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Help this old rookie with speakers

Been reading a lot of the discussions and I am super impressed with the knowledge here.  

And a sage piece of wisdom that I got 40 years ago is "if you want to get your a$$ handed to you, try to be an expert in another man's field".

So...   I'm looking to put a new set of speakers in my living room.   I have an NAD 2400 amp. that I have owned for 30 years, and it has served me well powering my Boston Acoustics VR975 speakers

I've had an affinity for La Scala's for a long time, but I think they are a little big for this space.   So I was wondering if anyone had experience with the  Crites Speaker Type CS Style B.   They seem to be like  Cornwalls and a very good price.

Thanks!

 

 

 

tbick
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bill_peloquin
38 posts
 

I have a set of Tekton Moab's.  I am very pleased but they are large.  Low power works very well for this speaker. AR ref 75 makes them sing

buellrider97
387 posts
 

Thanks for the post , unfortunately 22 of the 23 answers don’t address your question. I’ve been curious about the Crites also. I guess I should chime in about the 3 brands I have that aren’t Crites. Oh and I have a standard poodle , does that count ? 😆

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bubba12
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I would read the Robert Harley book about high end audio first. Only one person inquired about your intention to put your speakers in corners and 30' apart. That is not a stereo setup. if that is what you have to do then I would just get some powered speakers. I don't thin you can get stereo sound the way you intend.

tbick OP
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Thank you all for your thoughts and insights.  

My speakers will end up being about 25 ft apart which makes for great stereo separation.   My Lynnfield's sound pretty good, but I'm going for the "horn" sound right now. 

I don't care about resale because I am an old guy and I intend these to be my children's problem!    

And I think I have found a pretty decent deal on some La Scala speakers that have been rebuilt with new crossovers, etc.    So the next fun venture will be what amp. to drive them with.   I'm going to start with one of my NAD amps and go from there.

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tonydennison
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Quicksilver has never let me down

 

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