COVID-19 and the possible financial ramifications made me back off big investments in audio. The physical size of my home did not help either.
An audio system made up of individual components takes up a lot of space. Something I tend to forget when I am listening to shiny speakers and a big stack of components in an audio store. The speakers I could easily place in the room. I would just have to remove my current speakers and the makeshift stands they are on.
Putting the amplifier somewhere is a different story. The cupboard under the tv is just too shallow to house a decent amplifier. For example a Naim Supernait 3 is over 30 centimeters deep and that is without cables connected to the back. Under the tv is practically the only place where I could put audio equipment. A solution would be to remove the cupboard under the tv and replace it with something else, but will cost extra money.
Also, should I start my journey with getting my end game rig? A Naim Supernait 3 and a pair of Spendor D7.2 speakers cost close to 10.000 euros and that is without any cables. Should I not start a little smaller? Work my way up and learn what I like?
Would big speakers like the Spendor D7.2 even work in my small living room?
These complications continuously make me rethink what I should get. Should I start out simple, with for example a Cambridge Audio CXA81 with a pair of KEF R3s?
Or should I look at active speakers again? My mind wanders to the KEF LS50W again, but I am afraid the little drivers in that speaker would give me an underwhelming amount of bass. If only KEF made a wireless version of the R3.