I’m thinking of the two Vidar’s. And a preamp. I was wondering what speakers would you recommend for a budget of $2,000. Thanks for any advice and help
Bookshelf or towers? Plan to supplement with subs or no? For bookshelves my pick would be between the KEF R3 and Focal Aria 906's. Some people also really like the Buchardt S400s in this price range. For Towers I'd be looking at the SVS Ultra's. Even though SVS is more well known in the HT business, they play music very nicely.
@@felixlaboy1453 Well at $2k for speakers those are my 2 picks (KEF R3 and Focal Aria 906's) with an honorable mention of the Buchardt S400 (some like it more but my pick would be between the other two). For subs 2x REL T5i would be nice. Better to get 2 small sub than 1 larger one if you can fit it in your space. Rythmik or SVS also make good subs (go sealed for music). This is just to my own tastes, do your own research but hope you can use this as a starting point!
Snow Rang3r Buddy thank you so much for the advice and the time to send me this info I really appreciate it I will take your advice. I was thinking of the Buchardt as well.
Cables make difference. I was like you and used to think with science. But our feelings are not only measurements. Cables feel different. Like it can make a night and day difference, if your system is revealing enough. :D
Without technical knowledge you fall prey to audio reviewers. As an EE involved with audio for 47 years, I see through reviewer's BS which is 90% of any review. Educate yourself to get more out of the audio hobby. Don't go forward being blind to what makes it all work.
I appreciate your support and critic. But I have listened to music all my life just because I am a fan of how it sounds. I am a scientist by profession and I have a thorough understanding of how material works, may be not as good as you being an EE; however many things happen in audio that does not make apperent sense, but still happens. We all fell prey to it and hence into audiophilia. I appreciate your view. Just thought I should speak for our take a little. Thanks.
@@sriloy understanding what sounds good and doesn’t sound good is really important, but companies take advantage of the ignorance of their customers. I put together a recent setup with a Topping Pre90 and a Purifi based power amplifier, it will have less distortion than almost any other pairing on the market and it definitely shows. Some people would say it lacks the depth or sound stage of other equipment... that’s because certain types of distortion add in this effect (with a cost of its own). Do you need to understand how the distortion comes into play to get a good setup? No, you can try things out and figure it out, but determining which products to try and understanding why each sounds the way it does... has a lot of value.
We need to hear from Jason more often.
Jason oozes integrity... when I upgrade soon.... it will be a Schiit product for sure... Integrity!!
He basically said cables do not matter so they dont give a schiit about cables. Honest guy
Congratulations to Jason for putting up with such a schitt of an interview without getting up and walking away.
Jason should not treat the ones who pay his bills in a nice way?
Let’s get Ragnarok 3 w 120 watts 8 ohm
Great video buddy keep up the great work.
The Aegir can't drive KEF LS50 meta as a balanced monoblock. It shuts
down at moderately loud transients. I went through 4 and none of them
worked.
I’m thinking of the two Vidar’s. And a preamp. I was wondering what speakers would you recommend for a budget of $2,000.
Thanks for any advice and help
Bookshelf or towers? Plan to supplement with subs or no? For bookshelves my pick would be between the KEF R3 and Focal Aria 906's. Some people also really like the Buchardt S400s in this price range.
For Towers I'd be looking at the SVS Ultra's. Even though SVS is more well known in the HT business, they play music very nicely.
Snow Rang3r I would like bookshelf with a sub.
@@felixlaboy1453 Well at $2k for speakers those are my 2 picks (KEF R3 and Focal Aria 906's) with an honorable mention of the Buchardt S400 (some like it more but my pick would be between the other two). For subs 2x REL T5i would be nice. Better to get 2 small sub than 1 larger one if you can fit it in your space. Rythmik or SVS also make good subs (go sealed for music).
This is just to my own tastes, do your own research but hope you can use this as a starting point!
Snow Rang3r Buddy thank you so much for the advice and the time to send me this info I really appreciate it I will take your advice. I was thinking of the Buchardt as well.
@@felixlaboy1453 The Buchardt's go down to 33hz you might not even need a sub with them. Start with out and see how you like it.
Schiit is not a cable company.
Overpriced cables are a scam.
Get over that hurdle.
Cables make difference. I was like you and used to think with science. But our feelings are not only measurements. Cables feel different. Like it can make a night and day difference, if your system is revealing enough. :D
Jason awesome
I bet the host is Bengali 😁
Without technical knowledge you fall prey to audio reviewers. As an EE involved with audio for 47 years, I see through reviewer's BS which is 90% of any review.
Educate yourself to get more out of the audio hobby. Don't go forward being blind to what makes it all work.
I appreciate your support and critic. But I have listened to music all my life just because I am a fan of how it sounds. I am a scientist by profession and I have a thorough understanding of how material works, may be not as good as you being an EE; however many things happen in audio that does not make apperent sense, but still happens. We all fell prey to it and hence into audiophilia. I appreciate your view. Just thought I should speak for our take a little. Thanks.
@@sriloy the cables touched your heart. you're a good consumer
@@sriloy understanding what sounds good and doesn’t sound good is really important, but companies take advantage of the ignorance of their customers.
I put together a recent setup with a Topping Pre90 and a Purifi based power amplifier, it will have less distortion than almost any other pairing on the market and it definitely shows. Some people would say it lacks the depth or sound stage of other equipment... that’s because certain types of distortion add in this effect (with a cost of its own). Do you need to understand how the distortion comes into play to get a good setup? No, you can try things out and figure it out, but determining which products to try and understanding why each sounds the way it does... has a lot of value.