Tannoy Mercury V1, Microlab SOLO6C, Morel Omega 8"?

[yonyz]

Hi,

WARNING: LONG POST.

Up until yesterday I was sure I was gonna buy the MicroLab SOLO6C. The reviews are great but then someone mentioned in a comment that you could build a better setup, with used parts, for the same price as a new SOLO6C.

There's a difference in the prices in the US and those in my country - Israel, and they're not consistent. Some models will only be 20% more expensive here, and others will be 3 times their US price.

I'll list prices in NIS. My budget is no more than 700-800 NIS.

1. A used Morel Omega set of speakers that has 8" woofers and a frequency range of 30hz-20khz. That's rather low for a 2.0 setup, right? Anyway, they require an amp of 10-60 watt. I do not have an amp.
They cost 300 NIS.

2. Tannoy Mercury V1. 5.1" woofer, 55hz-20khz. Gets good reviews. This one requires an amp of 10-70, but is twice as expensive as the Morel at 600 NIS.

3. MicroLab SOLO6C. 6.5" woofer, good reviews, bass doesn't go very low, I think 60hz or so, but they're powered, and new ones cost 650 NIS. Just buy them and plug them, and have fun using them.

So, is the hassle of finding an amp for options 1 and 2 worth it? Will I get better sound?
Unfortunately I couldn't find anything such as "Morel Omega", but that's what the seller calls them, so whatever. Here's what it says on the rear of those speakers:
http://i57.tinypic.com/20t3vo6.jpg

Option 1, the Morel, are said to cost 800-900 NIs originally, but they may be very old and not sold anymore.
Option 2, the Tannoy, cost a whopping 1700 NIS new, so at 600 NIS, and being 2 years old, they could be a bargain.

So, what do you make of all this confusing info?

Remember that I'll need an amp too, for options 1 and 2. What cheap models could work?

Thanks!

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Never heard about Omega series, but Israeli speakers maker Morel does indeed make some very fine speakers.
I won't worry much about amp as you could easily find used yamaha/denon receiver for 150-300 NIS
http://www.yad2.co.il/Yad2/Yad2.php?AreaID=&SalesCatID=&SalesSubCatID=&SaleCondition=0&fromPrice=&untilPrice=&Info=yamaha&Order=price&Desc=&Page=2

 

[yonyz]

Cheapest Yamaha receiver I found is 350 NIS, but it's HUGE for a desk, and it has a ton of connections that I won't need, since it supports 5.1 systems. Is there something small like an headphone amp, but for speakers? Something that takes 2 cables, outputs another two, has a bass, treble and volume knobs?

 

[yonyz]

Hello again,

I've decided to ditch the amp + speakers idea, so the list has changed:

1. Microlab SOLO6C
2. Samson Resolv A6 (budget active monitors)

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Hello again,

I've decided to ditch the amp + speakers idea, so the list has changed:

1. Microlab SOLO6C
2. Samson Resolv A6 (budget active monitors)

I don't think you could anyone here who heard both or even ether of these.
My rec is try to buy both them in store which allows returns.
return the looser

 

[yonyz]

Stores here don't allow returns, and the A6 are used (new ones are over twice my budget).