please help me choose speakers

[dima]

I never said I wanted to get rid of it.

[HoustonD]

You have asked such a difficult question. "What speakers should I buy"

Nobody can hear sound for you. You have to go and hear tons and tons of speakers.

I believe I am sort of like you. I am no audiophile, but I like loud and clear sounding music. I have a decent ear, but not exceptional.

Here is what I did.

1992- I started my search. I had a decent budget so I could listen to some reasonably high priced speakers. I cannot remember many of the long gone store names but I went over and over to several different stores. I really enjoyed several different speaker brands but many were pricing me out.

1992 Became 1993 - I still had not made a decision. I kept appearing at various stores listening to any new speakers and many times just sitting and listening to speakers I had heard many times. ( I always brought my own music. I wanted to know how a speaker handled my favorites. I used to bring Mark Knoffler for his rich deep voice). I knew many store clerks by name and they let me sit in their speaker rooms and crank up the sound.

It was sometime in 93 that I first heard a pair of Mirage Mx-Si speakers. Damn did my ear like the way they sounded. These were not cheap speakers (at least for me). I went back and forth several times and finally decided I had to have a pair. I settled on a pair of M5-Si. I added some new Carver components (I wanted higher end components but I fit into my budget).

I know it took me about two years but when I got everything home I knew I was going to be happy, and I was. I loved the system. I still have everything I purchased that day. I've added some amps and a good center speaker but not much else. This system still gives my ear a rich listening experience.

The moral of my story is for you to please spend the time and don't rush. It is easy to just pick a nice set of expensive speakers. But what about the set of speakers you didn't hear? Get out there and spend the time. When you finally purchase hopefully you'll have a set of great speakers for the rest of your life. I know I'll never part with my Mirage M5-si's. My only regret is I did not save longer and get myself the M1-Si's, but My wife might get me a used set someday. A man can dream.


Good luck in your search

[dima]

Thanks for your thoughtful advice. Good luck w/the M1-Si's.

[Scoryr]

have you checked B&W speakers? pretty sure they have something in a monitor and sub that would be in your price range. the monitors are easily moved and adding the sub would give you the bottom end for serious music listening.

[DavidAg02]

Originally Posted by dima

Size: Smaller is better, but I don't want to completely sacrifice size for sound. I would prefer those small Bose-style wall-mounted speakers, but not if they're overpriced and/or under perform.

It sounds to me like the option you would be most happy with would be getting some nice bookshelf speakers and pairing them with a good quality subwoofer.

There are infinite options for speakers, and making a decision based on what you like and what you can afford is often very difficult.

If you go this route, I whole heartedly recommend HSU Research subwoofers. Excellent bass for the buck.

[Driver_King]

Originally Posted by CosmoKid

Why are you looking to get rid of your Technics receiver? Those old Technics are great for 2 channel music.

I have one up in the attic...