Another Which Bookshelf Speaker Should I Get?


Hey folks,

I realize these threads are pretty populous, but I also realize that y'all never seem to have a lack of opinions, so I'll give it a shot ;)

I'm building up a very simple, pure system for listening in my small Brooklyn apartment. It currently consists of:

• Marantz 2235B (35wpc)
• Technics SL-D3 (my Dad's, bought new the year I was born) running a Grado Black cartridge (new last year)

...aaand that's it. I may put an iPod dock into the mix, but for the time being I'm only going to be listening to vinyl and Red Sox games on the radio.

My speaker shortlist is:

• Rega R1
• KEF iQ3
• Paradigm Atom
• EPOS ELS-3
• Cambridge Soundworks Model 6 ($50 used...)

I'm interested to hear what you think, and also where I should look to buy (NYC local, or online)

My musical tastes trend towards the lo-fi (Pavement, Radiohead, Band of Horses), old country, and the occasional John Adams record.

Budget gets painful anywhere north of $400, and I'm not shy about used.

And...GO! (thanks)
ryantomorrow
I agree with Mapmans sugestion on the Titus 202's. I sold a pair of Rogers LS3/5A's for 3 times the price I paid for the Triangle Titus and wound up with a much better sounding speaker! Much better by far!
Also recommend the Triangle Titus 202's. They play exceptionally well with tubes. With proper nearfield placement, great soundstage and imaging. If necessary, will tolerate actual "bookshelf" kinds of placement while keeping good tonality.
LOL, good point. We who are timeline-challenged should obviously check dates of more than just the last poster. But I must say that some other resurrections on Agon have been much more extreme. Occasionally they are constructive updates on a topic of broader interest. But I wouldn't claim that distinction for this one.