Be sure to visit the Rockport speakers room even though they are a bit above your budget. Outstanding speaker. Enjoy Axpona !
Good speakers for Parasound Halo JC1
I have all Parasound Halo electronics — JC1 amps, JC2 BP preamp, JC3 Phono amp, and CD1 CD player — and love them all. Wonderful detail but plenty of bottom end.
My speakers are Usher MD2 — nice sound, respectable speakers but I’m ready to take the plunge and move up.
I’m headed to AXPONA in a few weeks and want to audition potential replacement speakers. I’d be interested to hear what speakers you’ve heard that are awesome matches for the JC1s. My room is mid-size that will accommodate decent size but not huge boxes.
Thanks all.
Mikempls
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@bubba12 , you can listen to anything on Maggies but they are volume limited and they do not do low bass well. Subwoofers can take care of that problem but the other problem is if you have one of the speakers that has Maggies wonderful ribbon tweeter (best tweeter in the world) you risk blowing it if you push too hard. Magneplanar has a tweeter replacement program. They sent you a new one and you send the old core back which they re-manufacture. I have set up lord knows how many Maggies over the years. I owned Tympany 3s for two years. They are not a speaker I would recommend to a hard rocker. |
Thanks very much — everyone’s comments are very helpful. My preferences lean to a very detailed sound, with clear highs and deep lows and a large soundstage. I listen to literally all types of music including jazz, classical, male and female vocals, folk, rock n roll, international/new age, and yes, even, hard rock from time to time. With my desire for clarity, I’m especially intrigued with ribbon style tweeters. My Ushers have been very good speakers — I’m just wanting a more full and large sound. Years ago, I was enamored with Wilsons — especially the Sophia and then the Sabrina. But after listening to more options, my conclusion was that I could find great sound for less money. Here’s my list for the upcoming AXPONA show: PS Audio FR30 and FR20 Aspens Audio Vector (the R# and R6 Arrete look awesome but would likely have to settle for the QR7) Monitor Audio Platinum 200 3G (My last audition of these was very positive.) Revel F328Be (spend an afternoon with the dealer listening to these — very good) Canton - Reference line (if these are as good as they look, they appear to be a remarkable value. Anyone spent time with these.) Dali Epicon 6 or 8 Anyone who’s had experience with any of these? Would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks again. M |
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