Slimwhit33
Well-Known Member
Hey folks. Got myself spinning in circles a bit on my path forward so hoping to talk it out a bit.
I’m moving into a loft space that will necessitate using a speaker setup much less often. The loft is flanked by two bedrooms so will be using a headphone setup most of the time. There is however no space issue up there, it’s a larger space than the room I’m leaving. So I don’t HAVE to decrease my footprint.
Importantly, I am on the waiting list for a Decware 300b which I think will probably be another 18-24 months.
Over the last week, I have settled on a path forward numerous times, only to keep looking and thinking and changing my mind.
At this point, I have traded/sold the MoFi turntable, the Pass XP-15 and the Luxman D-03x (to an N&G member).
I have added a Vinyl Nirvana Thorens turntable and a Woo Audio WA-5 LE headphone amp and a pair of Western Electric 300b tubes.
I still have the M700u/PL Evo 300p/Bluesound Node/Harbeths and JBL sub along with a Sennheiser HDV600 headphone amp.
I have considered/am considering a few options:
1. Add a HiFi Rose 250a to cover the DAC/streaming setup for the headphones and a Rogue CMIII for the speaker amp and phono stage. I would then sell the M700u, PL Evo, Node and HDV600. Depending on my sale prices I’d make some money back here, but not a ton tbh.
2. Add a NAD M33 to cover amp/streamer/DAC and phono. This would decrease the footprint a ton, leaving me with just the M33, the turntable and the Woo WA5.
I would then sell the M700u, PL Evo, Node and HDV600. Depending on my sale prices I’d make a decent bit of cash as well.
3. Keep everything I still have left. Add a Musical Fidelity MX DAC to pair with the Node and Woo headphone setup, and a Musical Fidelity MX Vinyl for the Thorens. Save no dough here at all but that was never the point. But the M700u and PL will see very little use so may be overkill and I decrease the setup by zero boxes.
4. Foregoing the speaker setup altogether, selling the M700u, PL, Harbeths, JBL, and concentrating on the headphone setup. Would need a DAC and phono. Could go a ton of directions.
Curious what some of you might do. My priority at this point is to get the streaming headphone setup sounding great.
Any input, different ideas are welcome. Thanks in advance.
I’m moving into a loft space that will necessitate using a speaker setup much less often. The loft is flanked by two bedrooms so will be using a headphone setup most of the time. There is however no space issue up there, it’s a larger space than the room I’m leaving. So I don’t HAVE to decrease my footprint.
Importantly, I am on the waiting list for a Decware 300b which I think will probably be another 18-24 months.
Over the last week, I have settled on a path forward numerous times, only to keep looking and thinking and changing my mind.
At this point, I have traded/sold the MoFi turntable, the Pass XP-15 and the Luxman D-03x (to an N&G member).
I have added a Vinyl Nirvana Thorens turntable and a Woo Audio WA-5 LE headphone amp and a pair of Western Electric 300b tubes.
I still have the M700u/PL Evo 300p/Bluesound Node/Harbeths and JBL sub along with a Sennheiser HDV600 headphone amp.
I have considered/am considering a few options:
1. Add a HiFi Rose 250a to cover the DAC/streaming setup for the headphones and a Rogue CMIII for the speaker amp and phono stage. I would then sell the M700u, PL Evo, Node and HDV600. Depending on my sale prices I’d make some money back here, but not a ton tbh.
2. Add a NAD M33 to cover amp/streamer/DAC and phono. This would decrease the footprint a ton, leaving me with just the M33, the turntable and the Woo WA5.
I would then sell the M700u, PL Evo, Node and HDV600. Depending on my sale prices I’d make a decent bit of cash as well.
3. Keep everything I still have left. Add a Musical Fidelity MX DAC to pair with the Node and Woo headphone setup, and a Musical Fidelity MX Vinyl for the Thorens. Save no dough here at all but that was never the point. But the M700u and PL will see very little use so may be overkill and I decrease the setup by zero boxes.
4. Foregoing the speaker setup altogether, selling the M700u, PL, Harbeths, JBL, and concentrating on the headphone setup. Would need a DAC and phono. Could go a ton of directions.
Curious what some of you might do. My priority at this point is to get the streaming headphone setup sounding great.
Any input, different ideas are welcome. Thanks in advance.
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