You are going to be disappointed in a $1000 speaker. Keep the 805s and replace the Mac with a Musical Fidelity Integrated, that will still put money in your pocket.
Thinking of Downsizing
I don’t listen to my system as often as I used to, but don’t want to completely get rid of it. Frankly I could use the funds that the sale would offer and am thinking of replacing some of it with more value priced options. I do enjoy my vinyl collection and would like to keep it and my turntable.
The pieces I’m thinking of replacing are a pair of Bower & Wilkins 805 D3, McIntosh MA6700 and a REL SHO S5.
I’ve looked at the Marantz PM 8006 amp as a possibility, but would like to pair it with some small footprint bookshelf speakers, at a cost of no more then $1000 a pair.
Any comments or suggestions?
Scott
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There are lots of incredibly musical, fun speakers in the 1000 range - used. Some of these have only consumer speakers in the under 2K range, like Klipsch, so it’s not that straightforward
*their flagship models are in the 2K range I am adding this because there is always a dilemma: do you want to buy a speaker that is the top end of their line at 2K or their low end at the same price, e.g. Polk vs Sonus Faber. I would definitely trust KHL and PSB and Monitor Audio, and there are other great values such as Amphion, Buchardt, Triangle, etc. but less known in the US. |
+1 for @russ69 on the MF integrated |
If you are intent on going with small bookshelf speakers, can you also get a small sub? Or perhaps think of adding one later if you find you’ve just pruned down to far. I would also look at powered speakers. My understanding is they tend to get more bass out of a smaller enclosure, you save money on cables, and your wife will like the form factor. Not sure how they fit with the turntable, however |
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