chibi Posted April 30, 2020 Posted April 30, 2020 With so much downtime I've been having lately, I'm spending a lot more time indoors and listening to music lately, and that got me thinking, how I can get my setup to sound a bit more like the LSX without actually having to fork over the ~1.5K. I've had the pleasure of listening to the LSX a few months back and ever since I've been wanting a pair for myself but with daily expenses chipping away at my "toys savings" that won't be happening anytime soon. So my current setup is: FLAC -> X-Fi Titanium HD (internal pc DAC) -> Denon PMA-250 ii -> Wharfedale 9.1 + SW-150 The speakers are on a desk elevated a bit with a desk stand so it's up to ear level and angled inwards for near-field listening. They're also very close to the wall (~10cm) which unfortunately I can't do much about. The woofer is under the desk. The room (3x3.5m) is treated very basically, 2 curtains on the side walls and 2 foams on the back corner walls. So I'm looking for advice at what I can do to improve this setup, should I look into getting better speakers (budget of ~$500), recapping the Denon, go subwoofer crawling? Happy to go with the second-hand route or waving my soldering iron around or attempt to move things around. Or is it a case of I'm super unrealistic in wanting a 1.5K sound from a <500 setup and need to stop dreaming? Thanks for the help peeps!
Irek Posted April 30, 2020 Posted April 30, 2020 Those are really good and for half the original price. You can upgrade amplifier later. https://addictedtoaudio.com.au/products/focal-chorus-706-bookshelf-speakers The other option is to get those LSXs no matter what. It's entirely possible that those Kefs stuck in your head forever and nothing can replace them. You might be able to arrange some payment options.
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