Fellow steemians, audiophiles and audio enthusiasts.
In this series I'll be writing about my road towards the stereo setup of my dreams, in todays post I'll be writing how Hi-Fi and stereo started for me and what my first proper setup was.
It all started with my good friend (
At that moment I knew I wanted a real Stereo setup myself, so I started looking arround. Due to the limited space in my room and a fear for buying used products I looked arround for active monitor speakers that I could connect directly to my computer. After some searching and reading reviews I was almost certain about the ADAM A3X's. So I went to a local dealer in studio equipment and asked for a demo of the A3X's and others he could recommend arround the same price range. And thats where I struck onto the Genelec 8020C monitors. I instantly fell in love with them and bought them right away.
Once home I stumbled on a major problem, connecting the monitors directly on my computer resulted in MOBO noise through the tweeters. I quickly bought a FiiO E10 headphone amp (used) and gone was my problem.
I was finally able to enjoy my first stereo setup in all its glory! The highs and mids were super detailed and direct, so were the lows but I rather shortly found the urge for more bass... So I bought a Yamaha HS8S subwoofer to complete the system.
When I took delivery of the subwoofer I couldn't wait a second so I immediately unboxed and connected the subwoofer, sadly I stumbled on a ground loop problem. I was able to resolve the ground loop with a simple ground loop isolator.
Although I was satisfied with the listening experience, I knew the FiiO was holding everything back. So I started looking arround for a better option, maybe a high-end receiver with balanced outputs... After some searching together with my friend (
And there it was, my first proper stereo system which was my holy grail for a good year.
What do you think about my first Stereo setup?! Let me know in the comments below!