PSB B25 Budget System Decided

[Guangui]

To everyone who offered their opinion...Thanks! I finally decided on the components for my living room 2-Ch. system (100% music). As most of you know, I will use the B25's that were originally purchased as surrounds for my family room 5.1 system. Today, I'm ordering a pair of PSB Alpha LR1's for surround duties ($149.00/pair Saturday Audio).

The living room music system will consist of:

PSB B25 Speakers (have them)
NAD C315BEE 40W Integrated Amp ($275.00 Saturday Audio)
Onkyo Turntable (have it)
Marantz CC-4300 CD Player ($99.99 Acc4Less)

I had budgeted $500.00 for this, so for $375.00 I'm getting a nice budget system.

 

[3db]

To everyone who offered their opinion...Thanks! I finally decided on the components for my living room 2-Ch. system (100% music). As most of you know, I will use the B25's that were originally purchased as surrounds for my family room 5.1 system. Today, I'm ordering a pair of PSB Alpha LR1's for surround duties ($149.00/pair Saturday Audio).

The living room music system will consist of:

PSB B25 Speakers (have them)
NAD C315BEE 40W Integrated Amp ($275.00 Saturday Audio)
Onkyo Turntable (have it)
Marantz CC-4300 CD Player ($99.99 Acc4Less)

I had budgeted $500.00 for this, so for $375.00 I'm getting a nice budget system.

Congrats on your sound system. NAD is far from budget my friend and you'll be amazed with the synergy you'll get between your amp and your speakers. I'll be curious to see how it compares to your marantz/psb combo

 

[rnatalli]

Let us know how it is once you hook it all up. It should be good. You're still $125 shy of your original budget. How about adding a Dayton sub

 

[Guangui]

Congrats on your sound system. NAD is far from budget my friend and you'll be amazed with the synergy you'll get between your amp and your speakers. I'll be curious to see how it compares to your marantz/psb combo

I know $275.00 for 40W is probably not budget, but taking in consideration that is NAD's newest offering for an entry-level amp, all its nice features, and the fact that the best price out there is $329.00 from Audio Advisor; you can consider this one an excellent buy. Saturday Audio has come through again.

 

[Guangui]

Let us know how it is once you hook it all up. It should be good. You're still $125 shy of your original budget. How about adding a Dayton sub

I will not use a sub for this system, if I come to the conclusion that a sub is needed I will use my old reliable 8" 50W AudioSource SW-50, which will provide sufficient bass for this music system.

Two weeks ago I purchased an ED A3-300, still waiting on them to ship, but it will be soon. The ED will become the HT sub.

The money saved will be used for a beautiful equipment rack and speaker stands, which is one of the conditions my wife had if I was to put a music system in the living room. I already have a rack in mind, so beautiful that she will not say no, even if it is more expensive than the whole system.

This is the rack I'm looking at: http://www.standsandmounts.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=4025

Stands: http://www.standsandmounts.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=3774