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- From: mso26892@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Tal )
- Subject: Re: 'Bookshelf' Speakers???
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 01:25:32 GMT
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- perry@lheavx.gsfc.nasa.gov (Brendan Perry) writes:
-
- >Greetings,
-
- >I'm in the market for a pair of so called 'Bookshelf' speakers in the $200
- >to use as my secondaries. I have a 33 WPC Denon DRA-300 I bought in 1984
- >and
- >still does the job. My primary speakers are Infinity RS-8a's I also got in
- >1984. I mainly play Rock & Roll, Blues and Reggae and want a second pair of
- >speakers to allow for listening in another room than my system.
-
- >I listened to Mirages (don't remember the type, but they were $208, marked
- >down from $250), JBL's, Polk Audio's smallest, and am going to try Baby
- >Advents, Infinity Reference 1's, and Boston Acoustics. I really liked the
- >Mirages, didn't like the Polk's (too much phony low-end, like they were
- >trying too hard to make the bookshelf's sound like the Tower's) , didn't
- >like the JBL's (too 'muddy'). Any suggestions? I saw in the paper the
- >Infinities for $199 and the Boston Acoustics for $184.
-
- >Thanks in advance,
-
- >Brendan
-
- Try listening to Celestion 3's. They are listed at $279/pair but I think
- they can be bought at lower price. When I was looking for a pair of small
- speakers about a year ago, Mirage 260 and Cel3's were my final candidates
- after some research. I thought they both outperformed Infinity's and
- Polk's in all categories. I ened up buying Mirage($250/pr) because I was
- able to a deal on my Rotel amplifier with Mirages. Mirages and Cel's both
- have great treble and honest bass response which are often unpleasant and
- exaggerated in many low cost speakers. Also consider Wharlfedale Diamond
- IV($300) which are reviewed by Stereophile to be musically enjoyable.
-
- Fun hunting!
-
- Minsuk Oh
-