Hi, can recommend bookshelf speaker + speaker stand for me and also an amp to go with it. Prefer a 2.1 system.

Budget about 2000 ish not include the speaker stand. Planning to use with pc by connect pc optical out to amp. (i was told this is how they do it)

Thanks.

i meant about 3k for amp and bookshelves.

u can check out NAD, cambridge audio, they have amps in the price range

speakers can go find the british ones. AE, wharfedale, monitor audio and the lot. entry level ones are suprisingly cheap

entry level ah, 600-700 ringgit? long time since i've looked at subwoofers.

the ones that are musical usually go for 3 time than that

you need a soundcard of course. don't need a DAC if you don't want to yet.

you don't need to buy a subwoofer yet lah. u try out bookshelves first

i just got back from kucing...there got one audio shop that selling various audio brand especilly AE...but forget the shop name...maybe u can audit there...near than kl rite...the salesperson also very nice and friendly...

M30i is around RM600. Not sure on M31i or M3as.

buy speaker first. when got money then only buy amp ma

As u already have so much of budget i think u can consider Floor stand speaker like m35i
and try out some different type of amp and speaker before buying
so u know more wht type of sound u like
and if u list out the type of music u like and wht type of sound u expect for
it is much easier for the sifu here to gv u recomendation
thx~~

I listen to music without a subwoofer. I never like a subwoofer to begin with. My suggestion is that you get a floorstander since you do like a heart shaking bass. Have a listen to the Mission range of floorstanders or get a little adventurous and try to find a used TDL RTL2 or TRL3 speakers. Otherwise, try to find any floorstanders with high sensitivity, easy to drive and fun to listen to.

Erm.. I don't quite fancy the Marantz CR401. CD Receiver? Hmm.. Better get a separate amplifier and CD player.
The cables can come in later..

I'm using M33i now. Good enough. No need to go for M34i or M35i. Some says M33i is better than M34i because the additional driver make the sound more muddy. Try it out yourself.

M30i is the cheapest book shelf for Mission. The M33i floor stander is only around RM1200. M31i and M32i should be between this 2 price range. M30i maybe too small for you. You may want to consider bigger book shelf like the M31i or M32i. M30i is ok for surround. As for the general price guide, I had compiled one before. Here :

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/628189

I place my M33i slightly toe in. See photo here : http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/439516/+140

Yes, I'm using it as HT. Actually the positioning concept is the same. The tweeter height must be around ear level. So you must fix your siting position first before you place your speaker. For floor stander, it's pretty std height and if you sit on a couch, it will be just nice. For desktop PC can, it will be difficult for floor stander. Bookshelf maybe a better choice. Yes, you are right, M31i get better review than M32i. The difference is on the cabinet volume. Maybe M31i is just nice whereby M32i is too big while m30i is too small. Just my wild guess. But for M33i and M34i, M33i get better review because the additional driver on the M34i cause the sound to be muddy.

Base on your budget, you have around RM2200 for the amp. Not much choice in Malaysia. Only Yamaha is the most value for money as the price is controlled. Other brands are much more expensive here in Malaysia. Eg : Onkyo 606 sells for RM2800 in Malaysia while in Singapore it only cost you RM1700. Your best choice will be Yamaha 663 which is around RM1800. I'm not sure on the connection from the PC. I guess you can either use optical or coaxial. Don't think PC got HDMI connection.