Best value speakers available

I bought my Totem Rokks used but in great condition from a guy on EBay after they didn't sell in his auction-- $325 for the pair with Lovan Stands. I drove 1 hour to audition them and bought them on the spot. I'm having a great time with them in my small listening room.

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The very early AR's have to be on this list. The various iterations of the AR-2 and AR-3 were budget speakers based upon price, but have stood the test of time as great sounding boxes. Of the more modern offerings, I agree that Vandersteen makes good speakers in their price range. However, when I compared them to Thiels, I was universally convinced that the Thiels were worth the extra money. Pretty much the entire Thiel line are good bang for the buck speakers. My father-in-law has some CS.5's, which sound ridiculously good for under $1k. I have a pair of CS3.6's, and I think that they hold their own against speakers costing up to twice their MSRP. A little lower on the price scale, I think that PSB and Paradigm offer good value for the money.

Tom.

The Green Mountain Europa is an outstanding value speaker. For the price is there a better monitor?? (or ever 3 times the price???)

Green Mountian Europa's. Anything better at three times the price? Not that i've heard.

The Green Mountain Europa is the finest small speaker I have heard. It is honest, clean, and non-fatigueing. I own Maggie 20.1's, a planar speaker, but the Europa is the least box-like I know. They sound a whole lot better than they have any right to at the price (or for several times the price).