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Bang for the buck

Hi all, I'm looking to get some feedback on great value/sound used speakers for a 14x11.5' room in an apartment. Are there any suggestions from audiosciencereview or your own experience that mate great sound with excellent value on the used market? I recently found a pair of Salk speakers at a good price, but their frequency response is the only measurement graph I can find. Plus, I wonder if a large part of that speaker price is due to the cost of the cabinet and its elaborate finish. I'm looking to put my money towards the music more than the cabinet jewelry finishes. (I'm on a budget <$2k). Thanks for any recommendations 

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russ69
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is that because ASR doesn't properly measure equipment

Good evaluation is test and listen to the product. They sometimes don't bother to listen. And when they do listen to a loudspeaker, they only listen to one...not a good way to listen to stereo loudspeakers. 

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labguy OP
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Gotcha, thanks for rhe info.

It sounds kind of like how Rtings rates Tv's. They rate them without ever taking the tvs upscaling ability into account for their image rating (not every tv image is already in 4k guys). 

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yogiboy
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 You can get a new Vandersteen 1ci plus for under 2 grand! I doubt you would go wrong!

https://www.vandersteen.com/products/model-1ci-plus

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tony1954
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@labguy 

I don't want to speak for all members, but many believe that judging audio equipment predominantly based on measurement results is a flawed process.

Measurements are critical when considering a piece of equipment, but they believe that actually listening to a component should be the principle method of assessing its attributes. 

You judge food by tasting it, so it makes sense to listen to audio equipment.

 

mofojo
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You didn’t mention what your front end is? Tubes, ss, receiver? Makes a huge difference on your pic. 

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