My friend regularly buys things from singapore and bring it back to malaysia. Sometime the kastams just ignores him or lets him thru, so depend your luck. But there is a high chance you will be taxed. About 26%.

Are you looking for cd player + stereo amp + bookshelf speaker?

What songs you listen to?

3-5k is a good start... maybe you shud go out audit at hifi shops.

Dali is from Denmark. PSB is from USA i think but made in China?

NAD is a quite an established name in hifi. Good choice.

You should audition both speaker and choose the one you like better.

This post has been edited by dlyz: Nov 26 2010, 09:34 AM

Hmm you probably shud get a amp that can support 2 set of speaker then get 4 easy to drive speaker.

Since you have such a high budget i would not recommend you take soundsticks. Straight hifi speaker and amp. It will bring u further than multimedia speaker.

Miss, just curious is bass important? As for myself, i prefer to lower the sub and use low vol when i doze off to music.

Im not sure what is the best solution for you, you can consult hifi shop. But i have a rough idea what you can try but you should ask hifi shop if there is better solution.

You dont want to use pc, do you have other source? CD player, Ipod, etc.

I got this idea from my friend's dad's office's reception area. My idea is you buy a cheap integrated amp which able to support 2 zone. eg Cambridge Audio Topaz AM10. Then you get those rear speaker ppl use home theater. eg. Wharfedale Diamond 10.dfs. These speaker are more non directional and give the surround feel of music. You can get 4, but if you worry about the sound, maybe get 2 first. I didnt suggest in wall speakers because im sure you cant and wont make a hole in ur wall/ceiling.. lol This amp is cheap i believe is just 1000+++ not sure but you can get a quote from forumer HTKAKI. You would still need a source, hopefully you got ipod. If you dont like those speaker, maybe you can look into satellite speakers like suggested by E1.

This setup will not have much bass because you dont want bookshelf, your bmb is more of karaoke speaker and is bigger than normal bookshelf. Side note, if you really get 4 speaker on a weak amp, not recommend you drive them to loudly, might spoilt ur amp.

Check out this link for another product called CD receivers, they are cd player with built in amp and can suport pendrive. http://www.marantz.eu/en/category/cd_receiver/ Please do your own research on what format they can play and expect to pay more for these

This post has been edited by dlyz: Nov 29 2010, 12:01 PM

Check out Monitor Audio Bronze series, PSB, Mission M31i or M32i, Tannoy, Wharfedale Diamond 10.1

Source is important. But i feel for your setup, it should be ok because your not really going for very accurate setup. Lots of headfi kaki use ipods as source. Just make sure ur mp3 is of high quality or better yet... lossless


Thanks for pointing it out. Hmm ive only heard praises for PSB at their price point but i never audit b4.

This post has been edited by dlyz: Dec 1 2010, 01:46 PM

What is your budget? Above USD30k? Confuse as what you want to do.

First you need a source, then amp, speaker, then u need cables to connect them

Source = PC, CD player, DVD player, DAC
Amp = Integrated Amp or PreAmp + PowerAmp
Cable = Speaker cable and rca cable.

10-15k is good budget... lol wish i had that. You need to go hifi shop test out what sound signature you like. Wat songs are your preferences?

Alternatives would be to get a proper hifi system. 3k is do-able.Unless you really want the docking feature.

Why not try upgrade to the Mezzo series?

http://www.mudah.my/Mordaunt+short+mezzo+1...new-8651022.htm

My friend buy Mezzo 2 from this seller but seem he no stock or you can try ask. Around RM1.8k, the link i post is Mezzo 1, I believe close to your budget.

My friend told me that his mezzo 2 is not bright speaker, but cambridge isvknown for being bright. Perhaps some mezzo owner can advise but they are mostly at home entertainment side.

M31i is a warm speaker, my friend sya its warmer than his mezzo 2. The sound is similar to wharfedale diamond series. Because of this some might perceive it as less detailed especially those who use brighter sounding speaker. However its good for vocal song imho esp male vocal.

Htkaki sells them, he shud be able to elaborate more too.

You have a lot of better choice than mission for that budget. I also have 1 floorstand and 1 bookshelf for near and far listening. But sadly my new amp cant utilise 2 speaker and my marantz amp im planning to sell soon to fund for subwoofer. But i do swap from time to time when im bored lol

Ur budget? Usage is more to HT or music?

Recently i also explore world of subwoofers and i can say... its not easy to choose a subwoofer. And require lots of tuning to get it right.

Cables does make a difference. Diff ppl will have their own opinion. Mine is that they do but not much. Also i can only tell with better speakers.

For sub maybe if you ask at Subwoofer recommendation thread, can get better response, but 1k is quite limited.

Take a look at HTKAKI signature above

Im not sure if you can get complete set with 4k tho, unless you get all mission bookshelf speakers. 4k maybe cant get floorstanders. Cos you still need to buy AVR to drive the speaker.

This post has been edited by dlyz: Jun 14 2011, 08:26 AM

oic... i guess you can take a look at Mission, Wharfedale Diamond 10 series, Accoustic Energy, PSB,etc.

Hmm, with a healthy budget like tat you can get a lot of choices. My idea is that, you start from speaker and build the system backwards instead of forward like ur intending to, the result will be less harsh and more to your taste. Because i feel you have to find a speaker you like, then find the electronics that synergy with you speaker and taste.

Are you looking for floorstand or bookshelf speaker? Also i have heard the 9.1 before and i feel, if you upgrade ur speaker first, it would have tremendous improvement as 9.1 are entry level speaker.

Speaker brands you mite consider looking at would be Dynaudio DM or Excite Series (im bias here), Sonus Faber Toy Series, Dali, ATC, etc. Hmm but be warned that some of these speaker need beefy amps to drive Do more reading on review and go out for demo.

Hope my limited knowledge can help you a bit ha ha..