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Tips:

  • Use EQ as an almost free upgrade to your speakers
  • Avoid soundbars, you can get active speakers for the same money
  • Avoid headphones, instead make sure you have physical bass and correct stereo imaging
  • Ferengi Rule of Acquisition #141: Only Fools Pay Retail! Use Hifishark and price search sites

Passive Speaker Recommendations:

  • JBL Stage A130
  • Q Acoustics Q3030i
  • Elac DBR62
  • Wharfedale Diamond 12.2
  • KEF Q350 or R3

Active Speaker Recommendations:

  • iLoud Micro
  • JBL LSR305P MK II
  • Adam T5V
  • Kali LP-6 v2 and IN-8 v2
  • Neumi BS5P
  • Genelec 8020D
  • Neumann KH80
  • Edifier MR-4 and R1280T (only with EQ)

AV Receivers:

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Surround Sound Speakers

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Amps:

  • Used Yamaha R-S700 (receiver, power section like A-S701, pre-out/main-in, $200€, value champ)
  • Used Yamaha R-N500 (receiver, digital inputs, builtin streamer, less than $200€, good value)
  • Yamaha A-S 300/301/500/501/700 or 701
  • Denon PMA600NE
  • NAD C 316BEE
  • Fosi V3 with 48V PSU (small)

DACs:

  • Any cheap dongle dac (2V output)
  • Topping d10s, E30, E30 II or E30 Lite
  • Schiit modi+

Streamer:

DSP and calibr. microphone:

  • MiniDSP 2x4 HD
  • MiniDSP Flex
  • MiniDSP UMIK1

Subwoofer:

  • SVS SB-1000
  • Rythmik L12
  • Monoprice Monolith 8 THX

Software:

  • REW
  • EQ APO, as well as the Peace Equalizer extension

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