Monitors for a bedroom system.......

Yeap I agree with Rar1 on this. If you own this home. Have you considered mounting speakers on the ceiling that tilt down towards your bed. The speakers can be be back from the foot of the bed facing you at a 45 degree angle. I've got a good friend with speakers mounted like this. O'Boy at the soundstage depth you get..it's uncanny!You can take some of the money you save and get it installed if your not comfortable doing it yourself. A pair of small single drivers would be great for this. It's like laying down with earphones on.;-)

Don't let the bed bugs bite!

>$2000 is too much to spend for speakers for a bedroom system<

Yeah? And what qualifies you to tell HIM how much $$ to spend on anything? If he wants to spend 2K, it's HIS choice. Recommendations for less expensive speakers are great, but don't make sweeping generalizations like that.

Oz

Have some fun.Look at Bottleneck sight and get flea powered amp assmebled for you (they are big for kit builder but can be asembled)and a set of single driver Oemga's.When you get above 100db-104db efficiency you need almost no power tp get it where you wan ti (even if it's to wake up and no t crash).The reason I this is it's different than your main rig and ost importantly plays with good dynamics at a lower ed mid level stuff (or a clkasic re-built from 50's).If you want a traditonal speaker to hook to some Adcom/NAD.Roteol midfi (*or really good elctronics bought at good budget) try a pair of Audio Physiuc Sparks (only 89 db efficincy -reneber every tine yiuy increase the efficiency 3 DB the power doubkes that;s wgy most spopeakers out there run at 86-89 db.I got them for a buddy and was bummmed to give them up.They are slender floorstanding speakers (hell if you have to use a stand might as well get SOME LF out of it).I was going to replace my $6500 german semi horns (very efficienbt worked great and loudly if I wanted with my Odeon Tosca semi horns) and thjought opf next model up the tempo's.I was warned against it because it did not play as well allow volume levels.What you want this bedroon volume levels with all the dunamics a drive that lkouder speakers can produce(I sold B&W 805 up till new west series for over 6 years-Not the right speaker).Also the Audio Physic spark (or if nee be Yara which comes in monitor and floorstanding flavors)but stick with Sparck.When you want to move them close to you for a "serious" nearfield session they are easy to move arounbd.Lastly if you can handle the hight check out the Cain and Cain web site.There Abby's would run on a 3 watt speaker and could be used with a nice refurbed Scott or Dynaco's.The $1200 Abby's atre very slender but as ell as Kareem Abdull Jabar but come in nice colors.Since this is a bedroom system have some fun and get funky while getting good sound.Remeber there are fols out there in the SET crwod who could afford mainstream stereo and spend MORE to with Lowther or Fostex drivers.But keep it cheap (Bottleneck and Parts connection would be good sources fro equip and info).
Chazzbo
P.S .I ofetn think of putting my myney whgere my mouth is and taking my $4K 90 DB semi horns (not quite efficienbt enough for flea power amps but great for 20-40 watt push pulls tube amps and replacing them with either a $500 Omega or a $1200 Cain and cain Abby's w(which BTW come in a lot of coll colors).
Just my two (different) cents
Chazzbo
P.S Just to be contrary I think that Quad makes a great piston speaker which is a surporise since there a essentially a start up (with trad speakers that is).

As far as the pricepoint is concerned, I can speak for myself when I say that the reason I question the investment is that, in my opinion and experience, you would be just as well served in the reclined position, in a bed, in a typical bedroom, with your speakers six inches from the back walls, by speakers that cost a whole lot less than $2k. I don't think the other poster was making any sweeping generalizations either (he actually made some good suggestions) - seemed to be offering his opinion. Do we really need to qualify every post with an "IMO" to make it clear that it is only one persons opinion? Hey, for all I care he can go and spend $20K, but that would occur to me like folks who spend $65K on a Hummer that stays on smooth pavement in Los Angeles. If that's what floats your boat, have at it. Since the original poster started out by asking for some advice, I assume they're soliciting opinions and can sort out the rest for themselves.

Marco

Oz:

Please take the time to read the whole sentence ...

"$2000 is too much to spend for speakers for a bedroom system, given that you will be listening while lying straight out in bed."

It was not the price, but rather the listening position that was my concern. My follow-up post explained my thinking a bit further.

Regards, Rich