Budget Audiophile Stereo Setup

[svtm105]

No integrated amplifier? get a integrated amplifier for just music listening, no multi channel home theater receiver will ever sound as good as a 2 channel integrated amp.

[anderzom]

why some audiophiles buy music for the sound! and not for the quality of music? i see a lot buy jazzy stuff really bad just because sound good

[RetroPCDOS]

It's not a Audiophile grade system, get rid of the Ipod, mp3 means loss of detail due to compression. Get a SACD player, like a Sony ES or Denon makes some good one and a good turntable and some better speakers, then you will have a serious system. You really don't need a tube amp, but does sound warmer, but even in a mastering room, we just use a few Pro audio QSC amp's, which does the job. Denon makes good A/B class receivers, so no need to upgrade unless the speakers you get need more power.

[PauliesCustoms]

Audiophile?, really?, something to keep in mind, IPOD (NO SQ), and does not equate to anything Audiophile, and an amplifier should not just "glow" but heat your house. Where's all the tubes? At best, I would call this a "nice modest sound system", but never "Audiophile"

Peace

[iamtheman7732]

what was the name of the song in this video

[macain94]

@iamtheman7732

Earl Klugh -Across the Sand

[wilow2319]

The system is good, but i think you should use better cables beteen the source and the reciever.

[macain94]

@wilow2319 This Video is now 2 years old, I now have the Denon ASD-11R iPod Dock with a better cable to the reciever. I'm waiting till my Dad upgrades his cables again, then I can take his old ones ;)

Thanks, -Phil

[AudiophileTubes]

This is a decent, mid-fi system, but certainly not 'audiophile'. Also, music sourced from portable MP3 players like an iPOD, Zune, or Sansa will NOT sound nearly as good as an HDCD or SACD player (even conventional 'redbook' CD's that are recorded and mastered well). Nonetheless, Denon makes good stuff. I see you have a Denon receiver. Nice!

[macain94]

@AudiophileTubes Check out the new System, for a better look. I also have a denon Ipod dock which certainly helps the sound quality.. I do a lot of listening from my DVD player still.

[2009thread1]

@AudiophileTubes what is classed as audiophile then ?

[macain94]

@lizardmannnn... I would go for it... Especially listening to music.. These paradigms will sound better than bose.. Not that they are bad.. But paradigm is another level. also what subwoofer do you have?

[macain94]

Just an Update... I know have the Paradigm Titan Monitors.. they have a lot more kick in the low and mid range... so its slowly becoming less, and less budget.. haha.. But I don't care...its my money...

[lizardmannnn]

@macain94 would this be a good addon for a bose 5.1 system? I would be throwing the standard bose frount speakers in the rear for 7.1 and these in the frount. Or would that be a bad idea?

[MercurySabre81]

Very nice setup you got there for home theatre! Check mine out sometime!

[calvinblinkee]

BasWill

definitely, he's a true audiophile by playing music off his iPod. I'm 'better' though. I use car subwoofers in my bedroom and it sounds 'incredible'. ultra sarcasm. I'm a basshead.

[ParadigmShifty]

Very nice! I have a pair of Mini monitors and I love them. Looking to upgrade to a pair of Studio 100s soon though..

[thenoti1]

good joke

[wersuss]

logitech?:) naah, this is better

[jjrosaria2]

Are you serious, This is what you called budget audiophile gear. This setup is very respectable for a budget audiophile. Logitechs are for teenagers who only listens to noise and not music. Plus the ceative x-fi sound card isn't meant for high quality music anyways.

[DJBlondfox]

@jjrosaria2 I HATE my x-fi sound card. it adds harmonic distortion around kHz if you equalize the bass...

For Hi-fi purposes, I use my Numark DJ|IO

[OjStudios]

@iheartcomps

Logitech... are you serious?! Haha, almost any separate component system can beat that.

[yoshi2560]

Are you dumb? Logitech is horrible go get a real system before you talk about somebody elses

[calvinblinkee]

haha Logitech. I used to own two sets of those and I still don't like them.

[firefightjason]

i have my AVR-688 powering RTi10's and a velodyne DPS-12

look on my profile for a video of it!

[23chilled]

not bad at all sounds very respectable