No offense intended. We just happen to see different view point on the matter of what we see a budget set. I only set my budget at 1.2k because I know at that price point wither new or used is a good starting point. Can I go higher on my budget, maybe I would need to hear data to back it up. Don't get me wrong, there are speakers at a higher price tag that sound great but there are also speakers with lower budget that can sound great too. It all come down to subjective. You want a bookshelf speaker that goes low into bass region and there is nothing wrong with that. You just going to have pay the price to achieve that accomplishment. As I mention before, we have different view points of what we want in sound. I personally like speakers to roll off at around 60-70hz at -3db slope. Again no offense taken and enjoy.
Bookshelf speaker recommendations
I am in the need for some recommendation for bookshelf speakers in a small room(10x10). I currently have the Paradigm Mini Monitor v3 and for the price are good sounding speakers but they are way too midbass heavy like boxy sounding. A few options I was looking was the Dynaudio Audience 42 or 52 or even the Contour 1.1. I listening to everything but mostly rock and country. Every once in a while I like listening to vocals and acoustic instruments.
This will be powered by an Acurus A150 amplifier with a Rotel RC-995 preamp. My source is strictly lossless files and some streaming.
My budget is around 1.2k.
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You mean -3db / octave 'slope' at 60-70hz OR roll off 3db at 60-70hz? I never saw that preference mentioned anywhere in your post. It would be easier for those who want to help if you made it clear, wouldn’t it? That’s not a hard/high goal to achieve. I believe you can find a pair of good speakers within your price range that also meet the high expectations I mentioned above. I wish you luck.
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@lanx0003 -3db is the xo point between two bands, not the slope. I would have said 3db/oct. |
I'm not sure if you know what you are talking about. Take scm 11 that seems your favorite as an example (the chart above is its sum). Scm 11 is a two way speaker with the x-over around 2.5 khz, not 60-70hz. Second of all, what do you mean by "-3db is the xo point bet. two bands"? you mean 3db dip at xo point? (see the chart above). And lastly, "not the slope. I would have said 3db/oct." db/oct is a slope. You got that all messed up... anyway good luck
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I recommend you look into the PS Audio Aspen FR5 speakers, A lot of very good reviews. |
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