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A pair of amplified speakers with wired inputs should do the trick and one of those outboard Schitt DAC converters makes a big difference in my experience.
All this business of how to link this equipment to that equipment has little to nothing to do with sound quality.
Bookshelf speakers are ineherently not going to deliver true high quality sound. To accurately and pleasingly reproduce midrange and bass notes, you need large cones in large enclosures moving large amounts of air. Taking teeny tiny little speakers and overboosting some of the range and putting big thumpy subwoofers to shake the floor is NOT a high quality approach to sound reproduction.
All this business of how to link this equipment to that equipment has little to nothing to do with sound quality.
Bookshelf speakers are ineherently not going to deliver true high quality sound. To accurately and pleasingly reproduce midrange and bass notes, you need large cones in large enclosures moving large amounts of air. Taking teeny tiny little speakers and overboosting some of the range and putting big thumpy subwoofers to shake the floor is NOT a high quality approach to sound reproduction.
In general your are correct.
But this is what I had set up in my prior home in the last few years.
Altec Lansing BXR1121 computer speakers with powered subwoofer with a 30W peak capacity that I bought at Fry's Electronics for $28.
I put the subwoofer inside of my small wood TV stand to amplify the bass effect for the living room. The smaller speakers were placed near the TV. I ran the TV audio and aux/phone audio through the system.
I easily had the output to send decent sound to the whole house (3,400 sq ft) from that TV stand. I did have to crank up the treble knob to get enough highs. I controlled the amount of bass from the EQ on the Pioneer receiver to make sure it wasn't too boomy. I was able to push the speakers w/ the Pioneer, but couldn't have the output too high.
It wasn't ultra-high quality... but was it decent quality? Absolutely... especially with the low money spent.
...one of those outboard Schitt DAC converters makes a big difference in my experience.
The DAC in the OP's $600 CD player is inferior to the Schitt?
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Originally Posted by rabbit33
Bookshelf speakers are inherently not going to deliver true high quality sound...
Agreed that bigger sounds better, generally. But consistent with the OP's stated space requirement, people are opting for smaller and more versatile speakers to satisfy their needs for sound quality to play some music. Audiophiles are cringing.
Used to be blue vans up in the New England area.
"Hey, Hey Buddy! Want to buy some speakers? My boss said we're overstocked and that I can't bring them back! I can let you have them for a great price!"
Person: "What brand are they?"
Guy answers: "Bosstown Acousticals" (trying to make a play off of Boston Acoustics...)
He is looking to spend $2k on an audio system and asked for opinions from audiophiles (presumably because he wants something decent). Works for me.
NJ2MDdude, what did you buy?
From Crutchfield -
1. Marantz CD6007 CD Player
2. Klipsch The Sevens Speakers
3. T-Spec Premium Cable
I have yet to receive the cable. For some unknown reason, UPS required a signature for the cable but not for the other two items. Since I wasn't home when UPS attempted to deliver, the driver left a note indicating that the cable would be delivered the following day. Unfortuantely, UPS delivered the cable to another house. So, I'm awaiting resolution before I remove the cd player and speakers from the shipping boxes.
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