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| Best bookshelf speakers I ended up getting the Vanatoo One Encores at the presale price. They are outstanding, and not just for the money. You can find impressions of them on @taww's blog. I'm relieved to not have to agonize about a trillion different possible upgrade pa... | |
| Best bookshelf speakers Anti-climactic conclusion (for now). I’ve spent way too much time researching gear. I was already struggling with setting a budget and feeling like if I just upped my budget a little I’d get to a higher level of sound quality that I could be conte... | |
| Most impressive youtube demo clips I never claimed that youtube was a perfect proxy for sound quality. Nevertheless it does give some indication about sound quality and characteristics.I'm curious why some people who think youtube is a worthless indicator of sound quality? Is it be... | |
| Best bookshelf speakers I finally listened to some speakers, none of which were bookshelf speakers. I heard the Tekton Hawks (used) and the Monitor Silver 200 and 300s with some new Adcom class G integrated and the Parasound Halo. The Adcom sounded thin with the Hawks an... | |
| Best bookshelf speakers Anyone have any experience with the PraAc Reference SM100s? They’re a bit over budget but used they could be a fit. Small and front ported so should be flexible with placement. Bass reported to the mid 30s but should be flat-ish given their refere... | |
| Best bookshelf speakers A good warranty should be a factor in any purchase you make, including speakers. That said, speakers are generally very reliable pieces of equipment. For me personally, as I tend to buy used, I would not consider the lack of a warranty to be a dea... | |
| Relative component value to overall SQ. Of course the next issue is that you may have 4k to spend on a system now but have 2k more in a few years. In that case, the shares will be difference seeing as you can't upgrade each piece with 2k. | |
| Relative component value to overall SQ. It's a fact that you can take the average cost of people's systems and discover their percentage shares of total cost. What are those shares of systems that people claim to be happy with? Maybe there's high standard errors, but those means do exis... | |
| Best bookshelf speakers How big of a factor should warranty be in making a decision? I see a range of warranties from 10 years to no warranty. Do speakers fail?Does anyone have any feedback on this? Should warranty be a factor at all in purchasing a speaker? | |
| Best bookshelf speakers @cooper52Which Fritz and Silverline did you hear? | |
| Best bookshelf speakers @abd1 Have you heard the BMRs? Are the mids at all recessed? How are the dynamics and transients? How is timbre? As I posted in my OP, mids are most important for me so the slight concerns about the mids I read somewhere put me off. I do love the ... | |
| Best bookshelf speakers @abd1The BMRs are very high on my list, but have slid a bit for two reasons.1. The low sensitivity and need for a more powerful amp means that some of the cost savings are offset by having to buy a more powerful amp. And high wattage amps cost mor... | |
| Best bookshelf speakers @clarinetmonster2I'll check out the KEFs. | |
| Best bookshelf speakers How big of a factor should warranty be in making a decision? I see a range of warranties from 10 years to no warranty. Do speakers fail? | |
| Best bookshelf speakers Trying to glean more wisdom from the audiogon vets: What are your thoughts on using a disproportionate portion of a system budget on "endgame" speakers and skimping a little on electronics? You can slowly upgrade your electronics to get more out o... |