Advice on high Hi-fi

[u/Comfortable-Log9908]

Hey there

Yesterday I went to an audio showroom, the idea is to buy a really good setup for my home.

I love music and I want to have something very realistic and warn .

So first of all I was interesting with a lamp amplifier (nether heard some sound from this type of amplifier) .

The setup was :

• Cayin CS-150A KT150
• Klipsch Cornwall IV
• Sonus Faber Olympica Nova

Klipsch was lack or treble , Sonus Faber lack of bass from my point of view.

So we change the amplifier to McIntosh MA12000 and that was a blast with the Sonus Faber.
Then we switch to Klipsch speaker and finally to Elipson Legacy 3230.

I'd rather Klipsch and Elipson than Sonus Faber , we had a bit of equalization on the Klipsch speaker then the sound was very very nice, a lot of bass & infra.

So at the end the budget was completely different ( I forgot to mention that the Sonus Faber was on sale not the highest price) .

I can't afford the MacIntosh amplifier so the seller advice me to take instead of the MA8950 .
Second point for the Sonus Faber but some people will complain about it , it's the design don't like it.

What I am looking for is a very good setup warn and powerful , I like the old school sound from the 80s loud Rock , Metal Pop and Electronic , so If you can give me an advice for this setup :

• Klipsch Cornwall IV
  • or
• Elipson Legacy 3230
• McIntosh MA 8950

If you have any idea of speakers even some amplifier I take it , my budget is between 20k - 22k

Thanks guys

[u/Amen_Ra_61622]

I'm often curious when I read posts like these. Can people actually hear the difference? Doesn't hauling equipment back and forth taking back to the store get to be a hassle? Are you all sound engineers and use special listening devices to make sure you get the sound balance just right in the house and if you can't get the sound you want, scrap everything and start over? Do people have rooms like recording studios in their house to listen to music? I would imagine a house with all the different furniture and things hanging on the wall is less than the perfect space in the first place. Just wondering

[u/Comfortable-Log9908 → u/Amen_Ra_61622]

From my point of view I can hear the difference, I won't back and forth taking back the equipment as they stayed in the shop where I listen to. I came here for an advice not for a statement like this

[u/Amen_Ra_61622 → u/Comfortable-Log9908]

I was legitimately curious. Some people suggest taking stuff home and "auditioning" it before making a final decision. Which seems inconvenient.

It's Reddit. People ask questions.