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Monitor help.. I know I iknow... lots of threads

I just moved from a house to a small condo.. I sold my vandy iice's because they were too big for my main living area. Now I want some monitors for my new room which is about 12x20 with a slanted vault connected to the kitchen and dining room.. a mess.
Anywho.. not much of a budget Im looking at $500 or so right now for just the monitors and a sub later on.. Pass labs Aleph 3 and an Onix xcd88 run thru an old Eico tube pre amp...
So, what I want are airy light highs with lots of definition.. shimmering cymbals.. but not fatiguing at..it seems to me every monitor review I read does mids just fine so Im not worried about that. Bass is not gonna happen in my budget. Am I gonna find something in my range if I give up bass?
jprinz
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rar1
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Two suggestions:

If you can find a pair of Ascend Acoustics Sierra 1s used or when Sierra runs one of its sales. I have used these for several months now and they offer all that you are looking for plus bass.

I have not heard these speakers, but have owned Omega speakers in the past. I am sorely tempted to pull the trigger and purchase Hoyt Bedford speakers .

Rich
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philjolet
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if you could find Sound Dynamics 300ti's bass could happen on your budget and very nice mids and highs too. These are engaging speakers, very listenable...

I was pleasantly surprised at $375 for a mint used pair.

also easy to drive, my NAD 326BEE is plenty...
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karl_desch
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Have you thought about picking up a pair of Vandy 1Cs? They just sound so good for their price point and are about one third the size of the IICE. You may not even want to add a sub.

I have not heard them, but Vandy also has a bookshelf speaker called the VLR wood. Unfortunately you may not find a used pair and new they are the same price as the 1C.

Good luck.
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