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Choosing the best speakers for my system.

Hello everyone. I am currently attempting to build a vinyl listing system. I am a musician and currently only have a stanton str-150 (built in preamp), running through a mackie mixer into some behringer BX5's.

I have saved up some money and I am pretty set on getting the following:
Clearaudio Emotion Turntable
Mesa Boogie Baron Power Amp

I will be listing to a lot of more aggressive music, rock, metal, electronica etc.

I have little control of my room size as I will be moving soon.

I am looking for a good 2.0 or 2.1 speaker set up and suggestions on a good preamp for the Clearaudio turntable.

I am considering some magnepan mg1.6 qr's (with or without a sub??) or maybe some Gallo Referance 3.1's (with or without sub??)

Any help would be much appreciated.
-Zak-
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Thanks for your help dudes. Its awesome to talk to people that are knowladagble about this and aren't blowing me off just becuase I said metal. Their is no one in Louisville (Ky) that I have found that is in to this and into metal.

Johnny B: I will get a Baron one way or another. I have played Mesa amps for years and I have spoke with some old school Mesa guys and they said that this is right up my ally. Plus its just cool to have a Mesa audiophile amp.

I have heard that the clearaudio is amazing but since you suggested the technics, would my stanton str8-150 with an "S" arm be just as good. I have been pretty happy with that but I only have a Stanton 680.V3 cart on it. I have a Technics but really didnt like it.

Parasound:I listen to a lot of Black/Death Metal and some weird breakcore electonica i.e. Venitian Snare, Hellfish etc. I want something with some punch that will be very aggressive sounding while still having a low level of ear fatigue at reasonable volumes.

Budget for speakers would be $1500 max.

Also is building my own speakers a bad idea? I have build many guitar cabs, pa speakers, and car boxes before.

Thanks a million for the help dudes.
-Z-
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