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speaker selection help ... on a budget

I have a Rotel RBX980 120W/ch amp with a RTC980 pre that I recently bought for a great deal.
I understand they are rather on the bright side as a combo and wish to match them up with a pair of bookshelf speakers that would add some warmth and decent bass extension. I mostly listen to rock / r&b / jazz.

My budget is $250 tops for the pair. What are some good options for new or used that you can recommend?

thanks for everyone's time!
lurch70
xxmarkxx
11 posts
 
B&W 303's
Paradigm Titan
Acoustic Energy Evo One
grapple54
3 posts
 
I picked up a very nice pair of Jamo Concert 7's and they sound very nice. I bought them for my rear channels but I ended up putting them in place of a pair of Infinity Kappa 8.0's as my mains. Not as powerful low end as the Kappas but bass is very tight and the sound-stage and imaging is better in my opinion. I paid $275.00 for them. Excellent. I also looked at a pair of Energy Connoisseur C-6 for the same price.
rockadanny
1,226 posts
 
For speaker budget under $1k I'd check on Wharfdale's offerings. Big band for buck.
manitunc
795 posts
 
PSB Alpha B1. Best bang for buck.
lurch70 OP
2 posts
 
Thanks everyone. I was able to obtain a 9/10 pair of Paradigm Atom Monitor V5 speakers with stands for $100.
Will see how they perform but the speakers look solid for the price.
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