perfectlife
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Hello all
with encouragement from many forum legends, may I pick your collective brains so that I can steal you ideas for my "real" setup?
I have been reading up your posts and hopefully I got terms right. Please kindly correct me if I was using it wrong.
What I want
a) below is layout of my room and bathroom
b) Media sources: DVDA, SACD and FLAC on external hard-drive on pc. Classical music, Steven Wilson, Yes, Beck, Roxy Music. and watch concert DVD.
c) What I ultimately want is:
to play 2-channel and multi-channel from anything at hand (Windows PC, iPhone, laptop)
Hoping I can use same system moving rear speakers back and forth between desk-chair position (not optimal but I spend long time here and want 5.1-ish experience) and sofa.
Playing on the makeup tabe in the bathroom, too.
It is taking a loooooong time to auditioning speakers! Meanwhile, the pacifier to shut myself up for now is;
Kef LS50wirelss about $2500 (powered 2 channel with DAC/streamer) which I fell in love auditioning. (can do LSX which is half the price)
Or
buy some used 5.1 system without auditioning it.
But here, I stumble.
Questions
How you guys doing it? What amp, software, streamer, box, are you using? How you started? Roon or Jriver? (I know I have to make FLAC all of DVDA and SACD if I decide with Roon sigh)
Do you have separate system for 2-ch and 5.1? How about rest of the house like bathroom?
I cannot use active speakers as rear speakers later mixing with passive speakers when I upgrade for 5.1, correct? Then it's expensive pacifier....
What would you do? moving rear speakers back-forth, or separate system at desk? Do you have 5.1 at your home office desk, too?
What would you do? Wait and research and buy? or 2 channels first?
And since I want music in bathroom too, looks like Denon with Heos 1 (moisture proof and can do 2channel) is only option? But then I cannot use Roon on Denon Do you know any good moisture proof speakers?
Anyone connects harddrive to Denon amp directly? How is user experience? Or should I do Kodi or Hifiberry?
Thank you so much in advance!
with encouragement from many forum legends, may I pick your collective brains so that I can steal you ideas for my "real" setup?
I have been reading up your posts and hopefully I got terms right. Please kindly correct me if I was using it wrong.
What I want
a) below is layout of my room and bathroom
b) Media sources: DVDA, SACD and FLAC on external hard-drive on pc. Classical music, Steven Wilson, Yes, Beck, Roxy Music. and watch concert DVD.
c) What I ultimately want is:
to play 2-channel and multi-channel from anything at hand (Windows PC, iPhone, laptop)
Hoping I can use same system moving rear speakers back and forth between desk-chair position (not optimal but I spend long time here and want 5.1-ish experience) and sofa.
Playing on the makeup tabe in the bathroom, too.
It is taking a loooooong time to auditioning speakers! Meanwhile, the pacifier to shut myself up for now is;
Kef LS50wirelss about $2500 (powered 2 channel with DAC/streamer) which I fell in love auditioning. (can do LSX which is half the price)
Or
buy some used 5.1 system without auditioning it.
But here, I stumble.
Questions
How you guys doing it? What amp, software, streamer, box, are you using? How you started? Roon or Jriver? (I know I have to make FLAC all of DVDA and SACD if I decide with Roon sigh)
Do you have separate system for 2-ch and 5.1? How about rest of the house like bathroom?
I cannot use active speakers as rear speakers later mixing with passive speakers when I upgrade for 5.1, correct? Then it's expensive pacifier....
What would you do? moving rear speakers back-forth, or separate system at desk? Do you have 5.1 at your home office desk, too?
What would you do? Wait and research and buy? or 2 channels first?
And since I want music in bathroom too, looks like Denon with Heos 1 (moisture proof and can do 2channel) is only option? But then I cannot use Roon on Denon Do you know any good moisture proof speakers?
Anyone connects harddrive to Denon amp directly? How is user experience? Or should I do Kodi or Hifiberry?
Thank you so much in advance!