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Entry-level speakers

Hi, I'm just starting out on a decent system. My source is a music hall mmf-5, and I'm considering the PSB Image 4Ts. In about 15 months I'll be moving away to college, and needless to say, I probably won't have a huge listening room. Until then, I'll be listening in my current bedroom which must be about 350 ft^2. Does anyone have an opinion on the 4Ts ability to fill a large room and sound decent in a cramped room? Would the 5/6/7 Ts be overkill? I like the 1Bs, but there's so little bass, and they sound small. I've also heard some B&Ws, Vandersteens, and Martin Logans...each of which sounded good, but probably wouldn't be practical for me. Are there any other speakers I should listen to? Other than space requirements, my only other major limitation is money. I have saved up about 10 thousand and I'd like to use roughly 15 hundred to two thousand on my system (speakers, amp, cables, etc). Thanks in advance for any help.
boxingnun

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chelillingworth
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I have a friend who has the 4T's and they are good for the money. They will leave you with a pretty serious upgrade bug pretty soon though.

with your budget this is what I would do. I'd go for a pair of the Jordan single driver based speakers from www.carolinaaudio.com either the floorstander or the monitor. So for $1500 you will have one of the best an most accurate speakers out there at any price with much better bass than the bulky 4T's. carolina is also coming out with a great line of budget cables in the near future. I had a chance to hear them and they are really something.

As you'll be spending a lot of time in a small room you won't need to much power to start with I would go with the excellent sounding little kit here www.tubeaudio.com click on the amplifier kit. quite a little conversation piece and will give you wonderful sound for only $139.

This way you wont have to upgrade your speakers down the road ... just find a nice tube or 47labs style amp down the road and you'll be in heaven.
chelillingworth
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Clueless.... I saw the pictures posted re your Jordan speakers. I have a soldering iron but a woodshop is another thing altogether.

Carolina has done quite a bit of work with the damping and tapering. They also add a lot of pieces to angle off the corners in the line for a smoother flow. The finish is then quite exceptional.

As a basic speaker from the plans if you have the where-with-all to do it is quite a deal and a good sounding speaker.

Carolina's little T-line monitor with the Jordan is quite something as well.

That Ella kit looks good... I'd love to have an EL34 amp around.... nice to hear that it is a good combination with the Jordan driver.

If you get a chance check out that little kit I mentioned. very cool and cheap.
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