
For start I am considering a Marantz sr7002 AV receiver and for speakers I really like the Dynaudio dm 2/7 but don't know how they will work together.
The subwoofer will be a Rel T7 most likely. I really want a powerfull system to shake the floor.
Will be most playing electronic music, watch movies rarely and please the soul with realistic chords.
I am asking your expert advice on this. If to use compact or tower speakers or even a 5.1 system like Infinity Classia( without the subwoofer) with 2 towers, 1 central and 2 compact speakers - if to use an integrated Amplifier with subwoofer connection or an AV receiver.
My budget for the speakers + subwoofer + Integrated Amplifier or AV receiver is 2500 pounds.
£2500 for a really 'powerful system's to 'shake the floor' ? Second hand may be more realistic. How big is the room? What layout is planned? Good luck.
The room has a hexagonal shape
http://i50.tinypic.com/25r195j.jpg
The TV together with the main speakers will be on the upper side wall ( the skew side from the picture)
An interesting pentagonal room. It may be interesting to show the proposed layout and discuss options. I guess it could be a good room or a bad room dependant on speaker layout & seating. Are u thinking new or used? I am not an expert but I think those who are may need some more detailed info to be able to comment. Your second decision might be to decide 2.0, 2.1 or 5.1since amp/receiver and speaker options need to be narrowed down before audition etc.
yes you need to decide if you want 2 channel or 5.1 channels as this will dictate what amps to look for!
maybe you would be happy with 2 channels for movies - this means you can get a better 2 channel amp & speakers than an AV amp
its all a trade off... you want powerful, 5.1 channels for £2.5k - there will need to be some compromise
the sofas will be on the left and bottom side walls , and the speakers on the front - on the skew side together with the 50 inch TV - the room is 11 feet tall
For £2,500 for 2 speakers and sub woofer, I would consider AVI AMD9RS, which with sub are £2,000, that has 325 watts per channel amps and a DAC. That should shake the floor/walls etc.
I really don't mind a 2.1 setup for movies - but don't want to compromise the power for quality - it has to be somewhere in the middle A minimum would be a 2 x 100 w for speakers and 200w for subwoofer - bear in mind that will be mostly for electronic music ( tech house)
I really don't mind a 2.1 setup for movies - but don't want to compromise the power for quality - it has to be somewhere in the middle A minimum would be a 2 x 100 w for speakers and 200w for subwoofer - bear in mind that will be mostly for electronic music ( tech house)
ignore 100w here 200w there - its totally irrelevant...... your amp has to be up to powering them!
Yes you are right, if I go with 2 compact speakers - they will probably distort the base at high volumes - so I'll have to rely just on the sub, - 2 towers option with 2 low drives will be better in my opinion.
The question here is .... Will the rest of 3 speakers of a 5.1 system will really make a difference in power terms?
Yes you are right, if I go with 2 compact speakers - they will probably distort the base at high volumes - so I'll have to rely just on the sub, - 2 towers option with 2 low drives will be better in my opinion.
The question here is .... Will the rest of 3 speakers of a 5.1 system will really make a difference in power terms?
difference? in what way?
Volume, bass, looking to the room layout - the center will be on the skew side and the rears on the left and bottom right wall. As I said before I do not want a cinema setup. Just conerned on how much the speaker satellites will amplify the bass and sound overall - if to go for an AV receiver with 100w per channel or an integrated amplifier with sub out which are quite expensive for 2 x 150w
Not interested in cinema? Then u don't need an AV amp. Rears will not fill a room with stereo/bass. I'm sure big fronts will do most of the job and a sub if u need it. Others will give some options.
Ok, I concluded on buying
- a pair of good floor speakers( £1500 max)
-an integrated amp with enough power for 250w+ speaker
2 or 3 subwoofers - I stopped at SVS brand - should I go with 2 sealed subs and 1 ported ( dual http://www.svsound.com/dual-subwoofers/dual-sb-1000#.UR or http://www.svsound.com/dual-subwoofers/dual-sb12-nsd#.URIgdvKigdo and one big ported sub like http://www.svsound.com/subwoofers/cylinder/pc12-plus#.URIgmfKigdo )
Or just 2 ported subs like http://www.svsound.com/dual-subwoofers/dual-pb12-nsd#.URIgxPKigdo
And how should I connect them all to the integrated amp or straight from PC audio board .... Because I need some tweaks with room correction which an AV receiver can do better than the integrated amp
Ok, I concluded on buying
- a pair of good floor speakers( £1500 max)
-an integrated amp with enough power for 250w+ speaker
2 or 3 subwoofers - I stopped at SVS brand - should I go with 2 sealed subs and 1 ported ( dual http://www.svsound.com/dual-subwoofers/dual-sb-1000#.UR or http://www.svsound.com/dual-subwoofers/dual-sb12-nsd#.URIgdvKigdo and one big ported sub like http://www.svsound.com/subwoofers/cylinder/pc12-plus#.URIgmfKigdo )
Or just 2 ported subs like http://www.svsound.com/dual-subwoofers/dual-pb12-nsd#.URIgxPKigdo
And how should I connect them all to the integrated amp or straight from PC audio board .... Because I need some tweaks with room correction which an AV receiver can do better than the integrated amp
I think you will have a job matching all that lot up, floorstanders have a lot of bass (often boomy). I would go with stand mounts and a sub or try floorstanders like AVI 40s, no need for the amp or DAC as it has them already.
Looking at those subs, are they actives, look like they have amps already?
I would look at speakers from B&W and monitor audios RX range they both handle bassy music well!
I'm sure someone will be along to recommend amps!
re: the 5.1 system? Are you wanting it to watch movies ? If so then a gutsy AV amp will be the order of the day!
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