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post #1 of 14
8/26/12 at 11:29pm
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My brother is looking for speakers for $300 or maybe (just maybe) $400. He is set on buying a subwoofer. He needs one. Also this will be used for a turntable. So will be need a reciever and all that jazz? All suggestions welcome. Also if you know good turntables for $100-$150 that have USB so he can rip them to his mac. Also I will chip in $50 for a new cartridge would that help? Or would that $50 be used better else where in his set up? Thanks for the help guys! So happy right now. Somebody asked me for audio advice! Sadly it's about speakers and I don't know much about it.
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post #2 of 14
8/26/12 at 11:55pm
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Originally Posted by wolfetan44 View Post

My brother is looking for speakers for $300 or maybe (just maybe) $400. He is set on buying a subwoofer. He needs one. Also this will be used for a turntable. So will be need a reciever and all that jazz? All suggestions welcome. Also if you know good turntables for $100-$150 that have USB so he can rip them to his mac. Also I will chip in $50 for a new cartridge would that help? Or would that $50 be used better else where in his set up? Thanks for the help guys! So happy right now. Somebody asked me for audio advice! Sadly it's about speakers and I don't know much about it.
Also this will be used in a small bedroom.
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post #3 of 14
8/27/12 at 7:21pm
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Nobody?

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post #4 of 14
8/28/12 at 9:30am
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Nobody???
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post #5 of 14
8/28/12 at 2:59pm

you've some options, but it's difficult to say what might suits best your brother.

 

$300 for speakers + sub + amp = not gonna happen.

 

for a 2.1 pc set-up check Swan's or Klipsch's systems.

 

also check AVS forum for more options 

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post #6 of 14
8/28/12 at 3:42pm
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What about with a $400-$450 budget?
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post #7 of 14
8/28/12 at 6:02pm

a good set-up, based on what I've been reading from users who actually have it, would be some Polk Audio's monitors (there're some good deals on Amazon), paired with a Velodyne VX-11 sub (which seems to be liked alot). that leaves the receiver/amp within the budget, which has to have a phono stage if you want to use a turntable (or get a separate one). some compromises will have to be made somewhere. 

 

another option could be the Pioneer HT speakers.

 

more opinions maybe at avsforum

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post #8 of 14
8/28/12 at 6:44pm
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What about the Polk Audio PSW10? Its cheaper and is liked alot but would the Velodyne be alot better? Leaving more money for the speakers.

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post #9 of 14
8/28/12 at 6:56pm

That Polk sub isnt that great, its really boomy and flabby sounding. If you want a decent sub on the cheap you may want to look at some BIC America offerings. My Velodyne sub (which is my main; i forget the model #) is a beast it easily sounds 5 times better than the PSW10 which I had at the same time. It is much tighter sounding and much more powerful. But then again when it was bought new like 10 years ago it cost over 7 times as much as the PSW10 which I paid like $85 shipped on amazon last year. 

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What about the Polk Audio PSW10? Its cheaper and is liked alot but would the Velodyne be alot better? Leaving more money for the speakers.

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post #10 of 14
8/28/12 at 7:00pm
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That Polk sub isnt that great, its really boomy and flabby sounding. If you want a decent sub on the cheap you may want to look at some BIC America offerings. My Velodyne sub (which is my main; i forget the model #) is a beast it easily sounds 5 times better than the PSW10 which I had at the same time. It is much tighter sounding and much more powerful. But then again when it was bought new like 10 years ago it cost over 7 times as much as the PSW10 which I paid like $85 shipped on amazon last year. 

Ok. And would the Polk Audio Monitors 40 for $180 be the best I could get for around $200? I've heard good things about the Audioengine A2. Would it be better? Also What reciever would work the best? I was looking at a Sherwood RX-409 its $100, highly rated, and it has a phono stage for vinyl. Its 105 watts.


Edited by wolfetan44 - 8/28/12 at 7:03pm
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post #11 of 14
8/29/12 at 6:33am
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Bump.
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post #12 of 14
8/29/12 at 11:36am
The Monitor 40 aren't bad speakers - not sure if they're better or worse than the A2, but they're good speakers. Those, a Polk (or Bic or Velodyne or whatever - within your budget nothing is really "top end" or "good" to be perfectly blunt) sub, a good receiver up front with bass management/crossover, and the turntable on top of that, and you'll be set-up. Look at Audio-Technica, Denon, and Music Hall for turntables with USB or similar features (built in preamp etc).
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post #13 of 14
8/29/12 at 12:12pm
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My brother is looking for speakers for $300 or maybe (just maybe) $400. He is set on buying a subwoofer. He needs one. Also this will be used for a turntable. So will be need a reciever and all that jazz? All suggestions welcome. Also if you know good turntables for $100-$150 that have USB so he can rip them to his mac. Also I will chip in $50 for a new cartridge would that help? Or would that $50 be used better else where in his set up? Thanks for the help guys! So happy right now. Somebody asked me for audio advice! Sadly it's about speakers and I don't know much about it.

 

if this is to be used in a small bedroom he may want to reconsider the whole subwoofer thing. small speakers can often be surprisingly satisfying, especially in a small space. and true deep bass can be the quickest way to muck up sound. consider looking for some nice small monitors with a decent vintagey receiver with a phono stage.


Edited by daveDerek - 8/29/12 at 2:41pm
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post #14 of 14
8/29/12 at 12:27pm
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if this is to be used in a small bedroom he may want to reconsider the whole subwoofer thing. small speakers can often be surprisingly satisfying, especially in a small space. and true deep bass can be the quickest way to muck up sound. consider looking for some nice small monitors with a decent vintagey receiver with a phone stage.

Any table I've seen with USB also includes the phono preamp built in, so it seems like killing a few birds with the same stone. But this is a good point as well - something like an HK3490, speakers like the Monitor 50, and whatever table you like (or a used receiver and so on) - would be very good in a small space.
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