Hello,
We're going to be emigrating in a couple of months. I'm going to be bringing my current main system with me - Bluesound Node 2i feeding into a Creek Destiny 2 amp and PMC DB1i speakers, which I'm extremely happy with. But our new place has a much bigger open-plan living area/kitchen (approx 12m x 6m and an L-shaped bit 6m x 6m vs the 5mx4m living room we currently have) and I'm starting to consider buying both a new amp and speakers to suit (and keep the existing system for my office). The challenge I have is that where we are moving to doesn't have much of a market in 2nd-hand hifi market, and new kit is dear, so I'm looking to buy here in the UK before leaving . Obviously matching the system to the room and being able to audition/swap bits out when we're there would be ideal, but I don't see that as being that easy due to cost/availability. So I'm trying to pre-empt and bring bits with me with the hope of having a base system that's likely to work, at least initially.
Any suggestions/tips for scaling up the system? In particular speakers that are likely to work in that size room and still preserve what I like about my current setup (namely a very tight bass and clear resolution albeit with some slight warmth)? I'm looking potentially at some larger PMC floorstanders e.g. GB1i as a first guess but I have no experience with a room that size so am in the dark as to how this might work. Total budget is £1500-2000 to cover both an amp and speakers.
Thanks for any input!
We're going to be emigrating in a couple of months. I'm going to be bringing my current main system with me - Bluesound Node 2i feeding into a Creek Destiny 2 amp and PMC DB1i speakers, which I'm extremely happy with. But our new place has a much bigger open-plan living area/kitchen (approx 12m x 6m and an L-shaped bit 6m x 6m vs the 5mx4m living room we currently have) and I'm starting to consider buying both a new amp and speakers to suit (and keep the existing system for my office). The challenge I have is that where we are moving to doesn't have much of a market in 2nd-hand hifi market, and new kit is dear, so I'm looking to buy here in the UK before leaving . Obviously matching the system to the room and being able to audition/swap bits out when we're there would be ideal, but I don't see that as being that easy due to cost/availability. So I'm trying to pre-empt and bring bits with me with the hope of having a base system that's likely to work, at least initially.
Any suggestions/tips for scaling up the system? In particular speakers that are likely to work in that size room and still preserve what I like about my current setup (namely a very tight bass and clear resolution albeit with some slight warmth)? I'm looking potentially at some larger PMC floorstanders e.g. GB1i as a first guess but I have no experience with a room that size so am in the dark as to how this might work. Total budget is £1500-2000 to cover both an amp and speakers.
Thanks for any input!