Speaker Daze Budget of 1500-2000


I am currently building a new basement system starting with a rotel 1080 amp. Room diminsion are approx 20 x 14. Listening taste are wide ranging from jazz to country. I have narrowed the speaker list to Totem Hawks/Staff, Von Scweikert vr-2 and possibly a floor stander from B & W. Not too familiar with B&W but I understand it is a good combo with Rotel. Will also be used for HT but not a factor in the original purchase. Budget is base on a used speaker.

Thanks
tigermark89

Showing 1 response by bdgregory

my room is pretty close to that size and my Sttafs are perfect. I have them about 4 1/2ft into the room from the wall, and my listening position is about 4ft in from the back wall. After trying many configs, this was ideal. I added a subwoofer (Rel Storm III) as they need it for the Prog Rock I like to listen to. For a lot of other music they may not need it (I'm a deep bass freak). With your budget you may be able to pick up a pair used plus a used Rel sub.

If you don't want to go the subwoofer route, you may want to opt for the Hawks although they don't go much deeper than the Sttafs (ie 33Hz vs 38Hz low point), or the Von Schweikerts.

I have used them in my home theater system too.