Combination: Marantz 4500/4600 with monitor audio bronze b2 ?

 

ipodpune
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Hello Audiophiles,

How good is this combination.. have anyone use the same setup as below. Please enlighten me.. I like good bass and nice mids and highs. Will this be ok for stereo and movies ?

Marantz 4500/4600 with monitor audio bronze b2 as fronts

Please help. My room size is 16x12x10 ft.

 

Gold Member
Username: Edster922

Abubala, Ababala The Occupation

Post Number: 2601
Registered: Mar-05
how much are the b2s? I suspect there's better for same or less.
 

PatrickBateman
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Edster,
You dont like the B2's?
 

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Username: Edster922

Abubala, Ababala The Occupation

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Registered: Mar-05
Not at all.
 

ipodpune
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So Ed, suggest me which one would be better at the same price range or much below that..

Im from Asia, so I have the following speakers available -

1. Tannoy
2. Mission
3. Whaferdale
4. Monitor Audio
5. Quad
6. Acoustic Energy
7. KEF
8. Yahama

Should not be more than $300 Ed.. please suggest a goood HT setup for Marantz 4600. Im not bothered much on the rears. Need good centre, fronts and awesome sub.

Thanks!
 

ipodpune
Unregistered guest
I heard that the Monitor B2 are amazing in that price range..

Dont know why you dont like them. What is the reason.. Could I know ?

Thanks !
 

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Username: Patrickbateman

MA

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Registered: Oct-05
Edster,
Im curious on why you dont like the B2's?
 

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Username: Alphabet

Cape TownSouth Africa

Post Number: 44
Registered: Feb-05
From your list I would suggest you listen to the following:-

Tannoy(MX-3/MX-4)
Mission(M31-32/M50-51)
KEF(Q1)
AE(EVO1/Aelite 1)

Seeing as you mention the B2's, I assume you are looking for standmount/bookshelf speakers?

The quads are lovely speakers, but may need more power than what the SR4500/4600 can provide
 

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Username: Edster922

Abubala, Ababala The Occupation

Post Number: 2658
Registered: Mar-05
I found the B2s to be very colored on the highs, with really weak mids. Liked their bass but that's because I'm a basshead, some people might consider them a little on the boomy side.

Ipodpune, from your list I'd go with something from Acoustic Energy.
 

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Username: Patrickbateman

MA

Post Number: 4
Registered: Oct-05
Im really surprised by that Edster.
I compared, and not in the same room at the same time, many different brands. I even heard the Ascend 170's at a friends house. I thought the MA silvers and the bronze's were, for the price range, some of the best I heard. I guess different ears and different rooms comes into play.
I would love to hear the Ascends again, anyone in Boston giving a demo???
 

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Username: Edster922

Abubala, Ababala The Occupation

Post Number: 2666
Registered: Mar-05
Patrick,

ask around on the ascend website forum, I'm pretty sure I've run across at least one Boston owner.

Yeah but there's no substitute for ABing side by side. And of course your personal taste might differ from mine.
 

New member
Username: Patrickbateman

MA

Post Number: 6
Registered: Oct-05
You are absolutely right
I need to do some ABing. But that opens up a whole can of worms. Ill be ABing everything!!!!
 

Gold Member
Username: Edster922

Abubala, Ababala The Occupation

Post Number: 2669
Registered: Mar-05
LOL yes it can be a slippery slope. That's why I advise people to use reviews and forums as a way to narrow down their list so that in the end they are choosing between only say 2-3 things instead of 10-15.
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