Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watdcsu.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watdcsu!herbie From: herbie@watdcsu.UUCP (Herb Chong [DCS]) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: Speaker Recommendations? Message-ID: <932@watdcsu.UUCP> Date: Sun, 10-Feb-85 14:27:37 EST Article-I.D.: watdcsu.932 Posted: Sun Feb 10 14:27:37 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Feb-85 04:08:18 EST References: <42400005@hpfclo.UUCP> Reply-To: herbie@watdcsu.UUCP (Herb Chong [DCS]) Organization: U of Waterloo Lines: 37 Summary: In article <42400005@hpfclo.UUCP> rjs@hpfclo.UUCP (rjs) writes: >[()] > I am beginning to consider replacing a pair of Bose 901 (model II) > speakers. I plan to be in the $1500 to $2000 range. As I am > saving up for the step up now I have plenty of time to listen to > a wide variety of speakers before I make a decision. Does anyone > have any good speaker recommendations in this price range? So far > I have listened to several B&W's, Klipsh's and Magnapan MGIII's. > To date I have been most impressed with the MGIII's, but I'm > sure that I may well find others that I like as well. I will > summarize any recommendations that I recieve. Thanks in advance. > > > Bob Schneider > {ihnp4|hplabs}!hpfcla!hpfcl!rjs if your ceiling is high enough, try accoustat 2+2's or 3's (do they still make these?). there's also the quad esl-63's. i am fond of electrostatics, having heard very good ones and you are in the price range where the the designer does not have to trade off so much for pricing. i have listened many times to B&W 802's and i like them, but they need proper setup and really should be re-wired with heavier wire. the DM3000's are very nice with a slightly smoother midrange than my DM7's before i re-wired them. you should also look into KEF, Celestion, and Mission speakers too. of these all though, i recommend the accoustat 2+2's if you can set them up properly. not all rooms can accommodate them and they will not sound right if improperly placed. Herb Chong... I'm user-friendly -- I don't byte, I nybble.... UUCP: {decvax|utzoo|ihnp4|allegra|clyde}!watmath!water!watdcsu!herbie CSNET: herbie%watdcsu@waterloo.csnet ARPA: herbie%watdcsu%waterloo.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa NETNORTH, BITNET, EARN: herbie@watdcs, herbie@watdcsu