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Entering the world of audio, help with first setup- speakers to pair with Peachtree 220SE
After many years of education and limited budget (tough to finance anything while in medical school...), I finally have the means to make a decent budget setup for a home listening system. It's intended to be a 2-way system in a smaller room, and the pieces of the puzzle that I currently have are a Schiit Mani phono preamp, a good condition Technics SL-23 turntable (craigslist find), and a Peachtree 220SE purchased for a good price from a friend. Looking for a pair of floorstanding speakers with a max budget of 1.5k for the speakers. Having searched the forums and classifieds, and given the budget, used seems to be the best bet. Some speaker options that I have run across (including some specifically on the classifieds here) include used smaller Magnepans, Vienna Mozart Grand, Dali Mentor 6, Elac Uni-fi UF5, Vandersteen 3a. Any recommendations? Taste in music varies greatly, playing anything from rock to classical.
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I saw these the other day while looking for a friend - almost bought them myself Tannoy Eyris CD3 speakers http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649411893-tannoy-eyris-dc3-walnut-pair-of-speakers/ Tannoy Eyris CD1 speakers http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649411896-tannoy-eyris-dc1-walnut-pair-of-speakers/ Granted - they are a little older than you might want, but they are excellent speakers and employ the Tannoy "Super Tweater" and provide exceptional performance. They are a good match for your amp Tannoy’s last a lifetime - I’ve had my Mercury Fusion speakers for around 10 years - no problems and great sounding - but the Eyris are a couple of models above the fusion - so much better imaging, deeper bass and smoother extended upper frequencies BTW - those are Canadian Dollars :-) Regards - Steve |
Dont (initially) worry about matching to the Peachtree - rather match to your likes/dislikes and to your room, then filter by those that will work well with the Peachtree. In general, i would work the problem in reverse. Speakers, in addition to "good, better, maybe bad", have a lot of personal preference and room interaction built in. |
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