Hello...My enquiry is extremely unorthadox I know. But my current system is a combination of stuff I already owned or was able to aquire very reasonable and in great condition. Add to that I am very nastalgic by nature and somehow that justifies where I am at with my 2 channel set-up.
Speakers are excellant condition Polk SDA-2's. They are powered by twin Rotels 980BX's run in mono mode. Nearly 100% of my listening is via CD's through a Marantz 65se I purchased new years ago. Pre/tuner is Rotel RTC940AX.
My listening environment is a 22x35 hearth room. Not optimal by any means and your basic family contents of furniture, rugs, and wood floors. Having said that, it is a pleasing listening experience for the family and not intended to be or have audiophile grade results. Not that I do not want to maximize its potential and am currently reading up on palatable measures that will pass the wife test.
I thought it would be interesting to hear any insight from those on this board with alot of system history as to how my build appears concerning equipment balance. I have a desire to step into this century and become familiar with a DAC or preamp to enable using lossless or Flak files but am unsure if what is available would integrate with my current build and be reasonable cost wise.
Sorta of a "over the phone" mechanical diagnosis for those willing to take a few minutes.
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TIA
Speakers are excellant condition Polk SDA-2's. They are powered by twin Rotels 980BX's run in mono mode. Nearly 100% of my listening is via CD's through a Marantz 65se I purchased new years ago. Pre/tuner is Rotel RTC940AX.
My listening environment is a 22x35 hearth room. Not optimal by any means and your basic family contents of furniture, rugs, and wood floors. Having said that, it is a pleasing listening experience for the family and not intended to be or have audiophile grade results. Not that I do not want to maximize its potential and am currently reading up on palatable measures that will pass the wife test.
I thought it would be interesting to hear any insight from those on this board with alot of system history as to how my build appears concerning equipment balance. I have a desire to step into this century and become familiar with a DAC or preamp to enable using lossless or Flak files but am unsure if what is available would integrate with my current build and be reasonable cost wise.
Sorta of a "over the phone" mechanical diagnosis for those willing to take a few minutes.
