Best virtual systems - up to about 10,000£
Well off the top of my head and from the products we supply ( with a nod to the house rules ) The KEF Muons, 2 x Paradigm SUB2, 6 x Plinius SA Reference amps, Plnius Hiato and a Linn Klimax DS would be a good start. I am sure some ridiculously priced cables would get you up to £250k. Oh and we better add in some Black Ravioli - I hear it is flavour of the month......
I am sure there is a better way to spend it but the system above would do quite a lot of things very well and look good as well.
Who am I to complain about a Linn DS + Class A amp + Kef Speakers + a big Sub!
.....Oh, and Black Ravioli!!
Ok ok, maybe a bit over budget (with cables), but i've already heard this system playing but without the SBT, an integraded VTL amp IT 85 and Shahinian ARC, a match made in Hi-Fi heaven ...
Forgot 4 or 6 units of...
The extra two are for the SBT...
Ok ok, maybe a bit over budget (with cables), but i've already heard this system playing but without the SBT, an integraded VTL amp IT 85 and Shahinian ARC, a match made in Hi-Fi heaven ...
The VTL is great sounding stuff (very exciting and dynamic).....a revelation for anyone who thinks all Valve amps are sugar coated.
I wouldn't ever spend that much no matter how rich I was.
Besides what would £250K buy you? A louder system maybe but can you get better quality than something like the £10K Genelecs?
Yes, the bass, midrange and dynamics of the Genelecs are all quite easily beatable by various speakers costing less than £10,000.
Apple Mac mini
Cambridge Audio Dac Magic plus
Genelec 1038B x2 built in wall.
Carpet
nice chair
oh, yes!
Linn or Naim would be my choice at this price for the streamer and the speakers. 
A Studer reel to reel tape machine would make a great sounding source for a £10,000 system. This would be at the expense of having a much narrower range of recordings available on reel to reel format.
I thought this thread may have run a bit longer....
A £10,000 Benchmark / active ATC 50 based system is a more expensive and larger variation of the same basic recipe used in a £1,300 AVI ADM 9 system. Digital files / CD's, active cross-over, solid state amplification, slimline ported speakers. I can understand why AVI owners feel that their systems get within 90% of the sound quality of such a £10,000 system.
If you like that recipe, that's fine. If you don't, you may well feel that a different recipe can get you more than 10% improvement for an additional £8700.
A £10,000 Benchmark / active ATC 50 based system is a more expensive and larger variation of the same basic recipe used in a £1,300 AVI ADM 9 system. Digital files / CD's, active cross-over, solid state amplification, slimline ported speakers. I can understand why AVI owners feel that their systems get within 90% of the sound quality of such a £10,000 system.
If you like that recipe, that's fine. If you don't, you may well feel that a different recipe can get you more than 10% improvement for an additional £8700.
agreed!
I thought this thread may have run a bit longer....
yeeeaaa, where is our imagination?!
ok, here is another one:
Synology 212J nas
Sonos connect
Bryston b60a
Sonus Faber Cremona M
are you sure the Cremona M are not above budget with all the other suggestions ? I would replace the Cremona by the Sonus Faber Liuto which is half the price of the Cremona. And if there is some money left i would replace the Sonos with a streamer of Naim or Linn.
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Well off the top of my head and from the products we supply ( with a nod to the house rules ) The KEF Muons, 2 x Paradigm SUB2, 6 x Plinius SA Reference amps, Plnius Hiato and a Linn Klimax DS would be a good start. I am sure some ridiculously priced cables would get you up to £250k. Oh and we better add in some Black Ravioli - I hear it is flavour of the month......
I am sure there is a better way to spend it but the system above would do quite a lot of things very well and look good as well.
Nick
The Home Cinema Centre