My reef tank is being torn down and sold off....too much work and as my audio addiction has become increasingly more obsessive over the past 4 years I have spent less time and my interest in the tank has decreased. This is all to say that I am selling it all and when is all said and done with the 150 gallon tank out of the office I will have room and some money to be able to setup a fairly decent 2 channel rig in my office.
Here is what I am planning on doing I would like to build a Tube preamp and I will need an amp of some type...probably a class T amp.
For speakers I am torn...I am really thinking about 2 different options. First is going with a full DIY option single driver option... the Zigmahornets with a Fostex fe103e or Fostex Fe107e driver. The second option is the GR Research N1x or N2x diy kits with the Parts express cabinets. In the end I might start with the Gr Research speakers, they are more expensive by a long shot, and then down the road build the Ziggies. Both designs interest me because they would provide me with a speaker type that I have never had but am interested in. The GR research has the Planar ribbon tweeters which really interest me. The ziggies are a full range driver with no crossover. Basically I am torn what to do.
So here are the items I am looking at for both amp/preamp and speakers.
BottleHead foreplay preamp
Class T amp to pair with preamp
Speaker Enclosure for GR speakers
GR Research N2X kit
Zigmahornets with a different driver
The fostex Driver I would use
So the reason I post all this is because I want advice from all of you.
Do you think this preamp matched to the amp has good potential?
Do you think the combo would sound good with either of these speakers?
Do you guys think these speaker options are good ideas?
Do any of you have any other options that are in the same price ranges for either the speakers or amp/preamp combinations?
As always thanks for you your input.
Here is what I am planning on doing I would like to build a Tube preamp and I will need an amp of some type...probably a class T amp.
For speakers I am torn...I am really thinking about 2 different options. First is going with a full DIY option single driver option... the Zigmahornets with a Fostex fe103e or Fostex Fe107e driver. The second option is the GR Research N1x or N2x diy kits with the Parts express cabinets. In the end I might start with the Gr Research speakers, they are more expensive by a long shot, and then down the road build the Ziggies. Both designs interest me because they would provide me with a speaker type that I have never had but am interested in. The GR research has the Planar ribbon tweeters which really interest me. The ziggies are a full range driver with no crossover. Basically I am torn what to do.
So here are the items I am looking at for both amp/preamp and speakers.
BottleHead foreplay preamp
Class T amp to pair with preamp
Speaker Enclosure for GR speakers
GR Research N2X kit
Zigmahornets with a different driver
The fostex Driver I would use
So the reason I post all this is because I want advice from all of you.
Do you think this preamp matched to the amp has good potential?
Do you think the combo would sound good with either of these speakers?
Do you guys think these speaker options are good ideas?
Do any of you have any other options that are in the same price ranges for either the speakers or amp/preamp combinations?
As always thanks for you your input.
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