For your musical preferences, listening room and your price range, a used Vandersteen 1c would be very difficult to improve upon. I note that there is one for sale on Audiogon now, but they show up from time to time.
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Classical music speaker recs for small room?
Hi,
I'm currently in the market for a pair of good classical music speakers that are under $500 and for a room roughly 120 square feet.
I don't intend to live in this box forever, which is why I don't want to invest in something bigger/more expensive. But---how can I put this---Altec-Lansing and Schubert aren't really on the best of terms right now, and I need a huge upgrade in order to make at least one of them happy (schubert).
I primarily listen to classical---especially newer music with sharp, percussive attacks; piano music; and the standard orchestral fare. Next on the list would be experimental/electronic music, jazz, bluegrass, etc. For what it's worth, I'm a classical musician myself and tend to be fairly picky when it comes to these things.
The Paradigm Atom V5 and PSB Alpha B have been recommended, but I'm willing to spend up to $500 and would welcome any recommendations in that ballpark. Also, I'm willing to get something a little too big for this space so that they can be of SOME use when I finally decide to move...
A million thanks,
Robert
I'm currently in the market for a pair of good classical music speakers that are under $500 and for a room roughly 120 square feet.
I don't intend to live in this box forever, which is why I don't want to invest in something bigger/more expensive. But---how can I put this---Altec-Lansing and Schubert aren't really on the best of terms right now, and I need a huge upgrade in order to make at least one of them happy (schubert).
I primarily listen to classical---especially newer music with sharp, percussive attacks; piano music; and the standard orchestral fare. Next on the list would be experimental/electronic music, jazz, bluegrass, etc. For what it's worth, I'm a classical musician myself and tend to be fairly picky when it comes to these things.
The Paradigm Atom V5 and PSB Alpha B have been recommended, but I'm willing to spend up to $500 and would welcome any recommendations in that ballpark. Also, I'm willing to get something a little too big for this space so that they can be of SOME use when I finally decide to move...
A million thanks,
Robert
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Yes, I just auditioned a new pair of Vandersteen 1C's with a friend, and I think they are a great all around speaker for the money. Open sounding with body. Good suggestion at the price point. Also, not too hard to drive. Need to be a minimun of a foot from the wall. Very different aesthetic than most speakers. |
Thanks for all the responses so far. After checking out a few of the suggestions, I realized I forgot to mention one thing: I have absolutely no floor space, which means these will most likely have to be bookshelf speakers. More accurately, I probably have floor space for speaker stands but not for actual floor models. Keep the suggestions coming! |
Maggie MMG w. Go here: MMG W On-Wall Speaker They hang on the wall and you swing them out when you use them. Upsides include: 1- They can flank a flatscreen TV set (made for that purpose). 2- They sound very, very good. 3- They are $325 a pair, NEW! 4- 60-day money back guarantee. Downsides are: 1- the sweet spot is a little narrow (but not unuseably so). 2- They will positively, absolutely require the use of a sub. (but so will almost any other monitor you might choose) |
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