"Jake Knight" wrote in message
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Would this be a good set up for classical music?

Speakers: Infinity Primus 150 - $180.00/pair

Stereo Receiver: Sony STR-DE185 - $150.00

CD Player: Sony CDP-XE370 - $140.00

Cables: Monster Cable's Original 15 ft. cable (for speakers) -
$80.00/2 Monster Cable's Interlink 200 RCA cable (for CD
player) - $25.00

Total: ~$600.00

I really can't spend any more than this (this is the absolute max!).

Have a TV? Why waste money on an old-fashioned CD player when you can get a
DVD player for far less money, one that does far more?

Want a "golden ear" approved" DVD player? Try the Technics DVD-S55 or even
the DVD-S25 for $100 or less. The S55 is the darling of the snake oil crowd
because it plays DVD-As and resamples the audio. The DVD S25 is the same
basic CD/DVD/DVD-A player without the snake-oil resampling, for about $25
less.

There may be some vestigial controversy over whether dedicated CD players
sound better than DVD players, but its moot at this price level. The rest of
your system isn't $10,000 worth of speakers and amps in a purpose-built
listening room, right?

The $100+ you've budgeted for the cables is a grotesque waste of your
money. Use the interconnects that come with the CD player. You can get two
15 foot cables that are electrically identical (i.e., 12 gauge stranded
speaker wire) to the original Monster cable for under $20 at a home
improvement store.

Take the $80 or so you save with the cables, and the $50-75 you save on the
CD player and put it into better speakers. For example, if you stay in the
Infinity Primus line, you can add a few bucks and get 250s instead of 150s.

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/aboutgizmos/infinity.html