Dear Mr Singh
For the said kind of budget, listening preferences and room size, this is what I'd (recommend to) go in for :-
OPTION 1
*A pair of Sonodyne SM100 AK professional active studio monitors for about 60k.
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*A mid level DAC to play my 750 GB plus FLAC/ALAC collection
*A dedicated CDP for my CD collection(I would rather buy a classic pre-owned Pioneer, Kenwood, Technics, Sony or the like rather for max 5-6k than new especially since one would go in for a standalone DAC for sure)
AND/OR THIS
Dune HD Media Player - Dune HD Max | Dune HD
(for max future-proofing & to be used with that mid-level DAC. Do note that this is one of the few media players around that has a 7.1 analog out and with this you won't ever need to buy an AVR, I hate AVRs, those stupid things, they don't know themselves what they are doing:lol::lol::lol:. So its better to go in for a separate player and later, when I have to upgrade for video, I would go in for a pair of smaller Sonodyne SM-50AK (with silk dome tweeters)
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or
SM-50AKm (with metal dome tweeters)
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studio monitors for the rear satellites and one more studio monitor preferably SM100AK for the centre channel. Also, I would go in for a small subwoofer ie not larger than 10" driver).
This is the most space friendly option that I know of for this room size as one will not have to go in for separate amplifiers. All these monitors mentioned have not one but two amps per speaker ie a separate one for the woofer and another one for the tweeter.
So you get the benefits of bi-amplification, active crossover, space-saving
(by way of no amp/amp rack(s)
) and wall-mounting
(by way of being front-ported, therefore precluding speaker stands to knock over or dodge your way through in a 10'x12' room. Do keep in mind that any kind of rear-ported/slotted speaker for this room size would lead to sure-shot aural disappointment, therefore it is a must to go in for front-ported or sealed speakers. The latter will have to augmented for bass with a subwoofer, therefore front-ported it is
),
not to mention excellent sound quality.
The more experienced and pragmatic FMS here will agree that once you go in for active crossovers for hitching up a bi-amped/tri-amped setup, there is no going back to passive XOs. You cannot get better sound at this price for a small room with space-saving included than this option.
OPTION 2
Substitute the Sonodyne active monitors in Option 1 with
Hari Iyer's TL speakers for stereo('auditionable' and available in Mumbai.)
and
go in for a Pulz RS-100+RS-250 combo OR a Norge pre-power amp combo to drive those (both can be made-to-order in Mumbai).
OPTION 3
Depending on the size of Hari Iyer's bookshelf TL speakers(I very much doubt whether his current models are wall-mountable) in relation to the other items in your room
(after all, people too have to move around, NO?
), you can also consider going in for a Lithos Audio Noa1 - 2.1 setup here
noa1.
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Contrary to popular belief and their appearance, these are very serious speakers for small rooms especially when coupled with the right amps. I have a pair of these wall-mounted (are stand-mountale as well), that I use as rear satellites for 5.1 video.
(I don't need 7.1 as there are hardly any movies available encoded for 7.1 audio channels and my living room is 25'x12' with no suitable place available for side surrounds),
Nevertheless, I do love to listen to these in stereo mode quite often by changing connections and turning my chair around. These are hooked up to my Pulz RS250 and sound wonderful at about 19-20k per pair incl imported Vogel's wall-mounts. They come with a slim tallish passive subwoofer with a relatively smaller footprint thats suitable for smaller rooms. Later when you want to upgrade for 5.1 video, you can go in for another Noa1 - 2.1 setup for the rears. The passive sub is very sturdy and very suitable for use as a bedside table to keep books and magazines upon. So, you can have one sub facing the bed headboard towards one corner and the other one placed diagonally opposite beside the bed headboard. Then in the AV processor settings just set the subwoofer channel to 'OFF', both the front and rear speaker settings to 'LARGE', center speaker settings to 'LARGE' (should you go in for a large front-ported center channel speaker, which is highly recommended as most of the dialogue and some bass effects are handled by the center channel). Believe, you me, with these two passive subs, your bass will be great enough for that room size. Anything more would be overkill for this room size.
Now, for the amps for the upgrade for 5.1 video, you will need three channels ie two stereo amps (preferably power) but with one channel wasted, unless one of the two amps are bridgeable to mono or the center channel, which is a tall order at at least 18 k for something like this. Therefore, I would recommend going in for something like my NAD 906 multi which is essentially a trio of three power stereo amps @30wpc(30 REAL watts, plz note). Each of these three stereo amps are bridgeable to mono, so you can use the 3rd amp for the center speaker in bridged mono mode for the center channel which will of course need a little more power than the rears and maybe even the fronts. This is a very versatile amp wherein you can configure the No of channels you want. In bridged mode, lesser (mono)channels = more wpc compared to stereo mode.
You can read about it and see some pics in this thread that I had commenced on another AV forum here
Tell us about your NEW ACOUSTIC DIMENSION (components))
Earlier, I had stumbled upon it here
NAD 906 Multi 6 Channel Power Amplifier FOR SALE from Karnataka Bangalore Urban @ Adpost.com Classifieds > India > NAD 906 Multi 6 Channel Power Amplifier FOR SALE from Karnataka Bangalore Urban,free,indian,classified ad,classified ads,secondhand,sec
only to realize later that the seller is our own very FM hifipal4all (aka Mr Ramesh Babu of Bangalore) who is very well known for his fair and honest dealings, not to mention that all components that he puts up are in good working condition. He might be able to rig up good components from you as in amps and/or CDPs/DACs. Another such gent is FM HemantWaghe from Tumchi Mumbai. You can PM either of them as per your requirement. But if I were you I would buy speakers new unless they come from someone who I am sure, bought them recently and/or they have hardly been used.
I do realize that you have not evinced the need for a 5.1 AV setup in your initial post but I decided to contribute my two phooti kaudies on the premise that since its a bedroom thats being talked about, one might like to switch to watching a few movies there, as well especially when after a few months, other family members object to a MUSIC-ONLY bedroom.
No matter what you go in for, since you are commencing a fresh journey, always remember this
"The test of the machine is the satisfaction it gives you.
There isn't any other test. If the machine produces tranquility it's right.
If it disturbs you it's wrong until either the machine or your mind is changed."
--- Robert M Pirsig in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
HOPE THIS HELPS
