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  What are your favorite monitors?
I'm interested to hear what your favorite monitors are, both for general reasons and specific reasons. There seem to be a lot of quality monitors out there and it's an easy size to deal with. I'd like to become more familiar with more of them.

For the more specific reason. I'm going to be able to set up a small system in a small room using a modified SS Blue Circle integrated amp and RA Opus 21 CDP. Right now I have a pair of Spendor S3/5 speakers that are very good and this is the approximate size box I'm interested in, but larger are fine too. For this small system are there other monitors that you might recommend, that perhaps have a synergy with BC electronics? With so many monitors available and few available for local demo I would appreciate your critiques of the speakers you like.

I use Audience Au24 speaker cables. My music preference is for mostly classical (not a lot of orchestral), jazz, space music, bluegrass, finger picking acoustic guitar, and some rock music (but don't expect to rock out). I don't like bright speakers. The speakers may not be able to be too far out from the wall; consider this near-filed listening. Since the majority of monitors are not terribly expenisve I'm open to most suggestions price-wise. Thanks.
Budrew  (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

05-24-04
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05-24-04   I will not try to answer your questions(s) in regards to the ...   Brianmgrarcom

05-24-04   shamrock eires. these monitors offer real bass to mid 30's. ...   Ramses

05-24-04   You'd be hard pressed, and would have to spend a whole lot m ...   songwriter72@

05-24-04   Where is warrenh when you need him????????.................. ...   Ozzy62

05-24-04   Hall monitors. somebody has to keep those kids from running ...   Mt10425

05-24-04   Warrenh will be here soon enough to proclaim the royalty of ...   Brianmgrarcom

05-24-04   Komodo dragons! scariest damn monitor lizards on earth! th ...   Gunbei

05-24-04   In all seriousness budrew, i was using proac response 1scs w ...   Gunbei

05-24-04   Totem tabu, something about that 'capacitor-less' design jus ...   Jh2os

05-24-04   Warren warren warren...*crowd goes wild* i am 6 days new to ...   Dubzilla

05-24-04   Budrew, what is your price range?   Fatparrot

05-24-04   I was loaned a set of the spendor 3/5's for 5 weeks while my ...   Driver

05-24-04   Alright if warren won't show i'll do it for him. harmonic so ...   Jond

05-24-04   Tetra model 305s   Ez2hear

05-24-04   Totem mani-2s driven by a mcintosh mc-252.   Tumbler

05-24-04   Jm reynaud, focus audio, and harbeth all make excellent moni ...   Soliver

05-24-04   Tyler acoustics lynbrook's are wonderful.   Bobheinatz

05-24-04   Budrew,if you are liking the spendor character then try out ...   Peterd

05-24-04   Per warren...he must have the flu today...the harmonic preci ...   Ellery911

05-24-04   damn man, the bait's in the water. where is he?   Abbeydog

05-24-04   The bait's in the water but perhaps he's a smart fish...   Budrew

05-24-04   What, still no warren yet? no caravelle this or that? and ...   Mattybumpkin

05-24-04   Warren is without a doubt more concerned about sittin down t ...   Slappy

05-24-04   slappy, i imagine you are right. sorry, i just couldn't res ...   Abbeydog

05-25-04   Warren's coming down from a bad trip. someone lent him a pai ...   Jax2

05-25-04   Here i be...my fellow audiophools... you've made my day...lo ...   Warrenh

05-25-04   Ensemble.. chario.. spica   Xiekitchen

05-25-04   Any time phase aligned monitor with solid build quality and ...   Scotty_910

05-25-04   Stax lambda.   Marakanetz

05-27-04   Hehehehe.......warren and the caravelles.....myself and many ...   songwriter72@

05-27-04   Hey songwriter, after you ab these two babies which do you ...   Warrenh

05-28-04   If you like the s3/5 i strongly suggest you find either a pa ...   Subaruguru

05-29-04   Currently, i am running the diapasons - adamante's. they go ...   Scotty333

05-29-04   scotty, i await your review. the 'gon does too. they are ...   Warrenh

05-29-04   Ky. is my home state..what are you trying to get at now warr ...   Theaudiotweak

05-30-04   You're quick tom...love your sense of humor....   Warrenh

06-02-04   Just thought i'd let you guys know. spoke to robert over at ...   Warrenh

06-03-04   Well, revels m20 are out of luck today...   Dmitrydr

06-03-04   Hey! i hear good things about the gma europa!!   Tomryan

06-03-04   Reference 3a mm decapo   Mokrox

06-03-04   Cabasse io with the thor sub, firing straight ahead powered ...   Cmk

06-03-04   I ended up deciding on the reynaud trente's based on a numbe ...   Budrew

07-14-04   Budrew thorough out your demo experience did you audition ...   Bluemike

07-14-04   Reference 3a etiher the mm decapo ii or the royal virtuoso   Asonicyouth

07-14-04   No, never demo'ed the focus speakers.   Budrew

09-02-04   Another vote for the reference 3a mm decapo i...ahh what a s ...   Matt_zak

09-03-04   Diapason adamantes ii   Jayctoy

09-03-04   Jayctoy, when you're at the audio show in chicago, hopefully ...   Warrenh

09-03-04: Jayctoy
Thanks Warrenh.Peace be with you.
Jayctoy  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


09-09-04   Audix niles 5 (by the manufacturer of audix mics). this is ...   Domestic_dude

09-10-04   Aci jaguars   Ehoehn

09-10-04   Focus audio f688 exellent!!!   Italy71

11-04-04   has anyone ever had the pleasure of hearing the duntech pc ...   Troy911

11-04-04   Srajan of 6moons.com, herard the caravelles at the rocky mou ...   Warrenh

11-04-04   Freaked him out? that could be good or bad depending on your ...   Budrew

11-05-04   Focus audio fs688. as good as i've ever heard.   Maxxc

11-05-04   Srajan hasn't taken possession of caravelles for review yet; ...   Brianmgrarcom

11-05-04   Brian, i've been waiting a long time for a review, like this ...   Warrenh

11-05-04   What do you all think of the tyler house demo program ? t ...   Tvad

11-05-04   I like the idea tvad, a great way to meet new friends in the ...   Brianmgrarcom

11-06-04   Sounds good.   Jayctoy

11-08-04   Brian, i guess you spoke to srajan about the caravelles? yo ...   Warrenh

11-08-04   Wh, nope, not interested, mentioned in passing; srajan's wor ...   Brianmgrarcom

11-08-04   lighten up there, big guy. just having some fun with ya.   Warrenh

11-08-04   Me too.   Brianmgrarcom

11-09-04   Dynaudio 52se not very big, the highs are very detailed but ...   Shoe

11-09-04   Reference 3a dulcets. magic in a small room, for quieter mu ...   Panderso

11-09-04   Sonus faber signums, please listen, one of the finest above ...   12volt

11-10-04   While they are somewhat colored (bit of bloated mid-bass, th ...   Larryi

11-10-04   I have had some monitors at home, i recall with great pleasu ...   Flg2001

11-10-04   Tannoy dualconcentric reason: point source phase coherent si ...   golix@

11-10-04   Ps.: the upgraded tannoys are then known as manley ml10. th ...   golix@

11-12-04   Go to tyler acoustics web-site first. then call ty who is t ...   Lsu7513

01-13-05   Hey brian. b a bigger buzz, about the prodigious sound of t ...   Warrenh

01-15-05   Proac response 2s or 3m de cappo   Kel34


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