The $900/pr Paradigm Monitor SE towers. They’re unreal. Go listen to them. The UniFi UF5 from elac a great choice too, but very power hungry and not nearly as open and engaging as the Paradigm.
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@adiuman58 - you might be on to something here. While the Elac Uni-Fi UF5 will be excellent speakers and much better sound quality than the JBL, they are rather low efficiency at only 85db and maxes out at 140 watts. --- I would give the nod to the JBL 590. The horn loaded driver is not bad and they can really pump out the volume. Ultimately, I think the Elac will sound better in the end, but if you want serious volume the 590 is pretty good. |
For $1k you will need to have a powered Subto go with that if not you can’t expect much ,for less then $300 goesinto the product . If you do have a decent powered sub ,then you can get some decent stand mounts ,with discounts you can get 20% off. Emotiva ,maybe svs , Kef, buy something Used ,you can get something that was in the $2-3k range for maybe $1200 that is your best bet for value on money spent. This makes sense if you’re u don’t have several $1,000 to spend. |
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The ELAC are going to be very hard to beat (if not impossible) for this amount of money. I heard the bargain basement Elac as well as mid level. They are all very excellent for sound quality, have an extremely well balanced sound, are not bright, and can rock out. --- Those JBL speakers also look to be a good deal, but be careful of the titanium dome tweeter as those can be very bright sounding (possibly not great for rock music). |
Maybe some JBL 4312M II bookshelf speakers?https://www.musicdirect.com/speakers/JBL-4312M-II-Bookshelf-Speakers-Walnut-Pair-OPEN-BOX All the best, Nonoise |
Zu Audio Dirty Weekenders. https://www.zuaudio.com/loudspeakers/omen-dirty-weekend-2 Have them now for a few weeks and am rediscovering my classic rock music collection. Very enjoyable. Rich |
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