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How does one pick in this situation?

Not really any brick and mortar stores for audio in my area besides Best Buy. They don't carry much in the way of speakers and their audition room leaves a lot to be desired. The one or two others within driving distance have a few kef at one, and wharfdale at the other. Looking used, I found a local pair of Salk veracity HT2, and a Nola contender 3. So my choices seem pretty limited for a system. How do you choose a speaker if there isn't any place to hear a large variety, and what you can hear is all in different places on different equipment? I feel like m doomed to just keep repeating my failing attempts of trial and error.. help.

 

 

128x128labguy
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jeffseight
578 posts
 

What city are you in?

 

rmdmoore
170 posts
 

Take a trip to a place that has the speakers you want to listen to. Yes, it will cost some money that you'd prefer to put towards the speakers but it's worth it in the end if you end up with the right speakers after only one try. 

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waytoomuchstuff
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Looking at the photo of your room, I’d make acoustical treatments a high priority.

 

And, good reading material.

hickamore
704 posts
 

Wanted to see @labguy's system to understand the discussion, but the link sends me elsewhere. Just a bad link, or do I need some higher level of membership? I have certainly viewed many other systems in the past (e.g., who could forget MC's cable risers)?

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steve59
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I've brought so many passive speakers home to find they sound nothing like the demo, usually once home the bass is mia!  Use Best Buy to listen to some speakers in your room and system just to get a feel for what to expect. Some speakers need insane power, My blades sounded great cranked up with a 300wpc amp driving them, but were kinda dull and lifeless at low volumes until I threw a couple 600 wpc monoblocks on them. You have to educate yourself, decide on what component your building around and commit. Shopping at resale prices helps minimise  damage.

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