Originally Posted by
thomas32
I'm building a new setup for music listening in our small living room (12' x 16' or so). My budget for speakers is around $2000. I'd like to buy a nice basic amp for under $1000, closer to half that if possible.
I'm not going to have a perfectly aligned listening setup as there is no good place in the living room for that. I think I will be slightly 3-6' off center and rotate the speakers accordingly. That's best case. Worst case is they will go on the one of the walls directly to the left or right of the couch.
What difference will I hear between the RAALs and S2-EXs?
Will a Cambridge Audio AXA35 or CXA61 amp be enough to drive them (35 and 60W respectively)?