This system serves as a 2 channel system in our spare bedroom (used as a den). The room's dimensions are (15 X 10 X 8.5) ... a decent enough room size that 2 channel HT works out well. Why Six Degrees of $1600? As it worked out, each component in this system cost about $1600 each.
How does your new Yamaha BD player compare to your older Pioneer? And have you tried playing cds on it? I've been curious if the new bluray players, like your Yamaha, are good for cd playback, especially compared to your Apollo cdp. Thank you.
Your final system looks very pleasing. Is there anyway to take the speakers out of the bookshelves and put them in front of the bookshelves. If they could be stand mounted the soundstage would be so good that it would really impress you for dvd's, not to mention music.
I have always had a 2 channel music/HT in a small room (12'x13') and have never missed the other 3 speakers. Maybe a sub would help, but I wouldn't want a cheap one and give up musicality so I never went for it.
How do you like the Luna? I used to have a Jolida tubed integrated. The soundstage was awesome, but it just wasn't refined enough for music to my ears. It was great on movies, but you would be sweating by the end of the movie because of its heat output in a small room.
My current set up is a Audio Refinement Pre5, Pass Aleph 30 amp (30w/30w), Cary 308 cdp, cheap Panasonic s47 dvd, and homemade speakers. I just sold my AE DJH tube preamp for the solid state Audio Refinement pre. I missed the big soundstage but love the remote and detail.
I'm now thinking of selling my Cary cdp and getting a good DVD like your Sony. How is it on music? That is important to me.
