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Recommend good satellite speakers?

Because of my living situation (efficiancy apartment, paper thin walls, lack of funds, etc.), I have been looking at some satellite speaker options. I really only need a pair for the time being. Something that will image well, and WON'T give me too much bass thump (the person living below me has already reported me for 8 noise violations in one month). Just something that will allow me to hear some nice detail on a wide variety of music, and will be able to handle other sources (PlayStation 2, digital cable, VCR, DVD, etc.) at least reasonably well. Now, I'm as anti-Bose as the next intelligent person, but I was wondering if there's something good along those same lines. Thanks in advance for your help.
thedautch
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audiotomb
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B&W 302's. THese are incredible. I''ve hooked them up to my main system and except for the bottom end (which was still very focused) the details and imaging were superb. Around $300 a pair, and can easily go into a bedroom system later.
asa
662 posts
 
Get yourself a pair of Spendor/Rogers LS3/5A spkrs here used for about $600-$750, steal some Osiris stands here for about $200, mate them with a Musical Fidelity A1 25W Class integrated (if you can find one), a decent CD player, grab a used pair of Purist Colossus Rev A IC's that aren't banged up ($250 used), string a set of AudioNote's(Kondo)new copper spkr wire ($50/ft)with WBT bananas at the speaker end ($90 pr retail), and then forget about audio for about five years.
fiddler
581 posts
 
Rogers LS3/5a's (the originals)if you can find them. Not the reproductions! (Spendors, Harbeths, etc.)

Glorious mid-range and wonderful imaging.

You will love them for years.
vek
6 posts
 
Paradigm Atoms.
Affordable.
Praised more than any other small speaker.
Backs are pre-drilled to be mounted with Premier brackets specially made for these speakers (I live in apartment too, so stands would be out of the question due to lack of floor space). Any authorized Paradigm dealer should sell them alongside the Atoms.
carnivore
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In addition to most of the speakers listed above, I would suggest you take a listen to the following:

a/d/s L310
NHT Super Two's
PSB Alpha Minis

They are all satellites that are intended to be used with a sub-woofer, but will give you nice detail in the highs and mids. I don't think any of them go under 60Hz, which should solve your bass problem.
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