I need to buy bookshelf speakers, but put them on the floor with no
stands. They will have to squeeze against a wall and in between
furniture in a carpeted living room. They will be used mainly for
background noise at dinner parties and occasional wild dancing by
pre-teen kids (my life sure has changed since the days of my Onkyo
pre-amp and Advent speakers!). No they cannot be bigger than
bookshelf size, but must be on the floor.

Question 1: Sony SS-MB350H or Cambridge Soundworks Model Six, the
latter which I cannot listen to ahead of time because they have no
store here, but for which they have a money-back guarantee.

Question 2: What about just going with the Radio Shack mini metal
speakers. You know, the black metal boxed speakers that are about 5
inches wide and 9 inches tall and are like the professional Fostex
6301 or Roland MA-12 self-powered audio monitors used by video
editors? Frankly, if I listen to them in the store and like them, I
don't know of any reason to not buy them.

(Niel) wrote in news:8577d4d9.0409300705.714fde66
@posting.google.com:

No they cannot be bigger than
bookshelf size, but must be on the floor.

There's always ceiling mounting too : ) Mirage makes an affordable set
of speakers called the AVS-SAT. Each speaker is about 50.00 (+10.00 for
mounting brackets). The AVS-SAT was recently discontinued so you might
be able to get them on clearence.

Question 1: Sony SS-MB350H or Cambridge Soundworks Model Six, the
latter which I cannot listen to ahead of time because they have no
store here, but for which they have a money-back guarantee.

How about Athena Auditions? They cost about 95.00 each. Very nice
speakers and highly regarded book shelf speakers.

You should be able to get Athena speakers at Best Buy (or similar):

http://www.athenaspeakers.com/modelASB1.htm

or for more bass

http://www.athenaspeakers.com/modelASB2.htm

BTW, how many speakers do you need?


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Niel wrote:

I need to buy bookshelf speakers, but put them on the floor with no
stands. They will have to squeeze against a wall and in between
furniture in a carpeted living room. They will be used mainly for
background noise at dinner parties and occasional wild dancing by
pre-teen kids (my life sure has changed since the days of my Onkyo
pre-amp and Advent speakers!). No they cannot be bigger than
bookshelf size, but must be on the floor.

Question 1: Sony SS-MB350H or Cambridge Soundworks Model Six, the
latter which I cannot listen to ahead of time because they have no
store here, but for which they have a money-back guarantee.

Don't know



Question 2: What about just going with the Radio Shack mini metal
speakers. You know, the black metal boxed speakers that are about 5
inches wide and 9 inches tall and are like the professional Fostex
6301 or Roland MA-12 self-powered audio monitors used by video
editors? Frankly, if I listen to them in the store and like them, I
don't know of any reason to not buy them.'

They're great... I had a pair of them when I lived in a small apartment,
and they filled it nicely. Not audiophile speakers, but a classic design
and you can't go too far wrong with them. They go on sale often too.
Make sure you get the right ones though, the Realistic Minimus 7
descendant, whatever it's called now... dome tweeter over a woofer, and
sold as singles instead of as pairs.