Which speakers do you reccomend? - Page 2

http://www.whathifi.com/Review/Klipsch-RB-81/

Although the score is good it comes off as more negative/mixed to me.

I really don't know why the speaker has to have 8 inch drivers most really good bookself are 5 and half or 6 and a half.

Here are some more reviews

http://www.retrevo.com/s/Klipsch-RB-81-Speakers-review-manual/id/11274ag410/t/1-2/

Infinity Beta 20s, does not have an 8" woofer, but they are selling for a lot less price on eBay.

I believe that the reason most bookshelf speakers are 5.25-6.5" is to keep the physical size down and because they are often paired with a sub.  I believe that Jack (the OP), since he wants a bookshelf that will go down to around 45hz, would be best served with larger enclosure and a larger driver.  8" is pretty rare, but 6.5 isn't.

Jack, if you're interested in checking out Polk bookshelf's, the RTi A3 ($400/pair) are pretty good.  Plus they are well within your price range.  If your receiver can handle 4ohms, there is also the Polk LSi9 ($1000/pair), which has dual 5.25 drivers and is noticeably better (clearer, richer mids, more punchy, tighter bass, more natural highs) than the RTi series.

There is also the PSB Imagine B ($1000/pair).  It doesn't dig as deep as some of the models discussed earlier, but is a really nice sounding speaker.  If you want to save money but want a PSB, there is the Image B6 ($500).

There is also the NHT Classic Two and Three ($800 and $600/pair, respectively).  They sound fantastic for the money, but are pretty difficult to drive.   

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Originally Posted by mibutenma 

 

I really don't know why the speaker has to have 8 inch drivers most really good bookself are 5 and half or 6 and a half.

 

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Originally Posted by vinnievidi 
Jack, if you're interested in checking out Polk bookshelf's, the RTi A3 ($400/pair) are pretty good.  Plus they are well within your price range.  If your receiver can handle 4ohms, there is also the Polk LSi9 ($1000/pair), which has dual 5.25 drivers and is noticeably better (clearer, richer mids, more punchy, tighter bass, more natural highs) than the RTi series.

 

There is also the PSB Imagine B ($1000/pair).  It doesn't dig as deep as some of the models discussed earlier, but is a really nice sounding speaker.  If you want to save money but want a PSB, there is the Image B6 ($500).

 

There is also the NHT Classic Two and Three ($800 and $600/pair, respectively).  They sound fantastic for the money, but are pretty difficult to drive.   

 

I don't know for sure how Polk's line runs but there are some sales out there right now. Closeouts on some older but slightly higher up Polks.But I'm not sure exactly if these are higher up than the RTI A3 though.

http://www.jr.com/polk-audio/pe/POK_RTI4_hy_BK/

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_107RTI6B/Polk-Audio-RTi6-Black-oak-finish.html?tp=186&nvpair=FFBrand|Polk+Audio

The PSB's have lots of praise the NHT has some praise.

Another bookself with some praise is the Monitor Audio Bronze BX 2 $489 a pair.

I don't if your going to a actual store or online but for online.

The only authorized dealer of Monitor is audioadvisor.com and PSB the only ones I know of is crutchfield.com and audioadvisor.

There is a lot of speakers if the TC knows what they like bright,flat not trying to color the sound at all, or laid back they will probably be able to choose which brand would suit them best.

Let me explain why I think price can also be used as a guide. I auditioned a few budget speakers in the up to $600 or so range (from: Monitor Audio; Epos; Quad’s; Totem’s; B&W’s; Mission’s; Mordaunt-Short; KEF’s; Tannoy’s, etc. – about a dozen). While some were brighter, some warmer, or faster, etc... than others, their overall performance were more or less on the same level - personally not worth spending on. Let me explain what I mean by that: I could spend $600 on a pair of Dreamcatcher’s (probably the best of the bunch, followed by the Quad’s and Epos) that’d put to shame most PC speakers, and would enjoy them very much. But this is where the difference between them and, for example, the speaker I own atm comes to the meaning. If I had the Dreamcatcher’s I probably would not listen to music and/or the variety of it as much as I do now. I found myself listening to records I never thought I would (yeah, friggin’ opera), and usually listen to an entire CD instead of skipping. I can listen for hours, sometimes the whole day and never get tired of it. If I had the Dreamcatcher’s, for example, I would probably get tired after few hours, and not listen to the same variety of music and skip songs too. and this is the difference of price v performance, ime. maybe not as a guide though, as audition can't be beaten.