Grad student's stereo

by andyrcurtis on Budget Minded

Description

I'm in grad school right now, so stereo funds are extremely limited. Also, I move around a lot; I've lived in five different places in the past two years, so I need something small and reasonably portable.

As for a source, I just use my iPod for now, but I have a Quad 99 CDP/2 on the way, so I'm excited to hear how a quality CDP will sound.

The photo above shows my stereo in my place for the summer. I moved from Colorado to Delaware to do an internship, and I'm living in a really crappy student apartment. My system sounds alright in this setup, but would love to have better acoustics.
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    • B&W DM-601
    Not the greatest, the highs are kind of harsh, but they're small and work for now.
    • Portal Audio Panache
    Great sounding, austere integrated.
    • Quad U S A 99 CDP-2
    CD player with six digital inputs to serve as a DAC for lots of other sources. Currently only used as an external DAC for my MacBook.
    • Apple MacBook
    Great, small laptop. Does all the normal computer things I want, and it works great for playing music with the included remote.
    • Signal Cable Silver Resolution
    Signal cable's top of the line cable... but still budget priced (at least by audiophile standards)
    • Audioquest Type 4+
    Does the trick

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Interesting looking system (I love your speaker stands). I'm in a similar position, as I'm moving to Chicago for grad school, and I don't know what to do with both a limited amount of space, and a limited budget.

How do you like the Panache? I've heard many good things about it. I'd like to hear any ideas you have for a small system for a small room.

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