finally took the plunge and went in for a marantz setup. the amp Marantz PM 7001, the cd player Marantz cd 5001. both being classified as "budget" equipment. running them on a jpw 188 speaker, this has a single 8 inch driver and two 3 inch tweeters. sounds quite impressive. this was a export material and not available for sale in india. i have not been able to get any further spec's on the speakers. still searching the net for more info on this one. seems to be some sort of "custom" speaker.
i am now working with the audio shop people to organise for a wharfedale 9.5 demo at my house so that i can audition this in its final "work" environment. let me see if i can work this out.
back to the current setup. the amp and the cd player combination is delivering some real wonderful music . still not "blasted" the volume high. mostly playing the music at a low volume (9'o clock) when no one was around did move the volume dial to the 12 o' clock position.
the music and sound at both these low and mid extreme has been crystal clear and perfect.
bhimsen joshi, prem joshua, deva premal,roger waters, pink floyd, deep purple, billy joel(piano man), dave brubeck, ms subbulakshmi, "sound from the grand canyon", muddy waters, miles davis, rainbow, a little bit of led zeppelin have so far been fed through the system intermittently in the last 4-5 days and what the amp and the cd player have been dishing out, the jpw speakers have been able to handle it quite well.
quite happy with the setup as is, other than for a nigiling feeling that i may be missing out on some bass. AND i guess the NEED to spend MORE money on a floorstander is part of a male genetic makeup and i feel the urge and pull towards the wharfedale 9.5's..
wonder if the spouse will buy the genetic makeup crap?
i am now working with the audio shop people to organise for a wharfedale 9.5 demo at my house so that i can audition this in its final "work" environment. let me see if i can work this out.
back to the current setup. the amp and the cd player combination is delivering some real wonderful music . still not "blasted" the volume high. mostly playing the music at a low volume (9'o clock) when no one was around did move the volume dial to the 12 o' clock position.
the music and sound at both these low and mid extreme has been crystal clear and perfect.
bhimsen joshi, prem joshua, deva premal,roger waters, pink floyd, deep purple, billy joel(piano man), dave brubeck, ms subbulakshmi, "sound from the grand canyon", muddy waters, miles davis, rainbow, a little bit of led zeppelin have so far been fed through the system intermittently in the last 4-5 days and what the amp and the cd player have been dishing out, the jpw speakers have been able to handle it quite well.
quite happy with the setup as is, other than for a nigiling feeling that i may be missing out on some bass. AND i guess the NEED to spend MORE money on a floorstander is part of a male genetic makeup and i feel the urge and pull towards the wharfedale 9.5's..
wonder if the spouse will buy the genetic makeup crap?
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