I'm really happy with the speakers and the Sim i-5080. I think the two weakest links in my system are the DVD player and the IC's. I'm looking for a decent DVD player that will do SACD, DVD-A and read CD-R's. I have the DAC for redbook so I'm not so concerned about redbook quality in a DVD player. For the IC's I was thinking of going silver, but I'm not sure if my system will be too bright. I listen to pretty much all kinds of music - rock, jazz, trip-hop, electronica, classical, etc. (no country though). I would appreciate any feedback for the system or ways I can further improve the sound quality. Thanks!!
The acoustic zen are great cables, I use the hologram with B&W's and a sim audio i-5 integrated. The only thing that I might say is the combo between the soliloquy's and acoustic zen might be a little bit laid back, but if you enjoy that sound then you will be in for some bliss with the satoris, also I would reccomend trying the wow interconnect one you get a better source. For the source, you could try a used rotel-971 or maybe a used planet 2000 for about 600?
Toshiba is bad. ItÂ’s ok for HT but for music it sucks. Do not fall for 24/94 labels. Find a first rate 20 bit CD player or Transport/DAC combo. They go nowadays for a fraction of original price and will sound better than new, 24/94 but cheaply made stuff.
Jonny, Nice starter system! Good choices on cabling too. That Virtual Dyanamics stuff is great, too bad not as many people know about the product. I outfitted my whole system with it (Ref Shotgun speaker, Ref IC, Audition PC). In your situation I would get a Bel Canto DAC-1 (with good PC), Audition Speaker cable (with spades) and Audition Digital cable. The transport is unknown to me, but the DAC-1 is known to make DVD players sound great.
Those are some great little monitors. I heard them a while back at a dealer in Chicago and immediately started rearranging my system to get new speakers. I found a used pair of 6.3s and have been amazed with them. I use Kimber 4TC biwired to mine, but cables are very much a matter of personal taste. Good luck!
