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I would like to completely eliminate my stereo receiver in the living
room. It's a hassle dealing with the remote and I have no interest in surround sound or being loud. So what I'm considering is hooking up all of my components to the tv inputs (I have lots) and then using self powered speakers. I have listened to the Bang and Olufsen's at the mall and was not very impressed, especially at the price point. But perhaps that was due to the setting. Since this will be for the living room I am not looking for speakers for use in critical listening, but of course I do want them to sound good. Any recommendations? |
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On Aug 23, 4:54*pm, Dave Smith wrote:
Any recommendations? Advent made a reasonable self-powered speaker - hard to find. Revox made an excellent self-powered speaker - very nearly impossible to find in the US. Accoustat made a pre-amp/line-level driven electrostatic in the past - not sure if that meets your needs given your resistance to the B&O Price-point. Jensen and JBL made quite feeble and febrile attempts at the same as did BIC. And, of course, Martin-Logan made/makes such speakers at the price of a small house. After which are the entire run of self-powered sub/sat systems from the likes of Advent/AR/Jensen et.al. distinguised by their unremarkability. And if you want "NEW", your choices at a limited price-point are even fewer and less remarkable. Peter Wieck Melrose Park, PA |
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I suppose another option would be to hook all my components into the tv
for simplicity and then power the speakers with a very small high end amplifier. Maybe a Naim. I'm open to thoughts. |
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Dave Smith wrote: I would like to completely eliminate my stereo receiver in the living room. It's a hassle dealing with the remote and I have no interest in surround sound or being loud. So what I'm considering is hooking up all of my components to the tv inputs (I have lots) and then using self powered speakers. I have listened to the Bang and Olufsen's at the mall and was not very impressed, especially at the price point. But perhaps that was due to the setting. Since this will be for the living room I am not looking for speakers for use in critical listening, but of course I do want them to sound good. Any recommendations? Wharfedale 8.2 Pro. Stephen |
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"Dave Smith" wrote in message
I would like to completely eliminate my stereo receiver in the living room. It's a hassle dealing with the remote and I have no interest in surround sound or being loud. So what I'm considering is hooking up all of my components to the tv inputs (I have lots) and then using self powered speakers. Any recommendations? Check out the wonders of the world of professional audio. Powered speakers are very common, there. While they aren't self-powered, I've long appreciated my NHT Pro A-10 studio monitors for music listening. I have a number of friends who are using Behringer B2030As, some for surround, some in stereo. Mackie HR 824s sound good. If you can find them used, the Paradigm "Active 20" powered monitors were very good. |
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On 23 Aug 2008 21:54:53 GMT, Dave Smith wrote:
I would like to completely eliminate my stereo receiver in the living room. It's a hassle dealing with the remote and I have no interest in surround sound or being loud. So what I'm considering is hooking up all of my components to the tv inputs (I have lots) and then using self powered speakers. I have listened to the Bang and Olufsen's at the mall and was not very impressed, especially at the price point. But perhaps that was due to the setting. Since this will be for the living room I am not looking for speakers for use in critical listening, but of course I do want them to sound good. Any recommendations? AudioEngine 2 or AudioEngine 5 maybe? See http://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/1207ae/ and http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/s...audioengine-a5 --- Rob Tweed Company: M/Gateway Developments Ltd Registered in England: No 3220901 Registered Office: 58 Francis Road,Ashford, Kent TN23 7UR Web-site: http://www.mgateway.com |
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Dave Smith wrote:
I would like to completely eliminate my stereo receiver in the living room. It's a hassle dealing with the remote and I have no interest in surround sound or being loud. So what I'm considering is hooking up all of my components to the tv inputs (I have lots) and then using self powered speakers. I have listened to the Bang and Olufsen's at the mall and was not very impressed, especially at the price point. But perhaps that was due to the setting. Since this will be for the living room I am not looking for speakers for use in critical listening, but of course I do want them to sound good. Any recommendations? If you want 'active speaker' as we pros call them, look at the lower end pro-audio offerings. There's lots to choose from and some are totally excellent. Of course you won't find them in your hi-fi shop but some models may be stocked by MI dealers. You would get some decent advice in rec.audio.pro. What's your budget ? How loud (and how low) do you want to go etc. All this info will help find the right speaker for you. I doubt a PMC would ever disappoint btw. They do cater for both the hi-fi and pro market. http://www.pmc-speakers.com/ Graham |
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Hi Dave,
I was just researching this very topic yesterday. The stand-out value in a powered speaker system that I found was the ADAM Audio A7. It was available yesterday on clearance, but today it looks to be sold out at Musician's Friend anyway. They are saying that it's discontinued. Behringer makes a good monitor called TRUTH that you could examine. There are many available at your local pro audio/music store for you to audition, or you could go on eBay or just do a search on Bizrate, or Shopzilla, or even Amazon, etc. to find discounts on these type of monitors. Happy listening! -DJ "Dave Smith" wrote in message ... I would like to completely eliminate my stereo receiver in the living room. It's a hassle dealing with the remote and I have no interest in surround sound or being loud. So what I'm considering is hooking up all of my components to the tv inputs (I have lots) and then using self powered speakers. I have listened to the Bang and Olufsen's at the mall and was not very impressed, especially at the price point. But perhaps that was due to the setting. Since this will be for the living room I am not looking for speakers for use in critical listening, but of course I do want them to sound good. Any recommendations? |
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