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Help with speaker selection, please

I run everything in my system through my main speakers...satellite, PlayStation 2, VCR, CD, etc. I also listen to virtually every type of music--rap, country, classical, jazz, and so on. I'm about to buy new speakers in the $8,000 range, and I prefer to use solid-state equipment, although I will be buying a new amp with whichever speakers I choose. Would you please weigh in on the following possibilities:

Quad 989
Merlin VSM-Millenium
Red Rose Classic
ProAc Response (new 3.8's or used 4.0's)
USED Talon Khoruses
USED Avantgarde Duo 2.1

OR
Any other speaker you might recommend. Thanks so much for your input.
thedautch
tireguy
1,964 posts
 
I've heard a lot of good about ProAc I just can't seem to get by how plain they look. For a very good sounding and slightly more appealing speaker look to Avalon and Revel. For 8K used you can get one hell of a set of speakers from many companies. Best wishes and let us know how you make out! Tim The Tire Guy(It feels good to be back, everyone WELCOME HOME!!!)
drrdiamond
671 posts
 
I am opinionated!
Since most music is mastered on B&W speakers, I usually recommend that if you are choosing between several speakers, try to always include B&W's in the possible choices. Since you like a wide variety of music, I would stay with dynamic speakers, as electrostats won't give you the "slam" needed for big classical, rock, or rap music.
In your price range the choice, using my advice, is fairly easy: either new B&W802N's or used B&W800's, which can be actively bi-amped to produce one of the "best speakers on the planet" (per Dan D'Agostino of Krell).
Have fun choosing!
whatjd
1,139 posts
 
It would be helpful if you could give us an idea of the amplifiers you are thinking of.

Also, if you have a cable TV feed, make sure that the cable feed isn't limiting your systems potential by introducing a DC voltage on your AC/system ground.

Can you list the rest of your system?
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