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Budget speaker selection help

I am trying to set up a second system with some vintage components... Sansui 9090 receiver and a Pioneer PL-10 turntable. The music will mostly be classical and light jazz records at low to moderate listening levels.

Anyway, with a $200-300 budget for speakers, I would appreciate any opinions on experiences with the following...

Axiom M3Ti
Paradigm Atom
Athena AS-B1/AS-B2
Epos ELS-3

I have read all the reviews out there on these speakers, but would appreciate some first hand feedback.

thanks.
jwha

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kurt_tank
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My brother in law just bought some used Thiel CS.5 speakers. They are pretty small floorstander, and yet sound pretty decent for the money. (Not a lot of bass, but they image well and the frequency response is pretty flat.) You could do worse that is for sure. He paid $600 for them from a local Audiogon seller.

Good Luck in your search!
kurt_tank
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My opinion is that the Paradigm Titans are better sounding than the Atoms, and only a few bucks more. The Atoms, while possibly having a flatter frequency response, have very little bass response. (I.e. almost none really).
I prefer the Titans because they have at least "some" bass response, especially at low listening levels.
(Some people have stated that the Titans can sound a little "boomy", but at that level, I would rather have a little more LF response, than none at all. IMHO.)

I would therefore recommend the Titans for a secondary system. (I use them in my bedroom, and they sound pretty good.)

I have not heard the others on your list, but I have read that the Epos are supposedly pretty good.

Good Luck in your search!
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