Speakers for newbie

Talk is cheap, people that recommend Tekton, I doubt that they've even seen a pr of Tekton in person, nevermind even listen to a pair.

Sorry, not the case here as I have a friend that has a pair of Lores. Appears that the delay is due to high demand,

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05-29-13: Philjolet
GoldenEar have gotten rave reviews in the mags

I have heard both the GoldenEar Triton Twos and the stand-mounted Aon 3's.

While the Triton 3's are too much money at $3K, the Aon 3's come right in at the OP's budget at $999/pair. I heard them just this past February and they are fantastic at that price point--linear, clean, bass extension and clarity you wouldn't expect from that size enclosure, yet they would have no trouble filling an 18x22 room. Their specs rate them as 8-ohm compatible. They also put out 89 dB at 1w input, so your receiver should be OK with them.

Frankly, however, the Aon 3's are so good you'd do well to move your electronics slightly up to the Marantz PM8004 integrated amp. *That* would be a great match.

The Aon 3's are excellent in several ways, but the one that really distinguishes them at this price is their excellent motion transformer ribbon tweeter. It is so smooth and clean without the usual overshoot and ringing we have become so accustomed to in dome tweeters. Normally, you just don't get a ribbon tweeter with treble extension out to 35 Khz and no inertia artifacts in a $1K pair of speakers, but the GoldenEar Aon 3 *really* delivers.

GoldenEar has many authorized dealers across the country, so auditioning them shouldn't be difficult and is highly recommended before you buy anything.

my point is that telling a newbie to buy a pr of internet direct speakers is not a good advise. Do you know Tekton's return policy? 15% restocking fee and you have to pay return shipping, and "Returned speakers must be in new condition – no signs of damage or abuse, including scratches, fingerprints, dust, etc. " this is a line directly from their website. good luck getting your money back if they find a speck of dust or "etc" on them.

I agree with Richardyc. The Tekton Lores may be a great value in speakers, but they're not the best place for a newbie to start. He's better off auditioning as many recommended speakers as possible and homing in on what sounds right to him. This means excellent and well-distributed speakers such as Paradigm, PSB, Energy, Phase Technology, GoldenEar, B&W, etc.,

Buying mail order blind and then paying out the a$$ is it doesn't work out is not a great way to start.

Thx guys that makes sense. I just gotta go and listen much as i can, and see what i like.
I also listened to Paradigm Signature Series and did not like it much.
Looking for place where i can listen to PSB T6

if you could tell us what you didn't like about the Paradigm Signature Series (which model #?) and what sound you are trying to get out of a pr of speakers, we might be able to steer you some brands and models that you might like. My guess is that if you didn't like the Paradigm, you probably won't like the PSB, as both brands have a similar house sound.

My guess is that if you didn't like the Paradigm, you probably won't like the PSB, as both brands have a similar house sound.

Well, it's true that they both draw on research from Canada's National Research Council, but I think they have subtle but distinctive differences. To my ears, the Paradigms have a little more "boom 'n' sizzle" In fact, if you look at the Stereophile review's response curves of the Paradigm Studio 20 vs. the PSB Imagine B, you'll see that the Paradigm has a +4dB hump at 100-130 Hz (boom), a depression in the midrange from 1200-2000 Hz, and a rising upper midrange and treble (sizzle). By contrast, the PSB Imagine B is practically textbook flat, with no rises in the boom or sizzle regions, and no midrange suckout.

Personally I like PSBs a lot and have never been able to cozy up to Paradigm for this very reason.

I also really like GoldenEar for their smooth, fast, extended folded ribbon tweeter that's free of ringing and overshoot.

Paradigm speakers - its hard to tell. They are not bad, I know this is not right term: but they sounded kind a "muddy" and flat. Just didn't grab me. I liked KEF Q700 much better even though they were in lower price range then Paradigm.
I am sure Paradigm are fine speakers, the way they sound just didn't grab me. They also were missing lows.

Hi there,the b@w p6 are easy to drive and sound excellent.They should sound alright with your amp,throw in a good speaker cable and interconnect,you're doing it, imo.

Best bet here are the Tekton Lores. If you want to save some money M-Lore is an excellent choice.

Hi there,well I definately stopped this thread in its tracks.How did you go,should I say what speaker are you thinking of.For me book shelf speakers are good for a small space,and then add a sub if you move to a bigger room.The p6 speakers are nice,probably good for a medium room,with the nautilus tweeter on top,they have good musical ability,but are getting on in age now,not that that is too much of a worry.Anyway welcome,there are worse things you can spend your money on.My current speaker that Im using is a kef ls50,and is pretty good,they suit my needs at the moment.

4zoranss: Look into the JBL ES90s. You can now get them for $500 a pair. They're a lot of speaker for the money.

http://www.harmanaudio.com/Search_Browse/product_detail.asp?urlMaterialNumber=ES90BK&status=