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- From: kirk@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Kirk Lindstrom)
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 15:23:39 GMT
- Subject: Re: Need help on choosing < $700 speakers
- Message-ID: <3340288@hpcc01.corp.hp.com>
- Organization: Shredding the water of SF Bay, HP-OCD
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- Newsgroups: rec.audio
- References: <1992Nov23.012244.27637@leland.Stanford.EDU>
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- >these speakers are going to be an integral part of my living room, which
- >consists of mostly modern furniture, I'm looking for floor standing, black
- >speakers. I guess smaller speakers with stands would be OK, but I definitely
- >don't want oak or wood grain speakers (my fiancee would kill me :-) ).
- >
- >Anyhow, up to now I've listened to the following:
- >Boston Acoustics t930
- >DCM TF600
- >MB Quart Three's
- >Infinity Reference 5
- >NHT 1.8
- >Celestion 15
- >
- >Unfortunately, all of these were in different audio stores and show rooms,
- >so I couldn't AB any of them. I liked the NHT's a lot. I was surprised that
- >they had such powerful bass. However all the other ones sounded good too.
- >The DCM's had a very pleasing overall sound, the Boston Acoustics seemed
- >very smooth. I wasn't too impressed wit the Infinity's though.
- >
- >Any comments? Any other brands I should look into? Right now, as it stands,
- >Eric
- >bosco@cs.stanford.edu
-
- Mirage speakers sound good and have the black look you are looking for. They
- are carried by Sound Goods. Ask for Chris and tell him I said hi. Paradigms
- also have good sound you should listen to.
-
- Try and use the same quality amp when comparing speakers - it does make a
- difference. Matching to the amp you will be using when auditioning is
- also a good idea. In the end, your ears will tell you "this is the
- speaker for me".
-
- Kirk out
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