time for some new speakers, any ideas helpful

[kermalou]

so i got a new reciever that kicks major ass and need to get some nice speakers any ideas?

 

[PurdueRy]

What receiver?

What setup...7.1? 5.1? 2.1?

How big is your room...what is your budget....

 

[Apex]

Not knowing your budget, I really like MBL's Reference 101 E ? Radialstrahler. They don't match the decor in many rooms though.

 

[kermalou]

This is the receiver

http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Sony_STR_DA5ES

 

[Tu13erhead]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
What setup...7.1? 5.1? 2.1?

How big is your room...what is your budget....

Gotta know this before we can recommend stuff.

 

[spidey07]

Budget? Room dimensions?

There are tons of good speakers out there and in the end only you can decide which ones you like.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: kermalou
This is the receiver

http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Sony_STR_DA5ES

shoulda asked us before getting that....:thumbsdown:

hopefully you didn't pay too much

 

[kermalou]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy


shoulda asked us before getting that....:thumbsdown:

hopefully you didn't pay too much

got my parents this and took it from them.

its actually a pretty good unit, they have had it for about three years but needed something with more oooomph.

now alls i needs is some surround speakers to help.

 

[BatmanNate]

Originally posted by: Apex
Not knowing your budget, I really like MBL's Reference 101 E ? Radialstrahler. They don't match the decor in many rooms though.

:Q $46k? We're not worthy!

 

[EvilYoda]

The Radialstrahler's are so gorgeous...unf.

I'll propose one of my favorites...a little more expensive but easier to integrate into a room's decor: Dynaudio Evidence Temptations.

 

[arcas]

If you have access to a table saw and a router (or a rotozip) and you're willing to get your hands dirty, I highly recommend you consider building your own speakers. There are some excellent designs, including crossover designs, over at PartsExpress.com (check their speaker-building forum while you're there). For $150 plus some elbow grease, you can build a set of fronts that will compare favorably against commercial speakers costing $800 or more.

In particular, their projects showcase has some great designs complete with parts lists.

Link

For the price, it's hard to beat the D III

 

[spidey07]

The difficult thing is you really should listen to many, many speakers and find what you like.

I'm all for DIY, but don't recommend building/buying something you've never heard before.

Best part is if you take some of your favorit movie/tunes (and make sure it is a decent recording) auditioning speakers can be loads of fun. You can listen to speakers costing thousands of dollars a piece to get a taste.

Then you can listen to speakers in your budget and decide what you like. They all are very different.