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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. 
rtraudt
itsjustme
681 posts
 
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.
kumakahn
48 posts
 
I am only a little further down the same road. But, at least in my limited experience, I would also not worry as much about matching to the Peachtree. I would get the speakers I want, at least for now, If you are like most us afflicted with audiophilia, you will upgrade or change components sooner than you expect right now.  But, having long-term speakers makes doing that both easier and cheaper. Before I could afford much else, I bought some B&W 804s speakers, and I have been through two amp set-ups since, and the speakers just keep sounding better as the components improve.
danoroo
239 posts
 
In what part of the country do you live?
rtraudt OP
1 posts
 
Thanks for the feedback thus far.  I don't have the exact specs for my room so I will have to get those, but it is a medium sized seating room (to be very vague until I can get actual numbers).  As for listening tendencies, I plan to use it for everything from Led Zeppelin to Bach, with a tendency towards more frequent listening to rock at moderate volumes (but I do live in a house, not an apartment, so it will get turned up every so often).  As for location, I'm in Milwaukee, WI!
mesch
3,476 posts
 
Lots of B & M stores in your region. Take your Peachtree with your and audition some speakers.
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