At 19:44 15/04/2012, Len Moskowitz wrote:
A lot of stuff, with which I agree, plus:
Ronald Antony talked about the cost of good speakers being a
barrier: " ... and anything halfway acceptable is on a good sale at
least $250/speaker".
This has changed in the last ten years. Good speakers today are
acceptably inexpensive: around $75 to $175 per speaker
channel. Have a look at:
Pioneer SP-BS41-LR ($149.99/pair) -
http://www.stereophile.com/content/pioneer-sp-bs41-lr-loudspeaker
Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 ($350/pair) -
http://www.stereophile.com/content/wharfedale-diamond-101-loudspeaker
NHT SuperZero 2.0 ($198/pair) -
http://www.stereophile.com/content/entry-level-10
Boston Acoustics A 25 ($299.98/pair) -
http://www.stereophile.com/content/boston-acoustics-25-loudspeaker
PSB Alpha B1 ($279/pair) -
http://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/507psb/index.html
Infinity Primus P162 (or older P150 and P160, or newer P153 and
P163) loudspeaker ($298/pair) -
http://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/1007inf/index.html
All of them have been reviewed on Stereophile's web site. Most of
the reviews include a nice set of measurements.
This is an impressive list. Only one caveat: bookshelf speakers need
to be mounted on stands in order to be close to optimally placed,
which increases the system price and probably diminishes the Wife
Acceptance Factor. One reason wny I went for the B&W DM603s.
David
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