Book Shelf Speaker advice - Formerly Book Shelf Dilemma
Hello all. I posted this earlier under the title Book Shelf Dilemma. Thank you to the many who replied with excellent advice and suggestions. Some responders asked about the room dimensions and as I investigated the suggested speakers I concluded that the room dimensions and furniture set up may be important to consider. So, I am reposting with a schematic of the room which shows the Bay Windows and furniture as well as a note that the insulation between my apartment and the unit below is marginal. I make this point with the understanding that a Sub Woofer may be good to include.
Note: I want to position the speakers along the Bay Window facing back into the apartment and dining/kitchen area. Most of my listening is done from this area.
Budget - $1000.00 (with stands would be a bonus)
Amplifier - McCormack DNA 0.5
Pre - McCormack ALD-1
Source - Cambridge 851N - Spotify Premium
Music preferences - fairly eclectic
Jazz (Bony James, Lee Ritenour, Paul Harris, Bob James)
Female Vocals (Eva Cassidy, Duffy, Sarah Jarosz, Nadine Anderson)
1980’s Rock (Emerson Lake & Palmer, Yes, Dave Mason)
Thank you all for your suggestions and advice1
Ray
The new LSA Signature 50 may be right up your alley. There’s a link for member Terry’s glowing review in Stereo Times in the ad page below, and they can be had with stands for $800. Alternatively you could just buy the speakers for $600 and the Monoprice stands (link below) for about $90 and save around $110. Best of luck. https://www.underwoodhifi.com/products/lsa-speakers https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=24794
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@grislybutter I think you might be pleasantly surprised by the SB1000. Did you get the Pro version with integration software? Owners seem to really like being able to integrate their sub with their phone from the listening chair. Please share your impressions if you could. |
@grislybutter Just use the subwoofer crawl method and I bet you’ll be fine. |
No, it just doesn’t. In subwoofers and physics, size matters and the 3000 Micro with its 8” drivers and smaller cabinet simply can’t move nearly as much air despite the clever design techniques employed in its design. And those 8” drivers will have to work much harder and by necessity exhibit much more excursion than one larger driver. I was recently involved in a thread where a buyer of a 3000 Micro found it just couldn’t deliver the goods and switched to an SB1000 Pro and was much happier. Plus, for $300 more than the 3000 Micro you can get TWO SB1000 Pro subs that if space allows — game, set, match. And, at the end of the day the SB1000 Pro ain’t all that much bigger than the 3000 Micro and gets you down to an honest 20Hz versus 23Hz for the Micro. FWIW, and best of luck. |
@manogolf At $10,000 for monitors I’d highly suggest seeking out the Joseph Audio Pulsar ll that should offer significant improvements across the board. Since you seem to appreciate a good bargain I’ll mention these original Pulsars (sans Graphene driver) in good condition and that are still a fantastic-sounding speaker for only $3000 ($7000 retail). I could see you being thrilled with these along with the thousands of extra $$$ in the bank. If they somehow don’t absolutely knock you out with their sound you can always turn around and sell them for little/no loss given the very attractive price of these speakers. Hope this helps, and best of luck in your search. |
