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A future city dweller's dilemma...

Hey all:

Just wanted to ask all the experts here your opinion on things. Currently I live in the suburbs where space and such is never an issue. But in the (very) near future I will (hopefully) be living in a condo in the *big city.* Which means, certain sacrifices have to be made... (IE: my Magnepan 1.6QRs).

So the question is this... What tablet speakers should I pick up for about the $1000 mark (used price.) The current equipment that I have (that I hopefully plan on taking with me) are the following:

Sonic Frontiers SFCD-1
XBox 360 (not really relevant, but wanted to throw that in)

And EITHER:

Krell KAV-300r (Integrated Amp)
OR
Cary Sixpac Monoblocks and
Dynaco PAS-3 Preamp

I currently have a pair of MMGs also (as a back up, bought it all for a good deal, but I loaned them to my uncle) Which I could always sell off or try using those instead.

For the most part I'm a jazz/vocals/instrumentals listening kind of guy for my CD collection.

I was originally look at any of the B&W tablettes but I don't think any of them are in my price range. Then I looked into ProAc's also which looks like that might do the trick. Can anyone recommend any others that I should look into?

Thanks all for your help in advance!

~W.
neway317
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cleaneduphippy
323 posts
 
Before you buy a condo, check it for sound leaks, especially into adjacent units and either be willing to do what's necessary to stop these leaks (so you can enjoy your music the way you like to hear it) or else be willing to make the compromises necessary to keep the neighbors happy. This is one of the rude awakening that condo owning audiophiles often encounter.
jlamb
150 posts
 
Joseph Audio RM7 sig on good stands. Rare on used listings, but an excellent speaker.
mrjstark
1,112 posts
 
Or Omega Super Hemp, Super 3. I, like you have had that problem with my 2nd system. I bought AAD 2001 monitors and love it. However it might be very difficulte to find these in your price range......maybe if you sold Maggies ? Sometimes they show up on AgoN for sale for around $1500 but not very often. If you like Jazz, blues and like to listen to live performance they are very , very good with bass that goes down to 30Hz and very fast, open , lots of air , transparent and huge presentation/soundstage. AADs also look good and are buid like a rock at 20kilos each. At 86db they are not that difficulte of a load to most amps out there.

The advice to keep everything and try Maggies is right on and that is what you should do first , along with the choice of your new place as someone suggested it already. Take some wife friendly acoustic treatments into your concideration as well, since those help a lot in fine tuning the sound and help with problematic Freqs.
unsound
7,315 posts
 
My not so expert opinion is that your better off waiting untill you know exactly what room you'll be using.
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