I'm fairly new to audio (I got into it last year at around this time) and am looking for a bookshelf set up with an amplifier for my desk. My budget for this is not too much (400 and below for the speakers and 350 or lower for an amp or good two channel reciever.) I am only 14 and usually talked down to audio salesmen who know nothing so I decided to post on the stereophile forum for some help. I have read good reviews about the Morduant-Short Aviano 1 and 2 and have heard the Focal Chorus 705Vs along with the Pioneer bookshelfs. I really like midrange purity, natural sound, and a decent amount of bass. I favored the 705's midrange and natural sound. I thought the Pioneers did a great job in terms of midrange and bass for the size and the price is pretty solid. For amps I'm looking at a Quinpu tube amp and the Audioengine N22 solid state amp. I've only read reveiws about them so far. I am open for other suggestions. I don't really care too much about cables and interconnects because I already have some ok Monster wire and aux cable along with a 3.5mm to rca cable. I may upgrade in the future but right now its not my top concern. I would also like subwoofer suggestions for future reference. Thanks.
I'm fairly new to audio (I got into it last year at around this time) and am looking for a bookshelf set up with an amplifier for my desk. My budget for this is not too much (400 and below for the speakers and 350 or lower for an amp or good two channel reciever.) I am only 14 and usually talked down to audio salesmen who know nothing so I decided to post on the stereophile forum for some help. I have read good reviews about the Morduant-Short Aviano 1 and 2 and have heard the Focal Chorus 705Vs along with the Pioneer bookshelfs. I really like midrange purity, natural sound, and a decent amount of bass. I favored the 705's midrange and natural sound. I thought the Pioneers did a great job in terms of midrange and bass for the size and the price is pretty solid. For amps I'm looking at a Quinpu tube amp and the Audioengine N22 solid state amp. I've only read reveiws about them so far. I am open for other suggestions. I don't really care too much about cables and interconnects because I already have some ok Monster wire and aux cable along with a 3.5mm to rca cable. I may upgrade in the future but right now its not my top concern. I would also like subwoofer suggestions for future reference. Thanks.