All,
I am to newbie to this forum nor am an audiophile! But I am a music die-hard lover who listens to a wide range of music including Carnatic, Hindustani, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Arabic, Country, Pop, Jazz, Blues, Soft rock but avoid hard rock/heavy metal types.
I am not at all low range (bass) addict but the details in a piece I listen to - especially the mid range - are of paramount importance to me. I also don't prefer loud volume for my music.
I am looking for a decent audio set up (no plans of buying a TV) in my apartment's living room which is combined with dining and kitchen. The dimension of the entire room is 22 X 18 - please find the room plan attached.
Budget - around 1 lac.
All these said, I did audition a few speakers in the last one week. Following the advise from experts, I was only looking for a pair of bookshelves but I must admit that I quite liked the "details" dished out by floor standers.
The ones I auditioned:
Jamo c601
Jamo c605
-- with Marantz PM7004
Monitor audio BX-2
MS Aviano 2
MS Mezzo 6
-- with CA 651a
Honestly, I liked Jamo c605 (FS) and MS Aviano 2 (BS) at first. But when more instrument-oriented tracks were played, I could really appreciate the performance of Mezzo 6. Monitor audio sounded a bit on the brighter side to me.
I was told that the combination of Mezzo 6 and CA 351a would suffice my requirements (may not need a powerful amp because of my music preferences, maybe) but I am still unsure if I would really utilize the power/capability of Mezzo 6.
To make matters complex, I was told that my room dimension may not support optimum performance for any speaker as the waves from the left speakers could stray into the open dining area!
I really want to buy a quality combination of speaker/amp within my budget. Following questions disturb me a bit though the dealers I approached were very helpful and accommodating in clarifying my queries.
1. In the forums, I read that Mezzo 6 + Marantz is like a match made in the heaven. Is it that big a deal? Unfortunately, the dealer I visited doesn't sell Marantz.
2. I kept asking them to reduce the volume of the music played with CA351a itself. So does it mean that Mezzo + CA 351a combination is sufficient for me because I would never utilize the power of a high-end amp such as CA651a/851a?
3. The dealer mentioned that I will be given an offer because Mezzo series will be discontinued - because MS is going to be marked under CA label. Not a great deal - just Rs 4000 less than what was offered to another customer 3 years back (thanks to this forum). Am I really getting a deal? Should I go for something which is going to be discontinued?
4. What are the other options I have for this budget? I am very impulsive when it comes to taking decisions but this time around I would like to be a bit more pragmatic - hopefully
PS: I understand that I haven't given a lot of details about the performance details of these speakers. This is purely because my lack of knowledge in this subject. But I sincerely hope you understand the type of music I listen to and hence would be able to help me get out of this whirlpool![Smile :-) :-)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)
I am to newbie to this forum nor am an audiophile! But I am a music die-hard lover who listens to a wide range of music including Carnatic, Hindustani, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Arabic, Country, Pop, Jazz, Blues, Soft rock but avoid hard rock/heavy metal types.
I am not at all low range (bass) addict but the details in a piece I listen to - especially the mid range - are of paramount importance to me. I also don't prefer loud volume for my music.
I am looking for a decent audio set up (no plans of buying a TV) in my apartment's living room which is combined with dining and kitchen. The dimension of the entire room is 22 X 18 - please find the room plan attached.
Budget - around 1 lac.
All these said, I did audition a few speakers in the last one week. Following the advise from experts, I was only looking for a pair of bookshelves but I must admit that I quite liked the "details" dished out by floor standers.
The ones I auditioned:
Jamo c601
Jamo c605
-- with Marantz PM7004
Monitor audio BX-2
MS Aviano 2
MS Mezzo 6
-- with CA 651a
Honestly, I liked Jamo c605 (FS) and MS Aviano 2 (BS) at first. But when more instrument-oriented tracks were played, I could really appreciate the performance of Mezzo 6. Monitor audio sounded a bit on the brighter side to me.
I was told that the combination of Mezzo 6 and CA 351a would suffice my requirements (may not need a powerful amp because of my music preferences, maybe) but I am still unsure if I would really utilize the power/capability of Mezzo 6.
To make matters complex, I was told that my room dimension may not support optimum performance for any speaker as the waves from the left speakers could stray into the open dining area!
I really want to buy a quality combination of speaker/amp within my budget. Following questions disturb me a bit though the dealers I approached were very helpful and accommodating in clarifying my queries.
1. In the forums, I read that Mezzo 6 + Marantz is like a match made in the heaven. Is it that big a deal? Unfortunately, the dealer I visited doesn't sell Marantz.
2. I kept asking them to reduce the volume of the music played with CA351a itself. So does it mean that Mezzo + CA 351a combination is sufficient for me because I would never utilize the power of a high-end amp such as CA651a/851a?
3. The dealer mentioned that I will be given an offer because Mezzo series will be discontinued - because MS is going to be marked under CA label. Not a great deal - just Rs 4000 less than what was offered to another customer 3 years back (thanks to this forum). Am I really getting a deal? Should I go for something which is going to be discontinued?
4. What are the other options I have for this budget? I am very impulsive when it comes to taking decisions but this time around I would like to be a bit more pragmatic - hopefully
![Frown :( :(](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png)
PS: I understand that I haven't given a lot of details about the performance details of these speakers. This is purely because my lack of knowledge in this subject. But I sincerely hope you understand the type of music I listen to and hence would be able to help me get out of this whirlpool
![Smile :-) :-)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)