Entry-level speakers
I second Chelillingworth. If you want to go the kit route the basic Speaker he is talking about can be made w/ little fuss too. The Jordon drivers can be had here for $115 each http://www.creativesound.ca/products.php?make=Jordan&category= The basic enclosure used by Carolina audio. http://www.ejjordan.co.uk/enclosures.html You could have a good lumber yard(not Lowe's or sosmething) cut the pieces to dimensions if you do not have access to a table saw. It is an easy speaker to make. I just made one for a relative. Total about $350. I used the Ella tube amp(kit) from diycable to power it (doesn't need a pre amp if the source is a cd) and it is an amazingly nice sounding system for the $$$. About $550 http://www.diycable.com/main/default.php?cPath=25&Cid=068b7226f81d6b0a17f3b464ce284d60 This is the nicest sound I've made for under a grand (w/o source). Really exceptional for blues, jazz etc. Both of the kits are easy. There is lots of support online for making the Ella. The manu. has its own forum. The plans for the enclosure are not exactly how Caroline does it. I'm messing with the depth and tappering of the pipe a little. But the basic enclosure sounds very good! Cheers, |
You need to go nearfield -- get some nearfield monitors; this way you will cancel out the effects of bad room acoustics as well as allowing you to get away with lower power. I recently tried this out in a small, cramped bedroom with a pair of Spendor 3/5 (which I think you should consider used) -- these speakers are descendants of a strictly nearfield monitor and so, unsurprisingly, I have found they sound best nearfield--in my case 6.5ft apart, sitting 6 feet away. The sound is smooth, full and balanced with great soundstaging. Volume is not a problem---in any event, I think you should take care not to get speakers that are too big and overpower the room. |
A pair of tannoy saturn s8lr would fill the bill nicely and fit the budget. While tannoy sound takes some getting use to, I enjoy there imaging, sense of dynamics, and non fatiguing sound. Couple them with a good tube integrated (stingray, jolida, golden sound, used arc ca50 and you will have glorious sound for the money |
