Desk Top Passive Monitor $500 used or less


Picked up a Cambridge Sonata AR30 compact receiver (40W @ 8 ohms) and now looking for a pair of speakers at $500 used or less. Heard good things about the Cambridge S30 and really like the small size -- 9" high, 6" wide.

Will set-up on my desk at work, near field primarily, listening to female jazz vocals as well as Miles Davis, Stan Getz, John Coltrane.

Looking for suggestions as I may be able to do better than the S30 (maybe not).
stevensctt

Showing 1 response by sfar

I have a pair of the S30's and they're great speakers, especially at the price. Be aware that while the front measures 9" x 6" they're a little more than 9" deep and take up a fair amount of real estate.

The speakers I use on my desk are JohnBlue JB3's. They're single driver speakers but have remarkable bass for their size and are considerably more refined sounding on vocals and acoustic music than the S30's. They're substantially smaller than the S30's, as well, and beautifully finished. I use them with a 10 watt tube integrated and am extremely happy with the sound. No idea how they'd sound with the AR30, though.