Hello! This is my first post here, but I've been reading these forums for weeks now and I always come away amazed and confused.
I'm trying to find a high quality audio setup with room for expansion and a budget ceiling of $999. I am looking to buy a pair of monitors, possibly a sub, and a receiver and run it all with my current linux media center (ie the audio output is from my a S/PDIF optical connector to a ALC882D chipset on my EVGA 122-M2-NF59-TR motherboard.
This is what I'm looking at so far:
1) Ascend Acoustics CMT-340 SE mains (seem ideal for the quality I'm looking for)
2) Panasonic SA-XR55S Receiver with Digital Amplifier and Built-In DTS 96/24, DTS-ES, Dolby Digital EX Decoder ($299ish)
3) My EVGA motherboard!: EVGA 122-M2-NF59-TR Socket AM2 motherboard with an integrated Realtek ALC882D, 8 channels and optical S/PDIF out.
Will this kind of ssetup work, or if not, can somebody please point out why this may not be a good idea. And what alternatives would you recommend in that narrow budget range of $900-$1k? I'd be incredibly grateful for some tips for an amatuer looking for great sound on a shoe-string budget. Thanks!!
Ryan
I'm trying to find a high quality audio setup with room for expansion and a budget ceiling of $999. I am looking to buy a pair of monitors, possibly a sub, and a receiver and run it all with my current linux media center (ie the audio output is from my a S/PDIF optical connector to a ALC882D chipset on my EVGA 122-M2-NF59-TR motherboard.
This is what I'm looking at so far:
1) Ascend Acoustics CMT-340 SE mains (seem ideal for the quality I'm looking for)
2) Panasonic SA-XR55S Receiver with Digital Amplifier and Built-In DTS 96/24, DTS-ES, Dolby Digital EX Decoder ($299ish)
3) My EVGA motherboard!: EVGA 122-M2-NF59-TR Socket AM2 motherboard with an integrated Realtek ALC882D, 8 channels and optical S/PDIF out.
Will this kind of ssetup work, or if not, can somebody please point out why this may not be a good idea. And what alternatives would you recommend in that narrow budget range of $900-$1k? I'd be incredibly grateful for some tips for an amatuer looking for great sound on a shoe-string budget. Thanks!!
Ryan