bookshelf speakers ... any tips ?

[Star69]

Hi,

im looking for nice - not soooo expensive speakers -

my favs so far :

Wharfedale - Diamond 9.1 .. or

a little more expensive :

Monitor Audio BR2 Bronze R2

has anyone exp. with this speakers or can recommend others ?

(limit is 400 Euro)

thanks !

Frank

[dluddy]

I have the Diamond 9.1 Wharfedale's and have been happy with them...

I also have a set of Newton's from Cambridge Soundworks that are a good value

http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/store/c...p;item=c1m55zzz

[ArtM3]

http://stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/908polk/

Polk Rti A1 ~350US

readily available and possibly at a good discount

depends on your music preference...

these are great for jazz/classical

here's another Paradigm Atom Monitor v.5 loudspeaker http://stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/907para/index.html

250US

great sound, at any price

Edited September 27, 2008 by ArtM3

[jjfesq]

Look at definitive technoloigies

[its_urabus]

not to get caught up in the details of your system, but what are you going to be driving them with? and are you going to be using stands?

Some of my favorites in no particular order are the Vienna Acousitcs Haydn, the Sonus Faber Concertino Domus, Boston Acoustic VRM60 and as you have listed above, the Wharfedale - Diamond 9.1. But there are so many I like... most of which you will hate.

The only real advise I can share is this... take your discs/music player and camp out at a decent AD. Listen to EVERYTHING. Listen to good speakers, listen to bad ones. Listen to ones half your price point, and 3 times your price point. listen to the same song on over and over on each of the speakers you are thinking about. Get lost in the songs, and listen for the speaker. if it is the one for you, you will not hear the speaker, just the music. in the end, I would rather learn to dislike a prospective model at the store then get them home and hate them.

I wish you the best of luck and let us know what you choose.

[stilty]

I'll vouch for the Paradigms. I used to have a set of Atoms and Titans and they are great speakers. Currently we are running paradigms in the wall, and in the ceiling for rears. The only exposed speaker is a Paradigm CC-270 center channel.

[Star69]

thanks a lot !

will try to check some of them out ...

the problem is to find them here in Germany

i don't like the sound of the usual suspects they show here (Canton, Heco, Magnat .... )

cheers,

Frank

[HauteHippie]

Hi,

im looking for nice - not soooo expensive speakers -

my favs so far :

Wharfedale - Diamond 9.1 .. or

a little more expensive :

Monitor Audio BR2 Bronze R2

has anyone exp. with this speakers or can recommend others ?

(limit is 400 Euro)

thanks !

Frank

Monitor Audio all the way in that price range.... Maybe something from B&W, but I think Monitor Audio's are better at that price.

[Shundi]

I've had good luck with B&W, Paradigms, Monitors, some Bose, and B&O's (gifts...and quite lucky to get them)

I really like the Monitors though

[Stephane]

Ouch, this thread remind me I wanted to save $ to get myself a true Hi-Fi complete system like in the good old 70ies...

With a nice turntable of course!

I guess this hobby impeeches me to get one

Unless I sell some watches of course

[takashi]

For the money, you get a lot of bang for bucks on Wharfedale.