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  Best $1,500-ish New or Used Floorstander -
Hello,

After pouring through many posts over the last few weeks, I thought I would tap the collective Audiogon genius for advice on my quest to get back into the hobby. I have been a many year (decade?) fan of the community (lurker) but wanted to engage directly as I look for a good set of speakers for a 2 channel system I will be building.

What should my short list look like for speakers in the $1,500 range?

I am very open to used, but if there are any current production speakers that eclipse the used value equation I'll certainly give them deep consideration.

My room is "lively" and roughly 15 x 20.

Associated electronics: TBD - but budget commensurate with speaker pricing.

I'd like "well rounded" speakers in terms of music genre - not focusing on speakers that do well for "opera" and not rock, for example. If anything I'd like to make sure they "rock" though.

If you had $1,500 to spend on speakers that you hope last you many years - what would you get?

Thanks!
968firehawk  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

07-09-12
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07-09-12   All suggestions are at used prices: focal chorus 836v dynaud ...   Realremo

07-09-12   There's a pair of apogee calipers for sale here: http://www ...   Ptmconsulting

07-09-12   Magnepan 1.7 you have eliminated a lot of speakers by going ...   Needfreestuff

07-09-12   For a long time, used speakers represented a particularly go ...   Johnnyb53

07-10-12   These would be my picks from current listings: http://app.au ...   Loftarasa

07-10-12   You have the perfect room for vandersteen 2ce.   Rrog

07-10-12   the tas and stereophile reviews indicate that they did. beca ...   Johnnyb53

07-10-12   +1 on the vandersteens. although at your price you should l ...   Timrhu

07-09-12   Tekton lores with upgraded finish and you're still under bud ...   Eslaudio

07-09-12   Anthony gallo classico cl-3 new,acoustic zen adagios used,or ...   Glenner

07-09-12   Dynaudio contour 1.8 mkii as a suggestion, used $1500. use ...   Stevensctt

07-10-12   I had the ma rs6'a great speaker.but i just got a pair of ne ...   Bobo7

07-10-12   Psb stratus gold i.   Winoguy17

07-10-12   I was in the same situation as the op 6 months ago. i have a ...   Pvanosta

07-11-12   Johnnyb53, my compliments for putting in the extra time and ...   Foster_9

07-11-12   Many thanks to the community for your guidance - i'll second ...   968firehawk

07-12-12   Energy rc-70 at vanns. beats speakers costing double the ori ...   Gfcf424892

07-12-12   I have seen three or four ads in the past two years for aeri ...   Shoff

07-12-12   I would contact tim kroll from shelby kroll to see if he has ...   Metman

07-17-12   Hi guys - as an update, i snagged the pair of monitor audio ...   968firehawk

07-17-12   seriously, don't buy anything until you hear a properly set ...   Johnnyb53

07-17-12   I have had many speakers in my house... ml aerius i, magnepa ...   Chrisr

07-21-12   Linn majik 140's. retail at $3,000 and you can find them us ...   Realhifi

07-25-12   Congrats on your rs-6. i've enjoyed this speaker in my home ...   4hannons

07-25-12   I bought a pair of linn majik 140's for 1500.00 new. kept th ...   Polk432

07-26-12   I would recommend the best psb speaker you can afford, new o ...   Manitunc

07-31-12   Playing my daber monitor 3 speakers with the marantz pm8004. ...   Glenfihi


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