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newbie help with speakers and cd players

Hello and thanks for reading this post. I guess I'll ask my easy question first... What exactly is the difference between a CD player and a transport? Now, for my next question (Please be gentle as I'm currently unable to afford Tube based Amps and $5000 Speakers :)...I recently purchased a Harman Kardon AVR55 Receiver and am looking for a good set of speakers to run on it. The models I'm currently looking at are as follows : Snell Acoustics E-5, Mission 773, KEF Q75, Paradigm Legend, and Klipsch SF-2. Also, any input on the reciever would be nice too..btw I paid $179 for it. Thanks for the input
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gthirteen
355 posts
 
As for the speakers, I've heard none of those, what is your absolute max that you are willing to spend?
paynejul1167 OP
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I Looking for speakers below $800/pair
danvetc
527 posts
 
Take a look at: http://www.goodsound.com for many great ideas and answers. Don't forget the PSB speaker line. Good luck! Charlie
sedond
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dint ewe have this thread in another topic? re: speakers, there were a pair of thiel 3.5's adwertized here for $650 - yer receiver may not have enuff grunt to drive 'em (they're not wery efficient, & they're rated at 4 ohms), but yule have a hard time getting better sound for the money. *and*, they're full-range - an honest 20h-20kh, +/-2db...
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swampwalker
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Would't recommend Thiel for an AV receiver. Notoriously revealing and need careful system matching, I'm told. Would definately recommend used, check out NHT or Paradigm or used Vandersteen 2ci/2ce. I may be prejudiced because I have the Vandersteen, but if you check out many posts on this and other sites, you will find that the Vandys are know for sounding good with almost any reasonable electronics.
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