Speakers for Onkyo A-9555 Integrated


I'm looking for some speaker recommendations for an Onkyo A-9555 Integrated amp. I'm interested in monitor speakers in the under $500 (used) range. Silverline Minuets, NHT Classic Three's and Totem Rainmakers are a few that I have been considering.
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I have been using an A-9555 powering a pair of Mirage OMD-15's for nearly two years. These Mirages are small floorstanding towers and retailed at $2500 (now available for $1K/pair from accessories4less.com), but the point is, the A-9555 works very well with ported Canadian design speakers. While all Canadian speakers aren't identical, they do tend to share some similar characteristics in bass loading, crossover points and slopes, impedance curves, and dispersion. I have an audio buddy who is really happy with an A-9555 powering a pair of PSB Image T65 towers.

So I suspect that the new PSB Audio Image B6 stand-mounted speaker would be a good match in price, size, performance, and compatibility with your amp. In The Absolute Sound's Editor's Choice issue (Feb '10?), no fewer than six PSB speakers made their list. No other speaker maker had as many recommended products, and the PSB recommendations ranged from $279 to $3000/pair.

If it were me I'd probably go for the PSB Alpha T1 D'Appolito array small towers for $100 more. They'd take no more space than monitors on stands, and you get an advantage in cabinet volume for sensitivity and bass extension.