Dear all,
I hope I posted my questions in the right forum, if not, please forgive me my inexperience!
I've decided I want to buy my first higher end Hi-Fi system since listening to (as well as playing btw) music is my passion and I'm done with my ordinary Logitech 2.1 set. Before I invest a lot of money though, I would like to receive some advise by people who know a lot more about good audio and above all have a lot more experience in this field, which is why I've come here
! Let me begin by sketching a profile:
Budget: €2500 - 3000
Sources: Computer (around 100GB of ripped CD's as FLAC's and Spotify), good old turnables, and own recordings from time to time.
Purpose: I basically only listen to classical music and, more specific, 90% of the time to early music, which means small ensembles, solo harpischord and organ, opera, small choirs, etc. IMO clarity is everything for this kind of music. I also love music from 1750-1900, but big symphony orchestra's are not really my cup of tea. I watch movies from time to time, but good music reproduction is the most important for me.
Room: 3,30m x 7m x 2,30m, stone plastered walls, laminate flooring. Acoustic-wise I can only say that when playing with small groups in it, it is not at all dry (which is nice when playing acoustic instruments in it, but maybe not that good for hifi from what I've read so far).
From the online 'research' I've done so far I've become interested in the Peachtree Nova125, because it would give me the opportunity to use my computer as the main feed through it's DAC, but not exclude my turnables. Another advantage would be the opportunity to add good headphones later (I do a lot of listening on my own and am interested in these as well). From what I've read, it's also a good amp to start when I would want to buy better speakers or speakers for a bigger room later because of the 125W per channel. Any thoughts on this? Would the Nova125 fit my profile (classical music/room/etc)?
Then there's the question of speakers. I've absolutely no experience, so it is tempting to buy the Peachtree D5's with the Nova125 and get the €300 discount, but are they any good for classical music? From what I've read, they have very good bass reproduction for just a bookshelf stereo setup. For early music bass is important, but it has to be crisp, precise and melodic, not just a boomy beat if you get what I mean.
The last thing I hesitate about is a difficult one: cables. When I google on this subject, I get thousands of fierce discussions on whether cables matter or not. I'm not willing to spend alot of money on something I won't hear, but if it does indeed mean a noticeable difference, I will consider spending €200-300 on them.
I hope you know enough to help me a bit further.
Thank you very much!
Greetings from Holland
