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Good bookshelf speaker?

Hi everybody,

I am choosing a good pair of bookshelf speaker to pair with my Naim Nait5i-2. Could you please let me know which one is the best overall for the money and performance? I listen to jazz, orchestra, classical, and electronic.

They are:
- PMC twenty 22 or 21
- Reference 3A De Capo BE or Dulcet
- KEF ls50
- Totem Rainmaker
- ProAc tablette anniversary

Please help me out! Thanks a lot.
leinikca
jburidan
803 posts
 
Do you need front- or rear-ported?
zd542
5,339 posts
 
I had one of those amps myself. My recommendation would be to stay away from anything bright sounding and/or with a metal tweeter. Looking at your list, I would probably say the ProAc is the best match.
nyaudio98
420 posts
 
The reference 3a speakers are very very special. MM DE Capo's especially. One you did not list is Vapor Sound..Breeze or Stiff Breeze. Ryan the owner has used those 2 speakers as his intro into his speakers..he breaks even with all the money he puts into the speakers.
grinnell
1,107 posts
 
I have the De Capos but i use them with tubes. Right now using them with a 4 watt Decware SEP int amp. They sound great on a number of amps but I have only tired them with tubes.
adam18
670 posts
 
One of my music loving buddies has paired the Totem Model One's with Naim electronics for many years, and the sound of music has always been wonderful ! And I just heard the KEF LS 50's at the NY Audio Show, and they sounded mighty fine ! Good Luck with your such and enjoy the music !
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