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Speakers for the party system
If you don't want to use subs and are looking for a full range speaker I would suggest:New: Axiom Audio Millenia M80 Ti ($1,100) - solid Canadian made speaker... check out www.axiomaudio.comUsed: Von Schweikert VR4 II's can be had for less than $2... 
Which speakers would be a good upgrade in a small
Daveyf, you have made some really good choices with your existing components... if you want to treat yourself to something really special in terms of new speakers, I would highly recommend that you contact Mike McCall at Shamrock Audio.. His Eire ... 
Best CHEAP floorstanders?
Tannoys release of their Mercury M-series brought them back to the top sellers list in the European market:Take a look at the MX-4, which runs about $730 for a 91db 8ohm floor stander... pretty nice looking as wellOr, their MX-3 at $530... however... 
Bookshelf Speakers For 350 Or Less?? new & used
I believe both the Axiom and B&W 303 have bass ports at the rear of the speaker. This may not be a good thing considering that one of your speakers will be placed against a wall..may want to look at the PSB Image 2B ($399 new)... or something ... 
Red Rose R3s vs. Proac 1sc vs. Dynaudio 1.3SE
I would highly recommend the Shamrock Audio Eires..extremely balanced throughout their operating range (38-Hz-20kHz).. they use two excellent ScanSpeak drivers..beautiful construction, including solid wood front baffles and high quality veneers...... 
Best Monitor Up To 5K - Tube Friendly
Take a look at the Shamrock Audio Eires... there are three pretty accurate reviews on www.shamrockaudio.com... I use them with 30 watts of tube power in a small/medium sized listening room from a position fairly close to the speakers... There are ... 
EIRE SPEAKERS
I listened to the Sonus Faber Electa Amators, Merlin TSM, Harbeth Compact 7.... all great speakers.. except for bass, can't say that Eires were outright winners in any particular category of my speaker evaluation , but they are damn good from top ... 
Best Component Ever, for the money
Creek OBH 10 volume control... less than $200 new 
Best Sax Jazz
Have to agree that Sonny Rollins' "Saxophone Colossus" is outstanding... for something a little different check out Hamiet Bluiett's big, warm bari sax tribute to Nat King Cole called "Makin' Whoopee" by the King/Bluiett Trio (Mapleshade..check ou... 
Terry Evans and the Blues
A classic that I never get tired of is Junior Wells "Hoodoo Man Blues" (Delmark)... this performance was probably the first LP by a Chicago blues band. The performance is damn good, probably the best in my collection...Junior is on and he has Budd... 
EIRE SPEAKERS
I have owned these speakers for about a year and am extremely satisfied. I drive them with 30w of mono-block tube power with output impedence set at 8 ohms.. They are easy to drive, so there are many amplifier options. For me, its an extremely wel...