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Recommend me a stereo system setup

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Pearly lay degenerate
  07/12/25
Two McIntosh MC2301, klipschorn, JL Audio Gotham subs iPh...
carnelian insanely creepy orchestra pit national security agency
  07/12/25
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Pearly lay degenerate
  07/12/25
Just get some good over ear headphones and a comfy leather c...
multi-colored spot blood rage
  07/12/25
It's called wirecutter dumbass. https://www.nytimes.com/wir...
splenetic heady station jewess
  07/12/25
should i really trust boomer nyt fags tho
Pearly lay degenerate
  07/12/25
The only acceptable answer is a pair of monitors. I still...
irradiated center boiling water
  07/12/25
what amp should i use
Pearly lay degenerate
  07/12/25
Whatever's required for the setup. My M-1s take a separa...
irradiated center boiling water
  07/12/25
Cr. If you don’t need surround sound then a pair of st...
exhilarant rigpig
  07/12/25
lol at apartment and small house dwellers. If you can&rsqu...
carnelian insanely creepy orchestra pit national security agency
  07/12/25
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splenetic heady station jewess
  07/12/25
Unless one is in very deep, isolated country, a massive PA s...
irradiated center boiling water
  07/12/25
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carnelian insanely creepy orchestra pit national security agency
  07/12/25
A flat frequency response is incredibly important. Cheap ...
irradiated center boiling water
  07/12/25
Cr. I have a sub too but it’s tuned to the speakers
exhilarant rigpig
  07/12/25
A good pair of studio monitors should be relatively flat dow...
irradiated center boiling water
  07/12/25
They’ll get there but I use one of these to fill out t...
exhilarant rigpig
  07/12/25
monitor pill me vs speakers
Pearly lay degenerate
  07/12/25
Monitors are ugly. Do not buy monitors for a living room or ...
Filthy marvelous dog poop
  07/13/25
Modern room EQ can make shit sound flat (ie perfect reproduc...
carnelian insanely creepy orchestra pit national security agency
  07/12/25
You can always add an n-band EQ to the rack.
irradiated center boiling water
  07/12/25
That is hard (I am old so I used to do it manually). In the ...
carnelian insanely creepy orchestra pit national security agency
  07/12/25
Yea, a flatish response is desirable but you're a moron if y...
Filthy marvelous dog poop
  07/13/25
They aren't needed because real speakers are responsive at l...
irradiated center boiling water
  07/13/25
Go ahead and find me an affordable set of speakers that are ...
Filthy marvelous dog poop
  07/13/25
You can google monitor frequency response curves as well as ...
irradiated center boiling water
  07/13/25
> You can google monitor frequency response curves as wel...
Filthy marvelous dog poop
  07/13/25
Just buy a Sonos Five and the Sonos Sub 4 Woofer. It’s...
hairraiser athletic conference
  07/12/25
seems like a sacrifice on audio quality
Pearly lay degenerate
  07/12/25
It has a feature where you download an app then walk around ...
hairraiser athletic conference
  07/12/25
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carnelian insanely creepy orchestra pit national security agency
  07/12/25
The Sonos Five actually measures pretty decent https://ww...
Filthy marvelous dog poop
  07/13/25
I’ve had the same Sonos system for 4 years and see no ...
hairraiser athletic conference
  07/13/25
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coral beady-eyed elastic band
  07/12/25
hard to say without knowing about your room + uses
yapping stage therapy
  07/12/25
pretty general. music listening (lean classical) but also mo...
Pearly lay degenerate
  07/12/25
Here's what I have currently. A kind of middling system set ...
Light galvanic old irish cottage
  07/12/25
Solid. The heresys are great. I go between k-horns and...
carnelian insanely creepy orchestra pit national security agency
  07/13/25
The original PS Audio Sprout has a non-defeatable bass boost...
Filthy marvelous dog poop
  07/13/25
I have the Sprout 100. Excellent little amp.
Light galvanic old irish cottage
  07/13/25
I still haven't finished my EPI M100 restoration project. I ...
Filthy marvelous dog poop
  07/13/25
I had some EPI 100s. My kids took them and blew them out pla...
Light galvanic old irish cottage
  07/15/25
Budget? WiiM is the move for budget streamers & amps
Filthy marvelous dog poop
  07/13/25
If you can afford $1,700+ for a preamp and amp, I would stro...
Filthy marvelous dog poop
  07/13/25
hate to noobpwn myself but the number of options and things ...
Pearly lay degenerate
  07/13/25
The multichannel miniDSP Flex HTx with Dirac and a UMIK-1 is...
Filthy marvelous dog poop
  07/13/25
i think my plan is to judiciously scout out good value on cr...
Pearly lay degenerate
  07/13/25
That's not a bad plan. Dirac made such a big difference i...
Filthy marvelous dog poop
  07/13/25
is it wiser to let the speaker choice determine the avr / am...
Pearly lay degenerate
  07/13/25
The vast majority of solid state amps have sufficient power ...
Filthy marvelous dog poop
  07/13/25
Once you get started it's normal to get the bug to upgrade. ...
Light galvanic old irish cottage
  07/13/25
i get it but this shit is so expensive lmao. you need like f...
Pearly lay degenerate
  07/15/25
Just get these and call it a day: https://www.klipsch.com/pr...
cerebral regret idiot
  07/15/25
A pair of speakers I might purchase in the future just got r...
Filthy marvelous dog poop
  07/18/25


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Date: July 12th, 2025 12:50 PM
Author: Pearly lay degenerate



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Date: July 12th, 2025 1:54 PM
Author: carnelian insanely creepy orchestra pit national security agency

Two McIntosh MC2301, klipschorn, JL Audio Gotham subs

iPhone lossless audio

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49095904)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 1:51 PM
Author: Pearly lay degenerate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49095899)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 1:57 PM
Author: multi-colored spot blood rage

Just get some good over ear headphones and a comfy leather club chair. Audiophile shit is flame.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49095908)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 1:58 PM
Author: splenetic heady station jewess

It's called wirecutter dumbass.

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-receiver/

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-bookshelf-speakers/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49095911)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 2:13 PM
Author: Pearly lay degenerate

should i really trust boomer nyt fags tho

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49095958)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 1:59 PM
Author: irradiated center boiling water

The only acceptable answer is a pair of monitors.

I still use Alesis M-1s from 25 years ago.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49095914)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 2:10 PM
Author: Pearly lay degenerate

what amp should i use

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49095948)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 2:13 PM
Author: irradiated center boiling water

Whatever's required for the setup.

My M-1s take a separate power amp. It's made by the same company specifically for these monitors.

You can get active monitors without need for a separate power amp as well.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49095953)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 2:17 PM
Author: exhilarant rigpig

Cr. If you don’t need surround sound then a pair of studio monitors is the way to go. They tend to be flatter and more accurate

I have these. They’re cheap and sound great:

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/B2031A--behringer-truth-b2031a-8.75-inch-powered-studio-monitor

Buddy of mine has these. They’re good too:

https://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-Heritage-Inspired-Powered-Speakers/dp/B0BBWKV3VJ

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49095963)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 2:20 PM
Author: carnelian insanely creepy orchestra pit national security agency

lol at apartment and small house dwellers. If you can’t recreate 70s Grateful Dead concert level sound without having the cops called you are a prole.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49095972)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 2:22 PM
Author: splenetic heady station jewess



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49095978)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 2:28 PM
Author: irradiated center boiling water

Unless one is in very deep, isolated country, a massive PA system will be a problem to anyone close enough to fit the definition of 'neighbor.'

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49095987)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 11:12 PM
Author: carnelian insanely creepy orchestra pit national security agency



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49096913)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 2:25 PM
Author: irradiated center boiling water

A flat frequency response is incredibly important.

Cheap "speakers" are the reason people need junk like subwoofers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49095981)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 2:30 PM
Author: exhilarant rigpig

Cr. I have a sub too but it’s tuned to the speakers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49095990)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 2:32 PM
Author: irradiated center boiling water

A good pair of studio monitors should be relatively flat down to 20Hz. (That was decades ago, too.)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49095994)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 2:37 PM
Author: exhilarant rigpig

They’ll get there but I use one of these to fill out the low end. It’s a very tight and musical sub:

https://www.amazon.com/SVS-SB-1000-Sealed-Subwoofer-Black/dp/B08X51FVZS/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49095997)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 2:36 PM
Author: Pearly lay degenerate

monitor pill me vs speakers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49095996)



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Date: July 13th, 2025 2:57 AM
Author: Filthy marvelous dog poop

Monitors are ugly. Do not buy monitors for a living room or bedroom. They are only appropriate for an office setup.

Plenty of living room speakers hit a pretty flat response these days. Plus there is room correction if you want a flat response.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49097120)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 11:12 PM
Author: carnelian insanely creepy orchestra pit national security agency

Modern room EQ can make shit sound flat (ie perfect reproduction). I don’t like flat. Unless you feel the canons on the 1978 Telarc 1812 overture such that you feel like puking, well, I don’t know what to tell you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49096917)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 11:15 PM
Author: irradiated center boiling water

You can always add an n-band EQ to the rack.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49096923)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 11:22 PM
Author: carnelian insanely creepy orchestra pit national security agency

That is hard (I am old so I used to do it manually). In the last 20? years a mic based room EQ can make anything flat. But what’s the fun in that?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49096939)



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Date: July 13th, 2025 1:46 AM
Author: Filthy marvelous dog poop

Yea, a flatish response is desirable but you're a moron if you think subwoofers aren't more or less a necessity.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49097089)



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Date: July 13th, 2025 7:34 AM
Author: irradiated center boiling water

They aren't needed because real speakers are responsive at low frequencies.

Sorry, bro. Home audio advertising hasn't been totally honest with you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49097243)



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Date: July 13th, 2025 10:23 AM
Author: Filthy marvelous dog poop

Go ahead and find me an affordable set of speakers that are flat to 20Hz. I'll wait.

Even Genelec's 2nd best pair of monitors (the $11,000/pair 8361A) are 6dB down at 30Hz. There's a reason they make the $6,000 7380A 15-inch subwoofer to go along with the 8361A.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49097451)



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Date: July 13th, 2025 12:28 PM
Author: irradiated center boiling water

You can google monitor frequency response curves as well as I can. If you're looking for a perfectly flat horizontal line, you're being intentionally obtuse.

I have no idea who thinks what is affordable on this board.

Someone asked for a stereo recommendation. I recommend what they use in the studio.

Also... what's the range & sensitivity of human hearing again?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49097705)



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Date: July 13th, 2025 12:46 PM
Author: Filthy marvelous dog poop

> You can google monitor frequency response curves as well as I can. If you're looking for a perfectly flat horizontal line, you're being intentionally obtuse.

No I'm not. There is music that goes to 20Hz (James Blake, Bjork, etc.) and I want to hear it.

> I have no idea who thinks what is affordable on this board.

Extremely few speakers are flat to anywhere close to 20Hz, and those that do cost a boatload.

> Someone asked for a stereo recommendation. I recommend what they use in the studio.

A living room isn't a studio, you aren't listening in nearfield like you do with monitors.

> Also... what's the range & sensitivity of human hearing again?

The range of human hearing is generally given as 20Hz-20kHz. This range declines with age, mostly on the treble though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49097742)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 2:19 PM
Author: hairraiser athletic conference

Just buy a Sonos Five and the Sonos Sub 4 Woofer. It’s all you’ll ever need. You can buy two Fives if you want but it’s not even necessary IME

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49095970)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 6:11 PM
Author: Pearly lay degenerate

seems like a sacrifice on audio quality

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49096445)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 6:33 PM
Author: hairraiser athletic conference

It has a feature where you download an app then walk around the room with your phone and it sends audio signals to your phone’s microphone to optimize the sound for you room. It sounds like flame and takes 2-3 tries to get it perfect but it’s legit. Perfect sound quality.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49096480)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 11:23 PM
Author: carnelian insanely creepy orchestra pit national security agency



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49096941)



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Date: July 13th, 2025 1:56 AM
Author: Filthy marvelous dog poop

The Sonos Five actually measures pretty decent

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/sonos-five-smart-speaker-review.51409/

I'd avoid Sonos for other reasons though. They have a history of doing unfriendly things to their consumers. Their mobile app update last year was so bad it got the CEO shitcanned.

They've done this forced obsolescence thing where older devices running their 'S1' operating system can't work with newer 'S2' devices. How long before they come out with an S3 and all the current S2 stuff won't work with the S3 stuff? Probably just a couple years

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49097092)



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Date: July 13th, 2025 11:08 AM
Author: hairraiser athletic conference

I’ve had the same Sonos system for 4 years and see no reason to update it ever

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49097524)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 8:58 PM
Author: coral beady-eyed elastic band



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49096700)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 8:59 PM
Author: yapping stage therapy

hard to say without knowing about your room + uses

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49096702)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 10:03 PM
Author: Pearly lay degenerate

pretty general. music listening (lean classical) but also movies/shows/general tv i guess, but would prefer to optimize for music (and maybe i should have separate tv / music audio anyways but i'm happy to sacrifice full surround for music-optimized stereo). for a 20x15 foot living room but also looking for a lighter setup for a slightly smaller bedroom. i'm no enthusiast or else i wouldn't be asking the question but i can afford a better setup than i'm able opine on intelligently and i wouldn't mind investing in a non-shitty setup that i could appreciate and maybe will last. just crowdsourcing xo wisdom.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49096800)



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Date: July 12th, 2025 11:52 PM
Author: Light galvanic old irish cottage

Here's what I have currently. A kind of middling system set up in its own listening room: Peachtree Audio Carina GaN integrated amp. Klipsch Heresy IV speakers with SVS 1000 powered sub (the Heresy speakers have big woofers but still roll off the base a bit too high for my taste, hence the sub). Denon streamer. Old Technics 5 disk CD player/changer. Thorens TD 1500 turntable. Mostly stream and download via Amazon music, but play CDs and vinyl, too. There are a lot of choices and no optimum solution. Systems all sound different but at some point it gets hard to say one is better. Once you get beyond some point below even where I am the diminishing returns effect quickly sets in. Speakers are most important followed by amp. If you use a headset exclusively forget about speakers and just get a nice headphone amp.

At the winter house I have Klipsch RM-600M bookshelf speakers, 12 inch Klipsch powered sub, PS Audio Sprout integrated amp, and Bluesound node nano streamer. No turntable or CD player there. Much cheaper system but sounds quite good. Can't really do an a/b as the locations are 2000 miles apart.

I have it all set up to work with Alexa so music can be summoned by voice command.

I use a Klipsch soundbar with companion sub for TV and it is really impressive to my ears. Winter house has a Vizio soundbar which is surprisingly good, esp. for the price. I have found that for me soundbars seem to present better dialog than stereo speakers. YMMV. The Klipsch soundbar is so good I think I could live happily with it also playing music.

Clearly I like Klipsch. A lot of people don't.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49096994)



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Date: July 13th, 2025 12:01 AM
Author: carnelian insanely creepy orchestra pit national security agency

Solid. The heresys are great.

I go between k-horns and magnapans. I have a set of B&W but just not my thing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49097009)



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Date: July 13th, 2025 2:01 AM
Author: Filthy marvelous dog poop

The original PS Audio Sprout has a non-defeatable bass boost, ljl

They made a defeat for it on the Sprout100

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49097097)



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Date: July 13th, 2025 10:37 AM
Author: Light galvanic old irish cottage

I have the Sprout 100. Excellent little amp.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49097473)



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Date: July 13th, 2025 11:03 AM
Author: Filthy marvelous dog poop

I still haven't finished my EPI M100 restoration project. I replaced the crossover and drivers. Replacing the drivers was probably unnecessary but I couldn't get the idea out of my head that getting new drivers would maximize sound quality. Definitely not worth it for resale, I'm like $600 into them and there is no way I'd get even half that if I put them up for sale.

All that is left is to replace the grille fabric. I bought the fabric a long time ago. I keep telling myself it'll be a good winter project but I think it's been two winters now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49097516)



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Date: July 15th, 2025 10:28 PM
Author: Light galvanic old irish cottage

I had some EPI 100s. My kids took them and blew them out playing electric guitar music through them. They were very nice sounding speakers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49104652)



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Date: July 13th, 2025 1:42 AM
Author: Filthy marvelous dog poop

Budget?

WiiM is the move for budget streamers & amps

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49097086)



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Date: July 13th, 2025 2:41 AM
Author: Filthy marvelous dog poop

If you can afford $1,700+ for a preamp and amp, I would strongly recommend a miniDSP Flex Balanced TRS w/ Dirac and a UMIK-1 ($1100, be sure to buy from their US importer, Deer Creek Audio - you will get caught up in tariff bullshit if you order direct from MiniDSP), and a class D amp from Buckeye Amps (these start at about $600 depending on how much power you want).

Dirac is pretty great, it's sort of the gold standard in room correction. Reasonably easy to use too.

If you want this same sort of shit in one box you could get the NAD C 3050 BluOS-D For $2200. That comes with a limited range Dirac license which should be mostly adequate. You can upgrade to a full range license for another $100.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49097113)



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Date: July 13th, 2025 9:46 AM
Author: Pearly lay degenerate

hate to noobpwn myself but the number of options and things to consider in hifi is obnoxious. i'm learning and i get it but still.

would love to use an avr to flex between stereo for music and surround for movies but i guess you lose some audio fidelity on the stereo side by doing that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49097371)



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Date: July 13th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: Filthy marvelous dog poop

The multichannel miniDSP Flex HTx with Dirac and a UMIK-1 is ~$1650 from Deer Creek Audio

And Buckeye makes a lot of multichannel amps

Edit: Honestly though this is likely beyond your skill level. Also you'd need a newish TV with HDMI eARC

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49097431)



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Date: July 13th, 2025 11:21 AM
Author: Pearly lay degenerate

i think my plan is to judiciously scout out good value on craigslist, i live in a major metro where there is good stuff available. i will complement with whatever avr or amp is most suitable to it. if i "get into it" more thereafter i will pursue audiophile shit in earnest but i'm probably at least months away from being able to make a truly discerning choice. but at least right now i can use online reviews and chatboards etc. to determine if whatever is available to me is worth having and whether the price is good.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49097556)



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Date: July 13th, 2025 11:43 AM
Author: Filthy marvelous dog poop

That's not a bad plan.

Dirac made such a big difference in my system, I think it's one of the best bang for the buck upgrades out there. I just took a look at Crutchfield and it looks like the $1100 Onkyo TX-RZ30 has Dirac. Get a UMIK-1 instead of the crappy mic that comes with it and you'd be well on your way.

Maybe cop that and used speakers and sub? Revel is one of the best brands out there for home speakers that hit a pretty flat response.

This audio stuff is a big rabbit hole though, no doubt about that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49097604)



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Date: July 13th, 2025 11:48 AM
Author: Pearly lay degenerate

is it wiser to let the speaker choice determine the avr / amp? seems like some are better suited to a given speaker than others but varies.

do you know much about ohm omnidirectional speakers? seem cool but extremely niche with a unique sound profile, most reviews are positive and some are extremely positive but some people don't care for it.

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Date: July 13th, 2025 12:25 PM
Author: Filthy marvelous dog poop

The vast majority of solid state amps have sufficient power for the vast majority of speakers / tastes. You might want highly efficient speakers if you're running a tube amp. Or you might want more powerful than average amplification if you're running particularly insensitive speakers and/or you like to listen really loud. Those tend to be edge cases though, and this is stuff you can figure out as you go along.

I've never heard Ohms but I know they've been around for a while. I'm always a bit interested in unconventional driver arrangements.

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Date: July 13th, 2025 1:53 PM
Author: Light galvanic old irish cottage

Once you get started it's normal to get the bug to upgrade. Buying used is a good way to reduce the financial carnage.

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Date: July 15th, 2025 1:00 PM
Author: Pearly lay degenerate

i get it but this shit is so expensive lmao. you need like four separate thousand-dollar boxes of byzantine electronics to get your playlists to play on your speakers at max quality.

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Date: July 15th, 2025 3:00 PM
Author: cerebral regret idiot

Just get these and call it a day: https://www.klipsch.com/products/the-nines-powered-speakers

That's my setup and they are 180.

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Date: July 18th, 2025 3:32 PM
Author: Filthy marvelous dog poop

A pair of speakers I might purchase in the future just got released

https://www.dedicatedaudio.com/products/mofi-sourcepoint-v10-master-edition-speakers-pair

The 10" coaxial driver should give me everything I like about my LS50s, plus more dynamics that are missing from the smaller drivers in the LS50s, plus a lot of deep bass extension. I likely wouldn't need a sub with these.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5749524&forum_id=2Reputation#49112262)