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Speakers for a first-time separates system?

In a parallel thread, many of you have offered helpful suggestions as to which new/used amp+pre-amp combinations would be great for someone starting out in separates.

Meanwhile, I have been auditioning speakers and have narrowed the choice to three models, with one line a wildcard. These are all roughly the same price, new or used:

Paradigm S2
Dynaudio Contour MK 1.3
Spendor 3/1

The wildcard is Tyler Acoustics: there are several models in my price range, but I cannot listen to any of them since the showroom is in KY.

My hard price limit is $1800.

Any insight regarding these for manufacturer's products (these four only) would be great!

Thanks,
ivyinvestor

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hbarrel
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It's your ears so in the end it's what makes you happy.
The only speakers on your list I've heard are the Spendor's and as a satisfied ex-Spendor owner my opinion is biased.

One thing you HAVE TO take into consideration, particularly as a newbie, is resale value. The odds are you'll, sooner rather than later, upgrade.

It's now my opinion (wasn't always) that speakers by a small margin are the most important part of a system. So get the best you can afford.
The front end follows very closely. Garbage in/garbage out.
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