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Need advice for full range speaker with bottom end

Hi,

My current set up is Innersound Eros MKI with
Antique Sound Lab 1006 845 amp and cary slp98 pre. Altogether a pretty satisfying setup for beautify mids and highs.

I do notice and miss the bottom end on some music. So I'm interested in setting up a second system with some of the other parts I've already have lying around. I have a pair of Nuforce 8's and a Benchmark Dac. Given the Benchmark has volume control, I figure I can skip the preamp and go with just adding a pair of speakers. I will source this system with my computer and the Squeezbox 3 to the DAC.

I'm hoping to find a pair of full range speaker that can give me what I'm missing and still resemble some of the mids and highs I get out of my innersound panels.

My hope is to keep things sane within the $2-4K range...hopefully closer to 2k than 4K. I plan to be buying use to keep cost down.

Anyone know of some good bargins for full range speakers that can hit close to 20hz?

Gerald

geraldedison

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chadnliz
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Let me chime in as I have a pair of Innersound Eros MKII
and went with a new speaker for both bass and wider sweetspot. I went with VMPS and I feel they capture a good part of the Innsersound magic but blow them away in the bass department, I own the FF3 SRE, and I still Bi-Amp just as I did with Innersound using VMPS cross-over.
Not that you will like them but my dad owned Legacy Focus 20/20 speakers and they have pretty good bass, some love em' some dont.
To ask Tvad a quick question, have you ever heard a Von 4jr go down to 16hz? or should I say felt?
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sorry, I didnt see that. Well my gut was right, I didnt think the VR4jr went that low even if I need to read more carfully :)
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chadnliz
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I own VMPS so take my thoughts with grain of salt but I think both VMPS and Von Schweikert are in a whole other league then the Gallo, dont get me wrong it is a great speaker but I feel both the "V" choices to be superior.
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I would call Brian at VMPS, he answers the phone most of the time, I own the FF3 SRE wich was a special edition, it has a 48in midrange panel but the RM40 has a better midrange now then I have so they should be better, I power mine with 400 watts from both amps and I dont want to speculate and stear you wrong.
By the way my speakers way over 300lbs each but on a 2 wheel "dolly" they are a breeze to moove, and they are tall and pretty narrow, moving them a bit here and there is alot easier then you think...1 guy in good shape can do it easily, atleast mine you can.......and yours weigh over 100lbs less.
Over at Audioasylum there is an entire VMPS club you can ask questions and dig for much more info then will usually be found in these parts. My gut tells me you can use what you have but will the tubes give you loud levels, that is what I dont know.
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I auditioned the VR4jr and it is a great speaker but I went with VMPS, if shipping and price is a real issue then I suppose you will want to choose the Von, but both shipping and price are one time concerns so I would consider the long term nature of this investment and not a temporary issue stop you from what just may be the more desired speaker. Just my humble opinion
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