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Can you help or do I have to get divorced?

Size and Placement does matter do to a misunderstood wife. I can't have speakers on stands, I can't have floorstanding speakers, and in-wall speakers are too permanent. What in the hell am I suppost to do? My room is 17' X 14' and I'm looking for speakers that will be used for music listening and eventually home theater listening. (when I can afford to complete the system). I want to find a good pair of speakers and amp that I can eventually build a good home theater system with. I need to stay below $1,000 for speakers. Any advice?
tommyt
beemer
444 posts
 
Dude, you gotta get rid of that woman. I got one, I'm keeeping her too! Infinity Betas in the livingroom, wires all over the floor, preamp and cd player on the coffee table. Did I mention the dedicated 2 channel rig in what was once the master bedroom? An audiophile wife can be found you just got to search. You also have to put up with Sarah Brightman or something she likes too, but it's a small price to pay.

beemer :)
maxgain
526 posts
 
My advice is to buy some big plywood Klipsch corner horns. That should take care of your problem!
And once the problem is gone you can sell those crappy sounding ugly as sin speakers and buy anything you like!
tommyt OP
6 posts
 
I think the problem began a long time ago when we first started living together. I had a pair of Klipsch Forte's. You know the one's that looked like small refrigerators. She would mildly complain about them. We got married and within a few months my brother had a nice pair of Klipsch Forte's - free of charge. Now she's got me by the balls.
If I wasn't such a nice guy. Does anyone have any input on the Spendor S3/5's? Can they do the job?
flex
292 posts
 
a) Find a room that is not the main room of the house that everyone can agree is 'yours' or 'the music room'.
-else -
b) Dunno about 1K, but if you can go a little higher, think about speakers with furniture quality finishes (Avalon, Amati) that will appeal aesthetically. Then work on layouts that hide the cables & gear.
rphsvc
22 posts
 
Find a console (coffin style) stereo from the sixties. These are retro chic right now. Magnavox was a leading brand but was just mass market quality. The best was from H. H. Scott with their components built into a high class piece of furniture. I'm sure these were rare. Now that I think of it I would buy a scott for just the furniture if I could find one. You could always gut the coffin and put your own goodies in there.
Good Luck!
Stephen
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