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Re: Kind of a waste for playing MP3s
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Posted by Snowmobile [Email] (#686) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Snowmobile) on Fri, 11 Mar 2016 07:07:19 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Re: Kind of a waste for playing MP3s, Scott Paterson [Profile/Gallery] , Thu, 10 Mar 2016 20:03:18
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Yeah, my comment was mostly tongue in cheek, as few people are willing to part with enough cash to buy a half-decent SPG, to instead buy a relatively entry level audio system (yes, $4400 is entry level for Naim/Harbeth).

I do not like lossy formats, though they are unfortunately common place. FLAC is my preferred format. Bill is right in that the things in the music that make it feel more alive and real on higher end equipment, are mostly wiped out by lossy formats like MP3. The upside of MP3 is smaller file sizes, the downside is information loss. Some MP3's are encoded better than others.

You probably could wrangle some older moderately nice hifi for about $300 used (NAD, Cambridge, etc). That said, it is not easy under the $300 price point.

In addition to the normal computer options, you might have some luck looking at relatively inexpensive (or used!) active studio monitors. These are generally aimed at being fairly neutral sounding and reasonably powerful in a musician's "office" environment. Here's a basic sort of overview: http://www.sweetwater.com/insync/studio-monitors-buying-guide/

So, maybe something like this might meet your needs: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MR6mk3



There are many choices though in your budget. If you want loud (in a small space, little power is required to get "loud"), and lower bass, a larger woofer is probably useful. However, the larger the woofer, the narrower the sweet spot (anything bigger than 6"). Lots of trade-offs here, but probably there is something viable for your needs. As always, listening is the best way to determine what is right for you.

good luck!

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