Newbie in Need of Advice - Bookshelf Speakers on a Limited Budget

[silversurfer]

Revel is the higher end Infinity, same company.

And then here is a review of the JBL Studio L tower L880 that audioholics did. I should also note that you can get these towers for less than $650 online at this moment. I can't see another pair of towers beat these right now at their current price range.

http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/speakers/floorstanding/jbl-l880

And then you have Mazer which raves about the Polk LSi9 and while I may not share his opinion (I heard them in the worst possible environment so I am certain that they are lot better), he is one of the few in this forum that I trust the most when it comes to speakers.

Also if you ask around here and at avs about Infinity you will get a ton of positive replies about the Beta series which are known to offer great bang for the buck.

ID companies are not the only place where you can get good speakers and affordable prices.

Revel makes great stuff.

No one is saying ID is the only place. I have a feeling you get that perception because you are not willing to try.

I am willing to bet, that on a whole and judging by his posts Mazer would be willing to say, that generally ID companies have better values.

Again, you haven't tried, so you do not know.

 

[gus6464]

Revel makes great stuff.

No one is saying ID is the only place. I have a feeling you get that perception because you are not willing to try.

I am willing to bet, that on a whole and judging by his posts Mazer would be willing to say, that generally ID companies have better values.

Again, you haven't tried, so you do not know.

I have nothing against ID companies. For them to have that great number of people praise them means they have to be doing something right. What gets to me is that someone will come and ask for advice about some budget speakers to check out and of course you will have the everyone recommend ID companies. But the second someone comes along and recommends some B&M brands as well in the same category someone has to come along and trash those brands. How long have Polk, JBL, Klipsch, etc been around? Far longer than the ID brands so they must be doing something right.

This is a perfect example of what I am trying to say http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=885592

Guy asks about the Boston VR3 vs AV123 MTM. Even though the MTM aren't even out yet and no one has yet to hear them you have the trolls that come out and automatically say the av123 are better. Does that make any sense?

 

[avaserfi]

I have nothing against ID companies. For them to have that great number of people praise them means they have to be doing something right. What gets to me is that someone will come and ask for advice about some budget speakers to check out and of course you will have the everyone recommend ID companies. But the second someone comes along and recommends some B&M brands as well in the same category someone has to come along and trash those brands. How long have Polk, JBL, Klipsch, etc been around? Far longer than the ID brands so they must be doing something right.

This is a perfect example of what I am trying to say http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=885592

Guy asks about the Boston VR3 vs AV123 MTM. Even though the MTM aren't even out yet and no one has yet to hear them you have the trolls that come out and automatically say the av123 are better. Does that make any sense?

If you really read that thread you would see that many people are posting for both the BA and the MTM even the founder of av123.com posted saying the BA for the closeout price was a steal...

Also, the MTMs are out they are just on backorder right now so people have heard them. That is why some people said I love the sound of my pair...

 

[silversurfer]

Just like biased listening, there is biased reading.

 

[ivanolo]

Vin2.1guy, your first post was sort of helpful, but then you started rambling about things which have nothing to do with the thread at hand. I'm not asking if ID brands are better than B&M ones, or if JBL is crap. I don't appreciate my thread being hijacked.
As for the $200 limit, it stays. Unfortunately, I can't afford anything better ATM, not because I'm too cheap, but because I have other priorities, like bills, and I don't have any inheritance money to burn.

 

[silversurfer]

ivanolo, are you opposed to going with the used market?

I know you said $200 was your tops....but this is a screaming good deal and maybe the seller is willing to haggle:
http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrmoni&1191765272

 

[Joe Schmoe]

http://www.onecall.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=25412
Are there better speakers? Yes. At this price or less? I seriously doubt it, as this is a massive discount on speakers that are a bargain at full MSRP.

 

[gus6464]

http://www.onecall.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=25412
Are there better speakers? Yes. At this price or less? I seriously doubt it, as this is a massive discount on speakers that are a bargain at full MSRP.

That's a sweet deal on those bostons.

 

[ivanolo]

I just got home from auditioning--if you wanna call it that--the BA CR67s @ CC. They had the them hooked up as surrounds, using the VR2s, I believe, as mains, plus a BA center channel and sub. I asked the guy to hook up the CR67s as mains, and... to make a long story short, I ended up listening to one of them through the center channel--not very impressive. Obviously, I can't make a decision based on such an experience. I wish I could get that half hour back!

Now I'm ditching the auditioning idea, and thinking about buying these:
http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4965501
http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4965491

It should be less than $200 w/ S&H + tax included. Whaddya think? A step up from a HTiB? Good for a first timer?

 

[zumbo]

I would get the 77's from onecall. Just that simple.

 

[gus6464]

I just got home from auditioning--if you wanna call it that--the BA CR67s @ CC. They had the them hooked up as surrounds, using the VR2s, I believe, as mains, plus a BA center channel and sub. I asked the guy to hook up the CR67s as mains, and... to make a long story short, I ended up listening to one of them through the center channel--not very impressive. Obviously, I can't make a decision based on such an experience. I wish I could get that half hour back!

Now I'm ditching the auditioning idea, and thinking about buying these:
http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4965501
http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4965491

It should be less than $200 w/ S&H + tax included. Whaddya think? A step up from a HTiB? Good for a first timer?

If you are thinking about those you might as well just get the RTi4 from J&R for $175/pair

 

[ivanolo]

The CR77s it is! Now onto positioning. I'm assuming I should use stands, right?

 

[zumbo]

http://www.accessories4less.com//index.php?page=category&id=SpkStands&p=1&template=

http://www.svsound.com/products-parts-stand.cfm

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_seeall_1/105-2512040-5351637?ie=UTF8&rs=&keywords=speaker stand&rh=i:aps,k:speaker stand,i:electronics

http://www.standsandmounts.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=204

 

[ivanolo]

Well, I ordered them from here. The total was $188.88 (including S&H).

I'll post again when I actually have 'em.

 

[zumbo]

WOW! Sweet price.

 

[ivanolo]

Has anybody looked at my floor plan yet? I'd like some recommendations on where to place my speakers. I'd have to put the right one very close to the bottom right wall (on the floor plan). When the time comes to add a sub, where will I put it? Please help me.