Hey, I'm moving back to school soon, and I've been saving my money up for a while to buy some sweet speakers/receiver. I've got a good amount of $$ saved...so what kind should I look into getting? I would like to get 2 floor speakers w/ enough power so that I don't need to get a sub to go with them. Right now I was leaning towards Polk...but I was hoping someone could lead me in the right direction. Thanks

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who da fukk need speakers?

Paradigms.
I can't say enough good things about them.

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if your looking to get the best quality for your money i'd go with infiniti. jbls' are not bad either.

I have Genelecs and they're not bad either.

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these are the best speakers at the best value you will ever find in your life.

on sale now for $200 CND at radioshack. .. i know, its radioshack, but surprisingly these speakers are actually VERY GOOD. Merak is an amazing canadian speaker company.

and they're big speakers. 27 pounds each

all of you are wrong with speakers... you want qaulity,clear sound, precise accurancy and no amp needed ! i can only tell you 1 pair of speakers ! they will cost you though but if you're looking for qaulity i suggest you get these.



this speakers will cost you about $1300 for a pair. there studio moniters but they're amazing i have tested them out and i couldn't be more pleased. so thats why im saving up to get a pair... even the big boys use these i can't remember who but i know ARMIN owns a pair in his studio. theres a built in amp within the speakers.

www.mackie.com
speakers : HR824

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I don't know if you spin or not, but the best speakers I have heard as far as power and clarity(this is of course excluding really really high end stuff)are the powered Mackie 15" pro PA speakers. I spun at a party where the guy only had 1 hooked up and it was ridiculous. We didn't even need a monitor. I think they are about 6-700 each but don't quote me on that. They are definitely loud enough to get you multiple noise violations from the cops.

hey man,

i can't tell from your post, so i'm not sure if you're looking for sound quality or lots of boom. if you're after SQ, then definitely check out paradigm. their "monitor" line should be within your budget; price ranges from $350-$1200. if you have enough cash then take a look at paradigm's "reference studio" series; price ranges from $750-$3000. in case you don't know the paradigm brand is highly acclaimed among budget audiophiles for their bang for the buck, and are often compared to more expensive brands such as b&w.

you may also want to check out a speaker called "rockets" by Onix, which is the successor to the "diva" by swan. these are only available on the net and have gotten GREAT reviews. (http://www.av123.com/) other brands that produce decent entry level speakers are polk, energy, and mission, but i'm not as familiar with their models.

on the other hand, if your after loudness, then just goto your local best buy or whatever and listen to as many speakers as you can and buy the one with the biggest slam.

i know you didn't want to go this route, but my recommendation is to get two bookshelf speakers (they are just as good as towers when it comes to mid-range and high frequency response) and add a good sub. this method could be cheaper than getting towers, provides much better/lower/louder bass, and some say it sounds better than most towers (under $20k).

i assume you wanted a 2 channel music system and not a home theater system. if this is correct, i would not recommend getting a receiver. receivers sound bad and are WAY underpowered. you'll often see "100watts x 6 channels" and think "wow, 600watts on this baby!" that's not true, the marketers often twist the power ratings to make it look good. i won't get into the reasons, but with entry level receivers the power is typically half of what is says on the box. so "100 watts x 6 channels" actually gets you 40-50watts per channel in stereo mode, and even less with all channels driven (for dvds, etc).

the best bang for the buck can be gotten from an integrated amplifier, which do not have twisted power specs or a really cheap receiver combined with a separate amplifier.

g'luck with your purchase.

Last edited by acustik on Jul-19-2002 at 21:41

Thanks for you help so far guys...but I still have some questions, for acustik especially.

I have been looking around on www.audioreview.com and some stores to check out prices. I think the best thing for me, being that it will be set up in a small dorm room, would be to go with 2 bookshelf speakers and a sub. I would like to use this to run music from my computer (mainly), cd player, radio, and TV. What else would go best with this setup??

Should I buy a 2 channel receiver and use that to control it? Or like acustik was saying...an integrated amplifer. I'm unfamiliar with how that works, and they seem to be quite expensive. If I buy a receiver, should I also run an amp to give the speakers more power? I'm open to any suggestions at this point.

My budget is around $1000 maybe a little more if it's worth it.

Thanks!

mission speakers are a definate choice

most models come with subs built in. some even with dual sub and they are superb quality

i like Boston Acoustics. get some towers with 12's and your happening...