Bookshelf Recommendations

JBL 4312 MII $1000 or $750 open box at Music Direct!  

Did the whole small speaker/high quality thing as well.  Results?  Small everything...you can’t circumvent physics.  Get a well made speaker with drivers capable of delivering the emotional and physical content of your music.  Think 12” woofer etc..  I’m still dumbfounded that my experiment with the JBL 4429’s has changed my perspective on the “High End” enormously.  Short of the $20k Speakers I’ve owned (which of course required oodles of cash for ancillary equipment) the JBL’s deliver an extremely uncolored, dynamic and extended presentation.  They can put you in the club with the musicians, if you understand what I mean.  They energize a room like few audiophile speakers can and do so without one having to break the bank on the rest of the setup.  

Guttenberg just did a post on size a couple of days ago...it matters more than you realize!  12” baby 👶🏻 

I’ve owned a ton of gear and you can’t go wrong with ML or Krell.  Go JBL....most satisfying choice plus they can be adjusted for frequency balance in your room with built in EQ buttons !  

ADS?  The old L300’s from back when?  Those little stand speakers?  Are you kidding?

Bigger is better...try a 12” woofer and you’ll never be satisfied again with a smaller one 😄

Totems are gréât...owned a lot of them!!  Ultimately, they are limited dynamically except for the Wind.  You really should consider JBL from Music Direct.  60 day trial...in your own room and system.  Did I mention 12”’s?