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My current “dump find” speakers are c1980s Pioneer CS-G203 three-ways. I found a good indy stereo repair/sales shop down the street! Well, it popped up in a search, have to do a drive-by to see if it still there with covid and all. Maybe these can be repaired. Having two sets of speakers will require an upgrade in my receiver, tho. Cambridge Audio has some nice 4ohm for $400 - $500.
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I have Qacoustics and I like them a lot. You can order them, try them out and return within 30 days if you don't like them.
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Like others have mentioned the Vandersteens are a great value. Recently replaced my speakers, saw a couple of ads for them regret not spending the extra money to get them. Thiel is another brand worth considering, not really efficient but you can pick up a pair fairly cheaply if you don't mind some wear and tear on the cabinets.
Also check out the websites Audio Mart and Audiogon. Used gear from private sellers and dealers, little bit of everything more so from the former. |
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So I have polk, ELAC and Klipsh
People rag on polk but they are great speakers and at a an awesome price. You can't go wring with them and Crutchfield is a great distributor with great customer service. ELAC sounds awesome and the price is good - I will say one thing - the finish is a little on the lower side. |
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This is tough call, since speaker choice is highly personal and depends on the acoustics of the room and everything upstream of the speaker. You can do A:B comparisons in a store, get the thing home and realize "...well, that's not what I heard!". In my experience, Japanese speaker tend to be warmer and with a boomier bass. British speakers (B+W, for example) are more neutral since, genetically, many derived from BBC studio reference monitors. Also, the balance and warmth of the speaker can be "tuned" by your room placement. On the floor, you get more bass. At ear-level in the bookshelf, more treble and mid-range. And there is the volume consideration. Some speakers come into their own above 4 or 5 watts of input. Below that, they are just tinny.
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2-5khz is the most sensitive human hearing range on average, but if you have a single midrange driver in a 3-way setup that's designed for that range it should provide better overall perceived quality than having to combine the compromised range limits of two drivers. To the OP - some of the other suggestions of "try before you buy" are very good - might be a better option to see if you can demo some speakers, and then get suggestions for comparables to the ones you like best. |
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But at this point a bit expensive for 20-30 year old speakers, with potentially the need to start replacing *lots* of woofer foam... Most of my speakers now are B&W. I've always had a love for the Magneplanar speakers, but never had a suitable room or electronics. Now I have the electronics (Adcom) and *maybe* the room, but other priorities are higher on the list.
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Made in America - Magnepan LRS https://www.magnepan.com/model_lrs
They ship to you. Like the Elac speakers, make sure your amplification can handle the 4-ohm load. |
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