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balthus Unregistered guest | Hey folks, These are my contenders so far: spendor s3/5 se monitor audio gr10 north acoustics spirit totem rainmaker Anything else I should consider? This is for a small room (12' x 11') and would be paired with a small subwoofer. |
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Silver Member Username: LandrovalPost Number: 838 Registered: Feb-04 | I think the GR10 lost in comparison to the half-the-price Quad 12L, give it a listen, it's good. Dynaudio Audience 52SE is very nice and B&W 705 isn't bad either. |
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Silver Member Username: Rh1Post Number: 282 Registered: Jun-04 | check out What Hi-Fi magazine (November issue), they have a buyer's guide in this issue. this should help a bit in your decision |
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CarSubWoofer Unregistered guest | another vote for Dynaudio Audience 52SE, or the Axiom M22ti. |
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OnimushaLord Unregistered guest | In no particular order: Reference 3A De Capo i ATC SCM12 Quad 12L Dynaudio 52 SE Spendor S3/5 SE Dynaudio BM6A (active monitors) Wilson Benesch Arc Onix Reference 1 AVI Neutron IV AVI Pro Nine plus Pro Ac Reference Signature 8 Veracity HT1 (Salk Sound) Cheaper but offering competitive admirable performance would be: Quad 11L Epos M5 MA B2 MA S1/S2 Aegis Evo One Axiom M22Ti KEF Q1 Klipsch RB-35(a tad bright) ATC SCM7 Cheers! |
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J. Vigne Unregistered guest | Well now, after all those suggestions we still have no idea what "sound" you are looking for; or, what the rest of the system is or will be, including the room. Some idea of musical tastes would be helpful while you're at it. |
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balthus Unregistered guest | Thanks for all the suggestions. With regard to J. Vigne's comments...musical tastes are eclectic: jazz, rock, classical, latin...I listen to it all. As I said, the room is small (12' x 11') and there is no room for stands, so the speakers would actually be on a bookshelf. Amp is the integrated Rotel 1062 with a Rotel RCD-1072 cd player. Also looking for a small sub for extending the lows. I prefer accurate sound with minimal coloration. |
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J. Vigne Unregistered guest | If you want new speakers I would go with the Spendors. There are lots of good bargains to be had in pre owned products. Read this thread with particular attention to Ghia's post: https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-audio/104962.html |