Hey guys

[Hechtschnitzel]

Hey everyone, I’m relatively new to the audiophile world. I’ve been experimenting with 2 studio monitors and have a classic 5.1 setup in my living room. Recently, I realized that immersive music is exactly what I’ve been missing.

Now, I’m looking to upgrade my setup gradually—starting from 2 channels and expanding to 4, and beyond. I plan to do this with an external USB sound card and software like JRiver or CamilleDSP.

I’m hoping to get some advice and support here as I progress. Are there any good tutorials on how to set up a system like this? I’m pretty new to this topic, only familiar with some basics like REW and Equalizer APO, and I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed right now.

What do you think of setups like this?

 

[par4ken]

Hey everyone, I’m relatively new to the audiophile world. I’ve been experimenting with 2 studio monitors and have a classic 5.1 setup in my living room. Recently, I realized that immersive music is exactly what I’ve been missing.

Now, I’m looking to upgrade my setup gradually—starting from 2 channels and expanding to 4, and beyond. I plan to do this with an external USB sound card and software like JRiver or CamilleDSP.

I’m hoping to get some advice and support here as I progress. Are there any good tutorials on how to set up a system like this? I’m pretty new to this topic, only familiar with some basics like REW and Equalizer APO, and I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed right now.

What do you think of setups like this?

Welcome!

A lot of advice can be found here, just browse through the threads.

My advice is to try to find a second pair of speakers like your main pair. Others will disagree but I see no reason to add sub quality "surround speakers" to a good quality stereo base system. Maintain the same quality standard as far as possible and you can't go wrong!

 

[Hechtschnitzel]

Welcome!

A lot of advice can be found here, just browse through the threads.

My advice is to try to find a second pair of speakers like your main pair. Others will disagree but I see no reason to add sub quality "surround speakers" to a good quality stereo base system. Maintain the same quality standard as far as possible and you can't go wrong!

I already have a pair of Swissonic A305s and recently got my hands on a cheap pair of JBL 305P MK2s. They should be almost even. Can't go too crazy for now since I’m living with many neighbors—don’t want them fighting me! I’m just trying to set it all up and see where it goes.
I'm planning a big setup after I’ve learned everything and move houses in 1-2 years