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Title: TTKB: Speaker Recs for 2 Channel System
Post by: phanophish on March 05, 2008, 02:40:35 PM

So I'm outfitting the new home and while I'll keep my heavy duty playback system in the basement AV room, I'm looking for something to set up a small 2 channel playback system in the upstairs main living room.  I'll probably use a vintage Marantz Model 4400 Scope receiver that I have for the amplification and pair it up with an older Denon CD player that I have laying around.  I'm looking for some suggestions for low cost 2 channel speakers.  I'm leaning towards a smaller monitor or floor standing speaker and would like to keep the budget in the $400-600 range.  My mains on my other system are Magenpans and I like the sound stage and highs they produce.  This will be used almost exclusively for music playback both live and normal CDs.  New or used so if you have Audiogon type reccomendations that is fine also

Suggestions?

Title: Re: TTKB: Speaker Recs for 2 Channel System
Post by: BC on March 05, 2008, 04:22:28 PM

Epos, Maggie MMG, Monitor audio, NHT, Paradigm monitor series, PSB, B&W 600 series, Infinity primus...

http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,93828.0/all.html

Title: Re: TTKB: Speaker Recs for 2 Channel System
Post by: Sanjay on March 05, 2008, 04:50:34 PM

VR-1... I do love them.

Title: Re: TTKB: Speaker Recs for 2 Channel System
Post by: Nick's Picks on March 05, 2008, 05:45:56 PM

Epos gets my vote.

Title: Re: TTKB: Speaker Recs for 2 Channel System
Post by: twatts (pants are so over-rated...) on March 05, 2008, 05:57:11 PM

Watch out for these:  :P

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_van_speakers

Title: Re: TTKB: Speaker Recs for 2 Channel System
Post by: phanophish on March 06, 2008, 11:56:22 AM

You guys sold me on the Epos.  I picked up a pair of the ELS-3s on Audiogon for about $275. Can't wait to give them a try, thanks for the recs!

Title: Re: TTKB: Speaker Recs for 2 Channel System
Post by: Nick's Picks on March 07, 2008, 04:21:04 PM

I had the M12.2 monitors.  loved them...but then found a deal I couldn't pass up on VR1s and sold the Epos.
regretted it the second I hooked up the Von Schweikerts.
good call !

Title: Re: TTKB: Speaker Recs for 2 Channel System
Post by: BC on March 17, 2008, 12:30:53 PM

just saw this
http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1210858598