Hi all, Newbie here. I guess at this point I am looking for some guidance. I have recently found a little money and am thinking of using $1K of that to build a 2-channel system. My previous system was a Yamaha receiver/amp with bookshelf Boston Acoustics (tweet and ~5" woof) and a line-in from an iPod. I sold these when I left the US. Now that I'm back I want to build a system for vinyl listening. I really liked the BA bookshelf speakers and am leaning towards buying the equivalent (e.g. Boston Acoustics A 25s); I've also read good things about the PSB Alphas. I don't want surround sound or any such thing. Thus, I'm looking for a 2-channel amp, pre-amp, and turntable. All of these, including speaker wire, etc., need to fit into the remaining $700. Reading reviews I feel a bit hopeless. I currently listen through my girl's Bose iPod dock-thingy and the mp3s are ripped at the basic Apple settings. So, outside of buying a 70's era single speaker analog portable AM radio it probably couldn't get worse. But, I also don't want to waste $1K. I plan on listening to a mix of classical, some rock, some european new wave (New Order, etc.), but probably mostly my newest love, early to mid-century jazz. The room this will be in is small (15'X12') and pretty full of furniture. It's one room in a high-ceiling (12') New Orleans shotgun. As I live in NOLA, I don't see much chance of listening to speakers beforehand, thus the desire to go with the BA which I know and to order from a vendor with a generous return policy. Thanks for any comments. Best, Jason
Hi all, Newbie here. I guess at this point I am looking for some guidance. I have recently found a little money and am thinking of using $1K of that to build a 2-channel system. My previous system was a Yamaha receiver/amp with bookshelf Boston Acoustics (tweet and ~5" woof) and a line-in from an iPod. I sold these when I left the US. Now that I'm back I want to build a system for vinyl listening. I really liked the BA bookshelf speakers and am leaning towards buying the equivalent (e.g. Boston Acoustics A 25s); I've also read good things about the PSB Alphas. I don't want surround sound or any such thing. Thus, I'm looking for a 2-channel amp, pre-amp, and turntable. All of these, including speaker wire, etc., need to fit into the remaining $700. Reading reviews I feel a bit hopeless. I currently listen through my girl's Bose iPod dock-thingy and the mp3s are ripped at the basic Apple settings. So, outside of buying a 70's era single speaker analog portable AM radio it probably couldn't get worse. But, I also don't want to waste $1K. I plan on listening to a mix of classical, some rock, some european new wave (New Order, etc.), but probably mostly my newest love, early to mid-century jazz. The room this will be in is small (15'X12') and pretty full of furniture. It's one room in a high-ceiling (12') New Orleans shotgun. As I live in NOLA, I don't see much chance of listening to speakers beforehand, thus the desire to go with the BA which I know and to order from a vendor with a generous return policy. Thanks for any comments. Best, Jason