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What speakers would you buy with $2K?
« on: August 16, 2015, 05:50:06 PM »
A shout box comment led me to post this question.  Assume you have $2,000 to spend on a pair of speakers and that somehow your wife will not complain about your purchase, ugly box or not.  You have to buy them used from what is available on the web now.  Assume the $2000 is net of shipping for the purposes of this.  What  cat coffins would you buy?

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Re: What speakers would you buy with $2K?
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2015, 06:59:49 PM »
LaScalas.   I adore LaScalas, but this is fiction both in terms of the budget and the foot print.
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Re: What speakers would you buy with $2K?
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2015, 08:08:07 PM »
Probably these, the Aerial Acoustics 10t

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Re: What speakers would you buy with $2K?
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2015, 08:50:16 PM »
These!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SANSUI-SP-5500-MONSTER-QUAD-4-OF-THESE-BEAST-/252056415374?hash=item3aafbbac8e

A quad set of Sansui SP5500's and with the $100 I have left I can buy some more records.

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Re: What speakers would you buy with $2K?
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2015, 08:58:34 PM »
KEF Q900  and lots of $$$$ left over, since they are moving them out. Call Mark at Accessories4less.com....  Absolute Sound B rated... great speakers and you can come listen to a pair at my house before you buy. lol
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Re: What speakers would you buy with $2K?
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2015, 10:09:37 PM »
The Aerials look awesome - wonder what their sound signature is like.

Jim - I think you mean Stereopile Recommended Class B full range for the Q900  ;D  They do sound good!

The La Scalas look like they could fill my basement. They only go down to 51hz - feels low?  The sub would take care of teh rest I guess...
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Re: What speakers would you buy with $2K?
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2015, 11:30:07 PM »
Yes, LaScalas were designed before EDM, etc.   KHorns get a little lower, but for modern stuff a sub is required.   Then again I don't run a sub with my Hereseys (yet) and only occasionally miss it.
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Re: What speakers would you buy with $2K?
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2015, 02:45:40 AM »
Polk Audio SDA SRS 2.3TL's. No sub needed and with the left over money, do the usual upgrades. Stereo as it should sound.
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Re: What speakers would you buy with $2K?
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2015, 07:35:56 AM »
Tough question, there are so many out there, most of which I've never heard!

I picked up Legacys a little while back and have come to really like them.... if I could move up that line of speakers a bit for two grand, that'd be one possible path.  I'd also be happy to try out a decent pair of Martin Logans.
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Re: What speakers would you buy with $2K?
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2015, 10:23:35 AM »
Quote from: OldiesButGoodies on August 16, 2015, 10:09:37 PM
The Aerials look awesome - wonder what their sound signature is like.

If you are like me, you really dont take into account what most reviewers say. I mean Ill read and look and see there view, but for me its what I hear and if I like it, I buy it.

Heres a stereophile review of the Aerial Acoustics

http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/466/#hkosjM3jh3q8qcWi.97

With what they say though, I would have to agree 100%.  These are truely amazing speakers.
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Re: What speakers would you buy with $2K?
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2015, 10:24:07 AM »
If I could find some Rogers/Splendor/Harbeth in that price range I would certainly go that route.   They aren't easy to find though.   Seems that people who buy them never let them go.
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Re: What speakers would you buy with $2K?
« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2015, 04:52:44 PM »
No Magnepans in the list...  Definitely expected the Polks to be in the running.
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Re: What speakers would you buy with $2K?
« Reply #12 on: August 17, 2015, 05:20:50 PM »
I would buy the ones I already have
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Re: What speakers would you buy with $2K?
« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2015, 07:43:17 PM »
I'd go with another pair of Martin Logan ReQuest speakers. With ASL Hurricane DT amplifiers on the panels I cannot imagine being unhappy. They are crossed over at 180 Hz so unfortunately I could tell a big difference between a musical and a not so musical amp on the subs. There is a guy in Cleveland who can redo the panels.  If you can find one with junk panels you can get them for a steal!  They are in the top 5 I have heard when set up properly.
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Re: What speakers would you buy with $2K?
« Reply #14 on: August 17, 2015, 08:18:58 PM »
I would of course buy Acoustats.
They don't suffer from panel failure like the Martin Logans and the Quads and they sound better.
In all my years of listening to speakers including the Infinity IRS system on Mark Levinson and Conrad Johnson electronics I have never heard a better speaker than Acoustats.
While you can't get extremely high SPLs out of them they do sound the same as a live classical concert.
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