Hi Guys,
I am a very serious audiophile, i have a successfull award winning sound quality competition car already.
I want to do a cheap DIY home stereo.
I have already picked out the speakers that i will build. They will have 150W RMS power handling, [email protected] sensitivity and a frequency response of 39Hz-20Khz and are fairly flat with ±3dB over that range. The speakers have 2 8" drivers and 1 tweet each, they are vented.
Anyway, my question is not about the speakers.
I need to amp them somehow. All i need is an amp with volume control.
To give you an idea of my price range and what i would probably buy if i cant work out the DIY stuff:
http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/index2_f.htm
I would get the A300 Integrated Amp and the D300 CD transport.
Together I could get them both for around $700 shipped or tax included.
So, i need an amp of similar power, it does not have to be integrated, just has to have a volume control. I will also need a very good cd transport with around 2V preouts (if the amp is not integrated).
I am toying with the idea of a lesser power tube amp too.
I simply dont know where to start. I am in no big rush. I am very willing to get books if you suggest. Kits would be nice, but not totally necessary.
I am an electrical and computer engineer in training. I have some circuits experience and learn fast. I can definitly solder and read schematics.
So, to sum up,
With no more than $700, what amp and cd source would you choose?
I am a very serious audiophile, i have a successfull award winning sound quality competition car already.
I want to do a cheap DIY home stereo.
I have already picked out the speakers that i will build. They will have 150W RMS power handling, [email protected] sensitivity and a frequency response of 39Hz-20Khz and are fairly flat with ±3dB over that range. The speakers have 2 8" drivers and 1 tweet each, they are vented.
Anyway, my question is not about the speakers.
I need to amp them somehow. All i need is an amp with volume control.
To give you an idea of my price range and what i would probably buy if i cant work out the DIY stuff:
http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/index2_f.htm
I would get the A300 Integrated Amp and the D300 CD transport.
Together I could get them both for around $700 shipped or tax included.
So, i need an amp of similar power, it does not have to be integrated, just has to have a volume control. I will also need a very good cd transport with around 2V preouts (if the amp is not integrated).
I am toying with the idea of a lesser power tube amp too.
I simply dont know where to start. I am in no big rush. I am very willing to get books if you suggest. Kits would be nice, but not totally necessary.
I am an electrical and computer engineer in training. I have some circuits experience and learn fast. I can definitly solder and read schematics.
So, to sum up,
With no more than $700, what amp and cd source would you choose?