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home audio system

Author: Ralph Katz
Date: 2011-01-01 14:09

For my wife's and my birthdays, and our anniversary, we have decided to replace our ancient stereo. I auditioned smaller speakers at an audio shop, using a CD of Puccinini. This ended up like play-testing mouthpieces.

Speakers A $700/pair: wonderfull winds and strings; unappealing voices like listening through a cardboard tube; no bass to speak of.

Speakers B $850/pair: good instruments, good voices, definite bass - balanced good but not excellent sound.

Speakers C $1250/pair: unappealing instruments; wonderful voices; some bass.

I wish I could clone the instruments from A, voices from C, bass from B, but that sure can't happen.

These will go in our 14' x 15' (4.25m x 4.5m) living room, and will never be "cranked up" - neither of us particularly like things loud.

Any comments?:
- What should we expect to pay?
- Does anyone have any favorites?
- What about using a pair of "studio monitors"?

HNY

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