Bookshelf speakers that don't need a sub?

[chris357]

I'm hoping to get speakers (inc. center and rear satellites) and receiver for $3k. Is that realistic. I already have a cyrus cd8 and would ideally have everything else of a similar quality.

thank you

actually you coudl get the krell resolution 3's for less than 3k but adding the center that goes with them will put you closer to 4k total..

also you might need somethign a lot more substantial to put these bad boys on since they are very heavy for a smaller speaker.. and I use smaller loosely

 

[the grunt]

Dean. The focal spec shows a range of 50Hz - 28kHz, but dosn't give a +-. Did they reach noticably lower than something like the Axiom M22?

I’d say that they went lower than the M22 but hard to say how noticeably as I didn‘t directly compare them. I compared both the M22s and Chorus 807Vs separately to my M80s so my impressions could be wrong.

 

[bandphan]

I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on what speakers/receiver I should think about for the following:

50% of use will be listening to music -- mainly classical
25% of use will be run of the mill TV
25% of use will be movies -- but more likely independent or narrative movies than asteroids-thumping-into-the-earth sorts of things.

The room is approx. 15 ft x 16 ft, with a 20 inch deep credenza on which I plan to put the speakers. The speakers could be up to 28 inches high. The room is wired at the back with binding posts on the wall for rear satellites for surround sound. There is no really good place to put a sub, and I was interested at looking at options that wouldn't involve one, given what I will be listening to.

Would really appreciate any suggestions, especially on the speaker front as many bookshelf speakers I have seen seem to be designed for smaller rooms or for use with a sub.

Thank you!

While browsing for something else i came across this
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/ele/1285932936.html
for 500, it sounds like a good deal

 

[Robof83]

These are #1 on my bookshelf list. When I am ready I'll downsize to these. I have the powertower version of these speakers. (1 )tweeter (1) 8" midbass and (2) 8" Subs. Even with the sub amps off when running only (1) tweeter and (1) 8" midbass these things sound awesome.
http://www.hometheatermag.com/floorloudspeakers/108cine/

Those are some powerful looking bookshelf speakers