Thanks for this. $3K is a stretch at the moment. There is also some concern for placement, as this is an AV setup in a living room/den, not a dedicated room, and I read that the MD2 is somewhat fickle about location, and requires lots of room to breath. I may need something more forgiving about location (and less expensive.)
New mains to complement Usher 5.1 setup?
I have an Usher 5.1
setup with S-520 mains and surrounds, S-525 center, and SW-210 sub, currently
driven by a Cambridge Audio CXR120 AVR.
We will move in a few months to a house with a deeper AV area and I am
thinking of expanding to 7.1. The
easiest and surest move is to just buy a third pair of S-520s. But, I am
open to upgrading the mains to floor standing speakers that will both play
nicely with the existing Usher speakers for surround/theater, and provide an
upgrade when listening to music in stereo.
My budget will be the $2K range, new or used. The speakers will likely continue to be
driven by a mid-fi amp for the foreseeable future, so nothing too revealing of
amp flaws. Thanks for guidance and
suggestions.
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These are excellent all-around speakers with a similar sonic signature to Usher... https://tmraudio.com/speakers/bookshelf-speakers-monitors/joseph-audio-rm7xl-bookshelf-speakers-black-pair/ If you prefer new the LSA-10 Signatures are available here from the manufacturer for $1200/pr and would also be excellent. Just a couple more ideas... |
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