Audio setup options for a long rectangular room

[Easylistening]

Hello Folks,

On a budget, but am looking to buy an appropriate setup for my long'ish rectangular lounge (11*25 ft) and sitting area. With a 50K budget, should I just close my eyes and buy the Sonodyne SiA 320 and the Sonos 2504? Or will the Sonos 1501 bookshelves (mounted on the shorter wall) also give me an equally good output? I have attached a rough schematic of the room to give you an idea..

I'll appreciate any advice on the setup options I have proposed as well as if I should consider alternate amp + speaker combinations.

Thanks in advance...

 

[afj]

as for your setup, the position of the speakers should be in relation to where you. ideally opposite to where you are sitting / listening to the music. at that budget i prefer bookshelves. brands to consider are kef q series, monitor audio rx2, wharfedale diamonds. usher s520 comes highly recommended. the bose 301's are also good speakers. once you decide on your speakers we can help you with an amp to match

 

[jaivelu]

Could you please clarify whether you are looking for a 2 channel Stereo setup (or) 5.1 channel home theater setup?

1) If you are looking for a music setup, a 2 channel setup will be good.
2) If you are looking for Movies & Music setup, you should get a 5.1 channel home theater setup.

Give your thoughts please. It will help the FMs to give a suitable solution....

 

[Easylistening]

@afj : hey afj, thanks for the speaker options. Besides the kef q300, I am not sure if the others you recommended will sort of fit my budget (30 for speakers and 20 for amp). And maybe I am wrong here but doesnt one need to choose the amp and then match the speakers

@jaivelu : hey jaivelu, for now my interest is only music so it'll have to be 2 channel set-up. Also since this is the first time I am buying an audio setup, I'd like to be a little prudent.

Also, I am based in Mumbai, so if you could suggest places where I could listen to the speakers, that would be great.

Cheers..

 

[afj]

@afj : hey afj, thanks for the speaker options. Besides the kef q300, I am not sure if the others you recommended will sort of fit my budget (30 for speakers and 20 for amp). And maybe I am wrong here but doesnt one need to choose the amp and then match the speakers



Cheers..

ya i guess the ma rx2 will be out of budget but the others wont. last i heard ushers were under 30k (27k or so) and bose was around 17-18k.

there are various schools of thought on what needs to be chosen first. some say the source is (which is the cdp). quite a bit are split between amps or speakers. i prefer to choose a speaker first and then pair it with an amp. but if you like a particular sound signature of an amp then select it and choose a speaker that pairs well with it. each to his own

 

[Easylistening]

@afj: i am a novice..still picking up stuff from this wonderful forum. between the kef's and bose which one would you recommend?

 

[afj]

the kefs are definitely a notch higher, both in quality and price. bose is good at that price point. if you can you should audition the ushers as well and you could choose between the two

 

[Easylistening]

the kefs are definitely a notch higher, both in quality and price. bose is good at that price point. if you can you should audition the ushers as well and you could choose between the two

Hey thanks..Let me now find where I can do this in Bombay!

 

[Hassan Khani]

Monitor Audio BX2 would be a good choice. It retails for ~32K new. I have recently purchased and am satisfied with it.

 

[Easylistening]

Monitor Audio BX2 would be a good choice. It retails for ~32K new. I have recently purchased and am satisfied with it.

@ Hassan Khani - thank you..what would you recommend I pair these MA's with..the budget is 20 k for the amp

 

[edge111hussain]

Get yourself a Paradigm, Recently got me one and am loving it.
At your budget the mini monitors will come in which are in line with the kef Q300.
For Music alone, i would pick the q300 over anything out there. To my ears they were simply a different class altogether. But they aint gr8 for movies. Hence i suggest paradigm. They almost sound identical to me but paradigm performs well with movies too.
I had auditioned the bose 301 and honestly both the sonodyne BS and the wharfedale diamond 10.1/10.2 outperform them by a mile.

 

[Easylistening]

@edge111hussain : You've given me 1 more speaker option to try Where in Bombay would you recommend I can audition the Paradigm's?

 

[edge111hussain]

@edge111hussain : You've given me 1 more speaker option to try Where in Bombay would you recommend I can audition the Paradigm's?

The Den at worli. I suggest you call them before you go. They generally have the studio 10 at demo, but those would be a bit out of ur budget. Gr8 speakers though.

 

[sdurani]

Besides the kef q300, I am not sure if the others you recommended will sort of fit my budget

Heard the Kef Q300 recently, sounded terrific: wide soundstage, pin-point imaging between the speakers, excellent off-axis response (which is helpful if you don't have any acoustic treatments on your walls).

While the speakers produced some bass, you'll eventually want to pair them with a subwoofer to reproduce the bottom octave (below 40Hz). But that's down the road, when your budget allows for it. Meanwhile, the Kefs will give you some good mid-bass punch.

 

[Easylistening]

Heard the Kef Q300 recently, sounded terrific: wide soundstage, pin-point imaging between the speakers, excellent off-axis response (which is helpful if you don't have any acoustic treatments on your walls)

Sanjay, thank you for your review of the Q300's . They look great and I intend to review them soon. Am waiting to see what pairing works best for them.

Cheers..

 

[sdurani]

I intend to review them soon.

Did you already buy them? I thought you were still auditioning various candidates.

 

[Easylistening]

Did you already buy them? I thought you were still auditioning various candidates.

No Sanjay I've only seen plenty of pictures and reviews Am yet to buy them