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Speakers - Theater Room Dilemma
mixing different subs.....hmmmm.... Conceptually, it should be okay as posted earlier BUT....practically...from my own experiences .... A different story.I have a Vandersteen and a Castle (a rebranded top-shelf build quality made-in-UK by ATC ..(A... 
Estimated Value of Old, Nice System?
I don’t think anybody is going to provide a silver bullet solution for what you already know. There isn’t going to be any premium for a system sales price IMO, so go price it out in its components - there is a price reference guide here in AGON as... 
Why are most speakers designed for robots?
This thread is nothing more than a very biased anecdotal personal fave discussion, Fine....BUT.....For example, I would never diss or dismiss  WILSONS as anything less than very top tier product offerings. They all have unique sonic signatures.At ... 
Any Bluetooth wireless speakers that you like?
LIBRATONE ZIPPhttps://www.libratone.com/uk/soundspace-speakershighly recommendedREVIEWShttp://www.expertreviews.co.uk/tvs-entertainment/speakers/1404269/libratone-zipp-review-soundspace-l...http://www.gizmag.com/libratone-zipp-speakers-soundspaces... 
Why are most speakers designed for robots?
As you described this.....IMO It's not that all the other speaker brands are anything less than fine in their own right, it's just that that were non-optimal in your rig.Your new-found ones have that the ethereal synergy with the rest of your syst... 
Neutral bookshelf speaker
JMR Bliss or Duetand they are French speakers to boot...😃👍🏻http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue42/jm_reynaud_duets.htm 
Consideration of amp change
top-end of your budget stretch for a used model but a punching heavy Goliath killer.....REGA OSIRIS...Google the reviews.highly recommended 
Suggest affordable cable options
(1) ~ 10% of your ex-cables system $$ cost is what you should be looking at shelling out.(2) Consider buying quality-build used cables wherever possible for considerable cost-savings.BUT....AND ITS A BIG "BUT" ....Avoid and ignore the ads originat... 
best bookshelf speakers for < $2000?
For a FLY-UNDER-USUAL LIST sleeper/wild card standmount candidate that is a "contender" and no "pretender" in your price range (+/-)for "new" speakers:     JMR (Jean-Marie Reynaud) “Bliss” Loudspeaker check out the stellar reviews : very efficien... 
Good Amp Match for Tannoy Kingdom Roysls
ASR electronics designed by Dr. Friedrich Schaefer, which are handmade in Germany to incredibly high standards. http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue64/tannoy_royal.htm 
So how many people are using subwoofers
best article I've seen discussing this.... August 3, 2008 http://ultrafi.com/why-everybody-needs-a-good-subwoofer/ …And Why a Really Good Subwoofer is so Hard to FindAudiophiles and music lovers are missing out on one of the most dramatic improv... 
Proac D2/D18 vs Totem Mani 2
These Totems -like many of the TOTEM higher end lines - are power hogs, so unless you have the amp with the sufficient grunt (amps and watts) to drive them properly, look elsewhere . I would be very wary of using a tube amp with them. I had the FO... 
If money was and was not of any concern when buying speakers.
TANNOY KINGDOM ROYALShttp://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue64/tannoy_royal.htm... and 96db efficiency to boot.... 
Searching for the ideal vintage bookshelf speakers.
Correction to the above ... Not "PMS" but rather "PMC".... (Sigh... The perils of sneaky instant autocorrect on an iPad... 
Searching for the ideal vintage bookshelf speakers.
My final chirp and navel-gazing the lint in my navel as I ponder this threadtodays speakers simply smoke (emphasis added ) the "vintage " (ergo "old") speakers in both component / build quality and resulting audio performance ... Full stop.Why? Si...