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From: ben@moncol.UUCP (Bennett Broder)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Speaker Recommendations?
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Date: Wed, 13-Feb-85 13:43:33 EST
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>I'm been looking at/for speakers for about 4 months (including
>a move in the middle). The upper limit on price has slowly crept
>up from $900 to $1500. At this point, the two best pairs of speakers
>I've heard are the Celestion SL-600 (*not* the SL-6), and a pair of
>Tympanies (sp?).
>
>The SL-600 are small, very clear, very tight speakers.  If you've heard the
>SL-6, think of a version with tighter sound, a *much* larger sound stage,
>and much better bass response. They cost $1500, including stands on
>tip-toes that you're supposed to fill with sand.

I have heard the Celestions, and although I have to agree they are
good sounding speakers, I think they are over-priced.  A review of
the SL-600 appears in the current issue of Audio magazine, and
although I don't agree with many of the reviewer's criticisms, he does
have a point when he states that there are better speakers available
at a lower price.  Since I, too, like the imaging and soundstage of
a small speaker system, I suggest you audition the speakers I have
selected for my system.  I have a pair of ProAc Elixirs, with a
subwoofer.  These speakers ($750 pair) mated with a $500 subwoofer
sound better to me than many of the more expensive systems.  I think I
would even prefer the ProAc Tablette (about $500pr, also mentioned in
above Audio article) and a small subwoofer.  The ProAc systems are
small 2-way systems -- clean, flat and accurate in the midrange and
treble, but very weak in the bass.  The are made in England and have
received very favorable reviews in the Absolute Sound.  I realize that
three piece speaker systems are not quite as popular today as they
once were, but if the subwoofer is carefully matched with its
sattelites, I find that they offer a definite price/performance
advantage.

                                      Ben Broder
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p.s. I would be interested hearing other netters comments on
     both 3-piece speaker systems, as well as ProAc spekers.