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Newbie needing experts' advice

Hello everyone. I'm slowly fitting my system together-- now I have CJ 11a power and CJ PFR pre. Next step is the speakers, but found out that there's too many to choose from. My budget is around $1500. I'm looking into KEF Reference 3.2. Any other suggestions? I listen to lots of rock, jazz, and classical music. The speakers don't have to be "latest technology" as I have found old models to sound quite good for my taste. Oh, and WAF is pretty important too. Thanks for your help in advance...
husaskin
adamsmo
6 posts
 
Spendor SP 1/2e, w/ Sound Anchor Stands, should be available in your price range. They do very well w/ tubes. If you get a CD player that's on the dynamic side (e.g., Cal Audio CL-15), even rock will sound terrific.
ezmeralda11
303 posts
 
I've owned my Biro L/1's for 4 years now and love'em. $1,600 factory direct, so they would cost about twice that in the regular circuit after dealer mark up. They're an easy "8 ohm" load so your amp should be ok with them. They're 87db efficient/sensitive so you'll have to decide if that'll work for you based on the size of your room and how much power you have. I'm giving mine 160wpc and rarely turn them up loud. Its a nice two way monitor with an open-air mounted tweeter. www.avahifi.com www.birotechnology.com
karls
332 posts
 
I second Phild, look into Meadowlark, they are hard to beat in this price range.
drrasta
224 posts
 
Soliloquy 6.2 or 6.3 would mate nicely with the tube amps and are nice to look at. Some for sale on A'gon now. Website is www.solspeak.com.
tireguy
1,964 posts
 
I can't be the only one who likes the magnepan 1.6R in this range, can I? Buy a dealer demo and save some green. If I where to buy speakers under 2k that would be what I would go with. Good luck.
Tim
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