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2.1 Speaker suggestions

I'm going to be upgrading my speaker system first. It's mainly for HT, and I'll run a phantom center channel. I'm interested to hear about 2 options:

1. A small bookshelf setup where L/R speakers are small enough to be hidden. Think orb audio... Well, anything that size or double would work.

2. Floor standing L/R speakers w/ sub (if needed).

Budget = $1k or less (absolute top end is 1k - nothing over).

The challenge I have is a 10 month old that wants to pull herself up on *everything*... My elcheapo infinity SM82's are off their stands on the floor now. Of course, we need to keep our living room baby proof, and need to take steps to remedy the situaion with a purchase!

Amp, processor, and rear speakers will come later.

thanks!
martinman

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elevick
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If you hide most of these speakers, they will sound lousy. You won't get any imaging or bass and the phantom center won't work very well. You need speakers designed for wall mount or bookshelf mount. These won't be nearly as affected by your trying to hide them. KEF, Vienna Acoustics, Soliloquy (defunct but great deals on Sat-5's) and Thiel are a small sample of companies that have done this.
I had gallos and they worked ok but had a very narrow "sweet spot" when trying to hide them. My best results were from Klipsch Cornwalls (indestructible and no sub needed) and from Realistic Pro LX5 (great sound stage but need a sub).
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