With the BS22LRs, of course I'm missing detail compared to my main stereo speakers, but I still feel like I'm hearing the full, basic sonic signature of the music. But the A2s are so small (and necessarily limited bass-wise) that they're just missing too much detail and impact to make me feel like I'm listening to the 'real thing' when I listen to music on them. I don't say this out of any snobbery at all - my TV setup uses Pioneer BS22LRs, which cost me 1/3 of the A2's price, and I love them. I have the original, $199 DAC-less A2s in my computer setup, and they're amazing, for what they are.īut they are not what most of us would consider hi-fi. My wife told me she had a dream last night in which I decided to miss a long-planned vacation to some exotic location because I wanted to listen to speakers instead.

I'm in Chicago which means I can check out AXPONA next weekend too. Allo USBridge as the endpoint that will feed the DAC. Then I will either use a spare external HD or set up a modest Synology rig with my library. I'm putting together a NUC core with Rock later today to mirror the one I have at home. While I wish they had an attractive option for people who want multiple licenses, I'm going to bite the bullet on that score. I'm looking forward to hearing the Genelec One.Īs an aside, I'm all-in when it comes to Roon.

I think I'm approaching things as you suggest. There are a number of really good moderately priced DACs to choose from that will sound similar, but speakers all sound different. I find the hard material tweeters to sound fatiguing over time. So I would tend to get a pair of monitors I like the midrange on and not be too bright. Usually due to space constraints we would expect to lose bottom end, but a sub might work. I think for desktop/office setups we can’t shoot for big rig SQ so we have to decide what we want to compromise. It’s difficult to make these decisions without being able to hear the component.

Better than rash impulse buying the latest rave and then having remorse!

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