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Silver Member Username: Virus5877
West Lafayette,
Indiana
USA
Post Number: 158
Registered: Apr-05
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| Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 12:19 am: |
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alright, guys, your mission, should you choose to accept it:
What is/would be your favorite bookshelf speakers for (2 channel music listening) at the $600 benchmark?
speakers I'm looking at:
B&W 602 S3
Klipsch RB-35
Paradigm Monitor 3
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Gold Member Username: Edster922
Abubala,
Ababala
The Occupation
Post Number: 1370
Registered: Mar-05
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| Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 12:34 am: |
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I'd add the Ascend 340s to that list, but you probably already knew that. ; ) |
Silver Member Username: Virus5877
West Lafayette,
Indiana
USA
Post Number: 163
Registered: Apr-05
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| Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 12:36 am: |
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haha, I can always count on eddie to promote his ascends!
honestly, do you own stock in ascend acoustics or what?
lol!
Yes, i have considered the 340's, however without a proper audition, I can't really look too hard at them. |
Silver Member Username: Jimvm
Louisiana
U.S.A.
Post Number: 131
Registered: Apr-05
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| Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 12:46 am: |
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Of all the $600 speakers I've auditioned, the JMLab Chorus 707 impressed me the most. The Monitor Audio B2 is no slouch either. I've never auditioned the Dynaudio Audience 42s, but I've heard they are excellent.
Of the three you listed, I think I'd go with the B&W's.
Just curious -- with a benchmark of $600 why aren't you looking at the Paradigm Monitor 5 instead of the 3?
BTW, for about $80 more you could get a pair of Paradigm Studio 20s. Not too much more money for a big leap in SQ, IMHO. |
Gold Member Username: Edster922
Abubala,
Ababala
The Occupation
Post Number: 1371
Registered: Mar-05
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| Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 01:03 am: |
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> honestly, do you own stock in ascend acoustics or what?
nah, if I ever bought stock in any audio company it'd be Bose.
As PT Barnum once said, "You'll never go broke underestimating the stupidity of the public!" |
Gold Member Username: Edster922
Abubala,
Ababala
The Occupation
Post Number: 1372
Registered: Mar-05
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| Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 01:16 am: |
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oops, correction: he said,
"You'll never go broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public."
(Karl Rove certainly hasn't, heh!) |
Silver Member Username: T_bomb25
Dayton,
Ohio
United States
Post Number: 417
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 01:31 am: |
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Odyssey Epiphony by far the best at this price and the rest as follows: Epos ELS 3 $329,B&W $600,Totem Dreamcatcher $450,Bohlender Graebner Radzia Z-1 $499,Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 $349.I wanna include Tims Lings but I cant yet and Eddie has the Ascends covered. |
Silver Member Username: Joe_c
Oakwood,
Ga
Post Number: 760
Registered: Mar-05
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| Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 09:13 am: |
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For the price, those Bohlender/g's are really nice. I heard them on a decent surround amp and they still shined. |
