Need Recommendations for a pair of Speakers around $1,000
Hey All !
Ok, so with wife is good with spending about $1K on a pair of speakers.
I'm not sure of the preamp yet but the amp will most likely be an Adcom GFA-545 not the 545II.
I now have an older pair of Dayton Wright LCM-1's which are more suited to a smaller room.
The new speakers will be in the living room connected to the Adcom and also a signal fed from the TV but I don't want a multi-speaker system. Stereo is fine and if they sound good to me with music the wife will be happy with the TV sound. She just wants them to look good and not have a lot of wires hanging around. We'll be listening to vinyl, CD's, Lossless, FM and possibly music fed through Apple or AT&T fiber optic TV setup.
The living room is 19' w X 29' d with a 12' ceiling, hardwood oak flooring and 4 - 6' tall windows on one wall. The other side wall is open to a long entrance way and 2/3 of the far side is open to the kitchen are.
I thought about a used pair of Klipsch Hersey's but I keep reading comments that they are too outdated compared to advances in audio over the last few decades.
So for around $1K what are some good choices. I'm OK with used.
Thank you !
I didn't think of it during my original post but .... We have two granddaughters with the oldest being just over 2 years old and something tall and narrow might not be the best choice for a while. We babysat this weekend. She doesn't touch any of my gear because it's either in or on top of a cabinet but tall, narrow speakers within reach?....Who knows? LOL |
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Oversized bolt-on outriggers can make any speaker very stable. https://www.parts-express.com/search?keywords=outrigger&order=relevance:desc |
I have an inexpensive pair of speakers in the BR that have AMT tweeters. The speakers aren't great but the top end is smooth so..... Any opinions on the Elac Carina BS243.4 which also have AMT tweeters and, on paper, a pretty good frequency range? Not sure I can listen to a pair locally but I did find a dealer who sells the Goldenear AON 2, and AON 3 speakers also with an AMT tweeter. |
most people recommend what they own, so there are all sorts of psychological influences that may not be as nefarious as a saleman looking for a commission… but it does not make the suggestions here automatically better. |
