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Thread: Best bookshelf speaker for $500 and below? |
    
Bronze Member Username: Shane24
Post Number: 64
Registered: Mar-07
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| Posted on Saturday, March 31, 2007 - 02:23 pm: |
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yeah, looking for a pair of bookselfs under $500 bracket... for a 5.1 surround and will be using them as my fronts, replacing the tannoy i have...
I have checked out bose 301's, they sounded crisp,bass was good and within my budget..
Driving the 5.1 with a denon(140watts).. could anyone suggest any other good sounding bookself for my fronts..
thnks |
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New member Username: Josh784
Post Number: 9
Registered: Mar-07
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| Posted on Saturday, March 31, 2007 - 04:39 pm: |
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Check out the Energy RC-10s and the thread I created a few days ago "Energy RC-10 Competitors" |
Silver Member Username: Exerciseguy
Brooklyn,
NY
USA
Post Number: 931
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Monday, April 02, 2007 - 09:42 pm: |
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Infinity Beta 20 $199 (factory refurbs on eBay)
AV123 X-LS $219, X-LS EX $299, X-LS SWG $399
Wharfedale Diamond 9.2 $281
Ascend Acoustics CBM-170 SE $348
B&W DM601 S3 $360
Axiom M22 v2 $470 |
Bronze Member Username: Malco49
Baltimore,
Maryland
Usa
Post Number: 72
Registered: May-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 07:49 am: |
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PSB B25's |
Gold Member Username: Frank_abela
Berkshire
UK
Post Number: 2014
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 01:19 pm: |
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B&W DM600 (around $300)
B&W DM601
Focal 705V (around $450 I would guess, and excellent)
Regards,
Frank. |
Bronze Member Username: Shane24
Post Number: 72
Registered: Mar-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 02:20 pm: |
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thnks guys... |
Silver Member Username: Mrtomasulo
St. Louis,
MO
USA
Post Number: 130
Registered: Mar-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 02:39 pm: |
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If you already have a sub -
Ascend Acoustics 340-se and 170-se
(I haven't seen Edster around lately - someone has to carry the torch  ) |
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 4473
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 03:03 pm: |
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Usher S-520 and Epos ELS3, far better than the Ascends. |
Silver Member Username: Quinn
Post Number: 147
Registered: Aug-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 04:58 pm: |
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"Usher S-520 and Epos ELS3, far better than the Ascends."
Disagree. |
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 4474
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 05:00 pm: |
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Ofcourse you do, you always do! |
Bronze Member Username: Nout
Post Number: 85
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 05:48 pm: |
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The new Yamaha HS50M active studio monitors.
They are designed by the legendary designer Akira Nakamura, the man behind the legendary NS1000M and NS10M monitors used in recording studios worldwide.
...just kidding.
well maybe Billy is/was right about these speakers, who knows, If anyone ever has the chance to audition them...
If the new JMLab 705V's are as good as the 706S I had auditioned (a long time ago) then these would be on my shortlist.
The B&W's are fine speakers as well, I liked the DM 602 S3 pretty much. |
Gold Member Username: Stu_pitt
Irvington,
New York
USA
Post Number: 1681
Registered: May-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 06:16 pm: |
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"Usher S-520 and Epos ELS3, far better than the Ascends."
"Disagree."
There's a real shocker. |
Gold Member Username: Stu_pitt
Irvington,
New York
USA
Post Number: 1682
Registered: May-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 07:35 pm: |
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I've heard on quite a few occasions that the "legendary NS1000M and NS10M monitors used in recording studios worldwide" were used as often as they were/are because they're a very good representation of the mass market garbage thats in 99% of the public's homes.
True or not, I have no idea. I can say that I've never heard a good Yamaha speaker. |
Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 10159
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 10:19 pm: |
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True of the NS10's not so with the NS1000's. The 1000's had a sound very close to the old style JBL 4311 monitor (the "legendary" L100 was the consumer version). Keep in mind the 10's were intended as near field monitors, not that that helped much. |
Gold Member Username: T_bomb25
Dayton,
Ohio
United States
Post Number: 1559
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Friday, April 13, 2007 - 01:22 am: |
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Thats funny Art,sorry Quinn its true,wait a minute hell no im not sorry,yeah its true,and I can add a slew of others to that list to HA! |
