http://www.cmy.com.my/

Floorstand ah, DM 3/7 anyways go out audition and see if its within ur budget.

This post has been edited by dlyz: Jul 5 2011, 10:46 AM

to me, it seems like a bottleneck product as the guys here are using better sources such as cdp or good soundcards.

Where are you based?

I think Rm1500 is a bit tought to get a 2.1 set. I think pc speaker might be possible?

Yeah, i guess around there. More is always better for sub.

Some forumers here have own emotiva HT amps. But i think most them upgraded.

not sure yamaha, but BX2 is bright natured speaker. depend you like it or not

Marantz is known to be musical. NAD said to be warm i think

wow, show me picture later... can share with me the price he offer? did you audition any other speaker?

nice

This post has been edited by dlyz: Aug 19 2011, 08:54 AM

You need amp and speaker.. 1-1.5k i would say for 2.0 setup

Dynaudio is much more power hungry than 10.1 and he would have to spend a lot more on amp..

Man... i wish i can get a USD3k speaker as a gift too...

but seriously, that speaker is big would benefit from a lot of power, even tho rated at 90db 8ohm which is easy spec to drive, but i feel, more juice is still better. if can, maybe increase your budget if possible.

But for ur budget, can look at offerings from Marantz and NAD

what tube amp?

This post has been edited by dlyz: Apr 17 2012, 04:22 PM

i mean, what you trying to ask? price, performance, sound character?

I am not sure if any exist below Rm200. Maybe other sifu can help.

The cheapest i seen is my Tacima. It does well to clean up noise from power line. On my system, i notice better clarity, reduced noise and reduced sibilance. But u also lose a bit of dynamics and bass slam but i think its a good trade cos i hate sibilance a lot. With better powercord, i brought back some dynamics and slam. My friend also having tacima also observe same as me, at first he missed the slam and revert back to direct wall power, but in the end he, like me, chose clarity over power.

Last 6 mth i just bought a VDH powercord, yet to test that direct to wall.. wondering more expensive powercord have better power noise filtering ka.

Anyway, got my tacima from futureshop.co.uk, that time i think below RM220-240, but now i think GBP is up.. might cost more.

iszit like when u turn on the lights, ur speaker makes some sort of popping sound? i think conditioner will prevent that.

i am not 100% sure, but i think power conditioner is a power stabilizer and surge protector and a noise filter all in one. however i am sure tacima has surge protection built in.

What brand and model speaker and sub? Pics?

But imho, i think you cant anywhere with 250 bux. Chap ayam amps i not sure tho.

perhaps a karaoke system will be better? or some mini hifi system.

generally guys here wont use their hifi for talking loudly with mic as they are considered delicate instruments. i do use mine during skype but for talking and soft volume.

This post has been edited by dlyz: May 13 2012, 11:11 AM

something like that shud b fine. those are what we call HTiB - home theater in a box. nah, its fine to ask here.

AVR is a multichannel amp (5.1/7.1/etc) for home theater use. For movie, denon and onkyo seem to be the brand of choice. Its better to ask the guys on the home entertainment side, you will get better feedback.

Best if you can test it out. Perhaps someone can borrow you or if you have the pleasure of go for audition at a hifi store, can ask the ppl to demo to you.

To me, yes they make a difference when you compare branded vs generic. Expensive doesnt mean good. You have to synergy with your gear. And i feel they make more difference for the amp side. Source side i cant say they work or not as i have never try. I have a Supra which is Rm2xx cable vs a Mainstream which is a Rm8xx cable, the mainstream is just a teeny tiny bit better but for my friend in his marantz amp, it made a lot of difference (he also own the same powercords) to him.

Anyway, best if you can try, dont take my word 100%, you may experience something different.

yes, my friend is using those qed, good cable n qed product is more suited for warm system.

have you auditioned any hifi system? you need to know what sort of sound you are after or else it would be difficult to help. what i mean is warm or bright or detailed, etc

what i can advice you is, pick a speaker that you really like first (in term of sound signature). Then work you way to the amp and cdp. there is no fix rules but if i had 5k to work on, i would spend the bulk of the budget on speaker (2k). about 1000 for cdp, 1500 for amp, about 500 and below for cables. then again, there is no fix rule.

i always choose speaker first and build backwards as i believe speaker provide the most character among the other component (others might not agree). thats why i tend to allocate a bit more to speaker than amp. but make sure that you dont buy a too power hungry speaker cos then you need a powerful amp to drive it. also you can always upgrade your amp later

brands to look for in this price range is plenty but just to help you along:

speaker: wharfedale, monitor audio, psb, paradigm, dali, tannoy, mission, acoustic energy, q acoustic, mordaunt-short, etc

amp/cdp: marantz, NAD, cambridge audio, etc

in the end, if your gonna splash 5k, its good to go audition.