Hi, Lee.
My system with recent pictures is described in detail in the thread titled “Werner’s system”. All links are up to date and working.
My Q Acoustics are 1000i, but this model is not available anymore. The new version is called 1010i, but as far as I can tell there seems to be not much difference between the speakers I use and their successors.
Yes, in my opinion the seperate subwoofer absolutely is essential. Without it I would miss a lot when listening to music, especially when returning back to my office from the rather big floorstanding Triangle Esprit speakers I use upstairs in the living room.
2.71 × 3.53 m or 8.89 × 11.58 ft.
A sweet little hybrid amp, originally manufactured by Dared, a Chinese company specialized in valve amps, but sold under the “Fatman” label by TL Audio. Luckily I was able to purchase it without iPod dock and remote control, since I have no need for this options. To my ears it sounds pretty good, the distance between the bookshelf speakers and my listening position is approximately 4 ft, and the amp’s volume knob usually is in the 8 and very rarely above the 9 o’clock position. The amp also works surprisingly good as headphone amplifier for my AKG K701 cans.
Werner.