I just recently sold some KRK Rokit 5 Monitors that I purchased only 2 weeks ago as I decided I wanted to go back to a bookshelf speaker set up. There was nothing wrong with them, but there was just something that drew me to the bookshelves, not sure why. I bought them for $150 for the pair and sold them for $200 so know my budget has widened a bit.
The question now is what speakers to choose for my current budget. I know the Philharmonics AAM's are great based off of the many, many people that have replied to me in other posts and from reviews I have read online, but those are just slightly more than what I have and at the moment and I have nothing more to spare. I did email the company that sells the AAM's to see what the final cost would be and if they had any "B" stock available for purchase and I am still waiting to hear back on that.
What I want to know now is the following:
1) How good are the Philharmonics compared to the Elac B5, Klipsch R-15M, Sony SSCS5, and the Polk S15?
and
2) Between the Elac B5, Klipsch R-15M, Sony SSCS5, and Polk S15, which is the better speaker?
The four speakers on question 2 are all currently within my budget with the Sony's being the cheapest and on sale for $120/pair. I have heard more good things about the Sony's than the Elac's and Klipschs, but the S15's are still new enough that I haven't seen as many comparison reviews.
What do you guys think?