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Bookshelf Speakers with the decent bass
zd is the king of quotes . Quoting peoples opinions and stating reasons why he thinks they are wrong . Getting very old quickly . Just going to start giving him a taste of his own medicine . 
Bookshelf Speakers with the decent bass
"MaplegrovemusicIf you do this long enough you realize ZD is just makingan simple observation with coherence."If you do this long enough you should know that when giving advice based on opinions you should not speak in absolutes . I have no proble... 
Bookshelf Speakers with the decent bass
"There's not that many high end powered speakers. Regardless, all of the ones I have listened to are overpriced for the SQ that they deliver. I have yet to hear actives that can compete realisticly with well matched separates costing the same or l... 
Bookshelf Speakers with the decent bass
zd , then for speakers in general , what attributes do you enjoy 
Bookshelf Speakers with the decent bass
zd , what attributes do you look for in a bookshelf ? Hyped treble or overblown bass ? 
Bookshelf Speakers with the decent bass
nope , not at all . Never looked at a spec sheet in my life . 
Bookshelf Speakers with the decent bass
Have not heard them . I assume they have a flat response being a monitor. So i will blindly say i like them ! 
Bookshelf Speakers with the decent bass
Go listen to some active monitors . Any brand will do . Might be an ear opener . It is for some anyways . LOL 
Bryston bp-20 vs bp-25
If you are seriously considering one of those ,look into the SP2 from Bryston . It is a 5.1 processor . It has the newest bp26 in it . I was looking at the bp20 and 25 and found the used prices to be around $1000 - $1200 used . I picked up the SP2... 
Do Pangea PC's really outperform standard PC's
Yes , Elizabeth please come back . You had much to give here ! 
Bryston bp-20 vs bp-25
Sounds like the research i came up with two weeks ago . Exact same sound ,just different features .The website Audio Circle is a great place to learn about Bryston Gear . The v.p. James Tanner frequently answers questions over there . 
Do Pangea PC's really outperform standard PC's
Really depends on your system . If your system does not have a lot of detail the difference will be less obvious. The more detail the easier it is to notice a difference . My system main rig has detail and a obvious improvement was made using the ... 
Which software to get?? Audirvana, Decibel, Pure?
free trials , suggest using them . 
What Pre/Pro do you recommend?
I would suggest researching Bryston . SP 1.7 and SP2 pre / pro's . With them you get a high emphasis on the two channel aspect as well as the extra decoding for movies / tv . 
Back to Square One
If you are buying used i would suggest you cut the budget in half and buy two sets of speakers . Listen to them and keep what you like . Then sell the other pair . Once sold use that money and buy another set . Repeat , Repeat ... Eventually you w...