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Best speaker used under $1000 for piano rec.

Hi,

I have some views on this topic based on numerous speakers I have owned over the last 25 years, but would appreciate others' views and experience on the best speakers for reproducing piano music. I know that this topic has been discussed at some length here, but I'm on a budget now and need to stay under $1000 new or used. I have a smallish room and now have budget/mid SS electronics. Thanks,

TLH

Tlh28 (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

10-09-09

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10-09-09 Jm reynaud trentes or twins, if you can find them, have a wo ... Philjolet

10-10-09 I have never fallen for the 'recommend a speaker for xxx' un ... Magfan

10-10-09 Agree with magfan. if you have decent amplification, even mm ... Drdennis

10-10-09 For under $1k you are severely limiting your choices, even a ... Br3098

10-10-09 Snell e iii Jab

10-10-09 Do you have a totem accoustic dealer in your area? i curren ... Headshrinker2

10-11-09 I've got a pair of coincident conquests. very nice speaker i ... Bobgates

10-11-09 Ascend acoustics has free shipping both ways for a 30 day tr ... Newbie13

10-11-09 Dynaudio focus 110 Valinar

10-12-09 I will second the dynaudio recommendation...the model focus ... Layman

10-13-09 I've seen several good speakers currently listed on agon for ... Audiobyus1

10-14-09: Bondmanp
You might want to check out Ohm Acoustics - www.ohmspeakers.com. You can by a new pair of MWTs right around your budget. These should suffice for a small room (cubic foot ranges for each model are posted on the web site). I am currently auditioning another model in the Walsh series. Although it is much too early to come to any conclusions, piano reproduction is a strong point. Another important point is that this model line is all designed to sound identical, from the least to most expensive. The size differences in the models is only for different sized rooms. They are sold factory-direct with a 120-day (!) home trial period. Nothing to loose but the round-trip shipping.

A used speaker in your price range that might work would be the Vandersteen 2Ce Signature (the current model, 2Ce Signature II might be hard to find for $1K). These do need to be placed away from the side and front walls, and they are physically fairly large, though.
Bondmanp (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

10-14-09 It'd help if you can elaborate on which aspect of the piano ... Glai

10-14-09 There is a pair of reference 3a mm de capos listed in the cl ... Jonathan1257

10-16-09 I would 2nd the decapo's, hard to get a better sounding spea ... Zenblaster

10-19-09 Thanks for all the responses. i've owned some of the speake ... Tlh28