aubuti;411600 Wrote: > I'm looking to upgrade the system in my living room/lounge and would > like some advice to help come up with a shortlist to audition. I've > seen the similar threads that have come up in the past (including 'this > thread on speakers' > (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42541)), and it seems > like there are a lot of good options. Now I'm hoping to narrow down the > choices based on the room specifics. > > The room is about 13ft x 15ft (4m x 4.6m) with an 8ft ceiling, and > because of the room arrangement the speakers will probably need to go > along the longer wall, and cannot be placed more than a foot or so from > the back wall. The hardwood floor is mostly covered with thick area > carpet, and there is a mixture of soft and hard furnishings. We listen > to various types of music, rock, acoustic, vocal, classical, although > not much jazz. > > My budget is around US$1200 -- I don't feel obliged to spend that much, > but I could exceed it by a little and be okay. I'm fine with going on > the second-hand market such as Audiogon. And I should say that I'd be > open to active monitors or amp+passive speakers. > > Thanks in advance for any insights.
Do you have the electronics and are just looking for Speakers? If yes, I still go back to my post in the Speaker Thread. Used Vandersteen Model 2 Signatures either the original or the newer II's. For brand new, the Thiel 1.6s or the Vandersteen Model 1C. It is hard to beat a flooring standing full range speaker that is also time and phase aligned using first order matched crossovers. The Model 1C really doesn;t take up anymore room then a pair of monitors on stands and one gets so much more bang for the buck. It is worth the time to at least go listen to a pair. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, Vandersteen Quatro, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: SB3, GFR-700HD, Thiel 2.3, Second Boom Home Office: SB3, NAD C370, two VSM-1 Home Gym: SB3, Parasound Vamp v.3, Thiel PowerPoint 1.2 House Portable: SB3, Audioengine A5 Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Expedition: SB3, ToughBook ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61984 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
