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Best speakers for 3 cord rock and roll

I'm looking to set up a 2 channel system to primarily listen old fashioned R&R (Beatles, Stones, Ramones) and some classic country (Cash, Nelson,Williams). What's better for this type of music - cones or planars? My budget is $2k for a used pair.

Scott_wojo (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

12-17-07

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12-17-07 Jm lab / focal are on my short-list. these speakers have a r ... Jafant

12-17-07 Buy yourself an old juke box, load it up with a bunch of 45s ... Cleaneduphippy

12-17-07 I took a chance with some jbl l-series speakers (mine are l- ... French_fries

12-17-07 I got a speaker for you!! you'll need a grand more..but it i ... Gmood1

12-17-07 Oakstreet.com has a mint pair of jbl jubals........the real ... Jaybo

12-17-07 Interesting. i have noticed this too at times with certain s ... Kclone

12-17-07 Believe me now and hear me later, check out a pair of hornsh ... Rockadanny

12-17-07 Well i find alot of 3 chord rock to be subpar recordings, so ... Richmon

12-17-07 For great rock 'n' roll performance for value, look for a de ... Birdies

12-17-07: Jalanc42069
I agree with Gmood1. I've heard the Emerald Physics. You really should go to hear these. For 3K, you are there in a 3D soundstage. Open baffle bass is incredible.
All the other choices above are good choices for what you are looking for, but the EM C2s are in a whole different class.
Jalanc42069 (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

12-18-07 Atc 11s. your beloved rock was probably mixed on a pair of ... Bongofury

12-18-07 You're doing yourself a disservice by not including klipsch ... Vman71

12-18-07 Thanks for all of the great recommendations. i actually hav ... Scott_wojo

12-18-07 don't know where you're located, but another set of jbl 443 ... Metro04

12-19-07 I agree with horns....but not horn shoppe....go for classic ... Shadorne

12-19-07 Shadorne - curious, why not horn shoppes? Rockadanny

12-19-07 i don't think that small 4 inch drivers can keep up with ba ... Shadorne

12-19-07 shadorne: "i don't think that small 4 inch drivers ca ... Metro04

12-19-07 Keep an eye out for snell c4 or c5's; my friend in mn had c5 ... Rleff

12-20-07 Shadorne - i can understand your skepticism. i too was an un ... Rockadanny

12-20-07 Rockadanny - i'm really interested in what you hear in the n ... Scott_wojo

12-20-07 One of the all time great rock speakers is the gale 401a. t ... Jtgofish

12-20-07 Klipsch chorus or forte....from past experience Pehare

12-20-07 Scott_wojo - sure will. ann arbor? the last time i was in an ... Rockadanny

12-20-07 Scott why not go and audition some speakers at paragon i ... Shadorne

12-21-07 scott, upon re-reaing this it could be taken the wrong way ... Shadorne

12-21-07 Pretty much all montanas, even down to the sp2/3 are very go ... Shakeydeal

12-25-07 Ive been hunting the same, though in addition to 3 chord roc ... Zamdrang

12-25-07 You might find you can get your ya-ya's out with dynaudio. ... Julius_the_cat

01-03-08 Thanks to everyone for the recommendations. i'm now going t ... Scott_wojo

01-04-08 Go with horns Musicfile

01-04-08 Just saw this over in a'gon sales section. http://buy.audio ... Cleaneduphippy

01-05-08 Go with horns? absolutely! for rock and roll, you need klips ... Redwoodgarden

01-05-08 Classic audio reproductions in brighton, michigan makes kill ... Audiofeil

01-05-08 A pair of jbl 250ti's might work for you-they rock. Psacanli

01-05-08 I wish the classic audio repro's were within that budget.... ... Pehare

01-11-08 Scott_wojo - heard the hornshoppe horns in a medium/large ro ... Rockadanny

01-11-08 You may also want to check out the new cerwin vega 215's $9 ... Telescope_trade

01-21-08 Rockadanny, i think i'm sold on the horns since i live in a ... Scott_wojo

01-22-08 Scott_wojo - only ss i've heard them on was byob http://www ... Rockadanny

04-06-08 Klipsch!!! quartets or others. johnny winter, rolling stones ... Polk432