Hello all, I need a set of speakers that will best match my system and listening source preferences. possibly also a preamp. Just hoping to bounce my ideas off someone else before spending the blunt.
The Story.
while overseas I have recently had 'help' with my stereo via my toddler -daddy, me and Fireman Sam need a new ladder, your one(cd stacker tray) has stopped working and I can't make the 'sound' (wiggle rca inputs to preamp) anymore. So it's time to finally update my system. Around 1992 I purchased a pair of Denon Mono Blocks -POA4400-, a Harmon/Kardon stereo reciever-HK3400-, a ladder, er, I mean a Denon 6 stacker cd player, and a ridiculously loud pair of Cerwin Vega AT-15s -the story of their recent demise I shan't get into. Insurance has replaced the cd player with a Denon DVD-1730; possibly a mistake, but there you go.
My music tastes have moved since then into classical, vocal-i.e.Filippa Giordano, world, modern grooves, with the occasional regression to dance (electronic bass) when the family are out. I stream a lot of audio from the net (I believe mp3-192kbit quality), and cd the rest. I am aware that my current source quality is not the best. Occasional movies- stereo only- are watched, but primarily audio only use.
The best sounding (to me) speakers I have auditioned so far are the Krix Phoenix ($1500AUD), but I noticed the lack of bass. Soon the stereo shop is getting a pair of Krix Neuphonix which I hope to be impressed with ($3200AUD). As my mono blocks have the power (250w @ 4ohm), and I would prefer not to get a sub, they look just the thing.
The Question.
Am I in the ballpark of a matched system, should I seriously look at a better dedicated cd player (nad etc), and if my preamp is (as I suspect) had it's day, what kind of preamp would best suit for the cd & computer (internet streaming) sources. I vaguely remember being told that my mono blocks would automatically power/stand by if i plugged them into a Denon preamp, that didn't bother me at the time but sounds good now, not sure how to do it though.
Cheers in advance for any opinions.
