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Bookshelf Speaker question
I want to splurge a little this coming tax-season, and want to spend between $300-500 on a set of bookshelf speakers. What would you guys recommend for my price range? I'm willing to buy used so that I can keep my options open. Right now, I'm looking at specs and reviews on the Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 or Totem Acoustic Dreamcatcher. I'm new to "better" audio, so any advice is appreciated. I listen to a lot of different types of music, so I'm looking for a speaker system that can handle almost anything. Thank you in advance.
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I use a pair of quad 11L monitors in a 10' x 10' listening room. I am only running a modded dynaco st 70 (35 watts per channel) and the system has excellent soundstage and musicality.There is also plenty of bass in a small room. The quads are rated at 86 db and 6 ohm but my 35 watts will run you out of rhe small room. They also have a beautiful piano gloss finish and can be bought here in non active version for well under your $500 budget. I have klipsch heresy's, klipsch kg4's and have previously owned a nice pair of early 90's snell acoustics speakers. These quad 11L's are better than any of these speakers. They image very well. Good luck |
Hifinewb, you say you are looking for "bookshelf" speakers. Does that mean you actually want to place them on a bookshelf? If so, there are speakers made for that application, even some very good ones, but there are not a lot of them. The best I know of come from North Creek Music, as kits, although you can also get them assembled I believe. If interested, give George Short a call and ask about the entry and mid-level models. http://www.northcreekmusic.com If what you want is smaller speakers to be placed on stands a foot or more out into the room, these are commonly called monitors ( because they are sized like the units audio engineers use to monitor their work in mixing studios ). You can get some very nice speakers made for this application too, although as Muzikat says, the high-efficiency ( or high-sensitivity ) designs are rarer. Two I like are Triangle and JM Reynaud. There might be a used pair from either of these companies around in your price range. |
Based on what I've read so far, I'm narrowing my search to Energy, Klipsch, and Quad. I already own 2 pairs of Polks, both of which I'm happy with. Yeah, Tobias, I guess I meant "monitor", I've always referred to smaller speakers as bookshelf speakers, so thank you for clarifying that for me :). I listen to a lot of rock music, some classical, old hip-hop on both vinyl and CD. So out of the 3 brands I'm considering, which brand offers speakers to suit what I need, which is a good "all-round" speaker? |
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