Floorstanding speakers on a budget?

[gus6464]

i am tring to keep my self to a 400 for a pair , been to all local pawn shops and audio places i could find

I don't know if this has been asked already but do you HAVE to buy floorstanders? Because if you don't you could get a but better bookshelf than those towers. Best one that comes to mind at that price range would be the Usher S-520 bookshelves.

 

[silversurfer]

I don't know if this has been asked already but do you HAVE to buy floorstanders? Because if you don't you could get a but better bookshelf than those towers. Best one that comes to mind at that price range would be the Usher S-520 bookshelves.

I agree, and would also suggest the Ascend CBM-170SE.

 

[Kitoace]

i just pref the look of the floor standers , like the older big ones , woofer midrange and tweeter all in one kinda look like these here

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=330150326972&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=014

 

[Ryan8886]

Check these out. They fit your price range well and are a solid budget tower speaker. Although don't immediately rule out the sound from quality bookshelf speakers as stated above. Audition a few different types and see what your ear likes. As was mentioned above, home audio and car audio are two entirely different arenas.

http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=ATASF2.2

 

[Joe Schmoe]

Boston Acoustics VR series at Circuit City or Onecall or Audio Advisor - sale maybe ending 7/31?

I second that. I bought a pair of VR2s, and they sound great! Normally $800/pr, on sale for $460, so one heck of a good deal.

 

[zumbo]

i was looking at the online Cerwin Vega CLS-12's

Most people are recommending HT type speakers with small drivers. Those speakers are intended to be used with a sub. What you want, is speakers that kick ars as is. For your budget, there is only one answer. Cerwin Vega!

These are out of stock at the moment, but will be in soon. Your total, shipped to your door, is $472.98. There is no speaker on the planet that will kick more butt for the price than these.

I have an older model from 1985. The 12" woofers have a hard punch, and do a great job with LF. Cerwin Vega speakers can take years of abuse, and never break a sweat.

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4082102

http://www.cerwinvega.com/CLS12.php

 

[Joe Schmoe]

Most people are recommending HT type speakers with small drivers. Those speakers are intended to be used with a sub. What you want, is speakers that kick ars as is. For your budget, there is only one answer. Cerwin Vega!

Maybe they have improved in recent years. The Cerwin Vegas of old were "keg party" speakers: loud, powerful, indestructable, and crappy sounding. Great for dancing, terrible for serious listening.

 

[annunaki]

I would suggest the Athena AS-F2.2. They sound nice for listening and still have the ability to get pretty loud. They can be had easily within your budget. You may still want to add a sub at some point though.

http://www.athenaspeakers.com/v2/product.php?ident=AS-F2.2&sub=specs

 

[Tomorrow]

These are up your alley...if you don't mind ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-JBL-Northridge-E-Series-E90BE-Speaker-Pair-E90_W0QQitemZ140142006892QQihZ004QQcategoryZ32861QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[zumbo]

i just pref the look of the floor standers , like the older big ones , woofer midrange and tweeter all in one kinda look like these here

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=330150326972&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=014

Those are no good. Sound like crap.

 

[zumbo]

Maybe they have improved in recent years. The Cerwin Vegas of old were "keg party" speakers: loud, powerful, indestructable, and crappy sounding. Great for dancing, terrible for serious listening.

"Crappy sounding" depends on the ears of the beer holder. The simple fact is, they rock the party.

We are working with a 400-500 budget for some floor-standers that produce car audio style bass, none of which describes "serious listening".

My Cerwins served me very well. They don't have the perfection of my MB Quarts, but they hit twice as hard, and are more than twice as loud. And, they cost 1/4 the price.

 

[Kitoace]

at least i found some one who likes CV's , i am glad i was looking at them , i got a new list of places to go hit up looking for speakers on a used price range so i might be able to get a pair casue i know 2 of the 6 places i am going to ghave CV's in there listing dont say model but they said they got Cv floor standers

 

[zumbo]

at least i found some one who likes CV's , i am glad i was looking at them , i got a new list of places to go hit up looking for speakers on a used price range so i might be able to get a pair casue i know 2 of the 6 places i am going to ghave CV's in there listing dont say model but they said they got Cv floor standers

The CLS are going to blow the VE's away. You may have a hard time finding the CLS locally. Reply back with your findings, and good luck!

 

[Kitoace]

i am going to pick up either 2 15's or 2 12's tonight or tomarrow =)

 

[autoboy]

Haha, I love this thread. Brings me back to college. I had massive 150LB Infinity speakers that I got at Costco for $200. It was a three way speaker with a 1" foam tweeter, a 4" paper midrange, and a massive 15" woofer. Man! Those things could really hit hard during parties. Ah, I miss the days when that was good sound...kinda.

Sounds like you want the cerwin vega. Go for it. I'm not going to stop you. Most of us here are interested in sound quality and not quantity so we continue to recomend speakers with great sound quality at the expense of sheer loudness and bass. Those CV's sound like just what you are looking for and I'm sure you will not be disappointed.

 

[EnzoPolotso]

Maybe they have improved in recent years. The Cerwin Vegas of old were "keg party" speakers: loud, powerful, indestructable, and crappy sounding. Great for dancing, terrible for serious listening.

Since the poster is basing the majority of his decision on "liking how big speakers look", I don't think he cares too much that other options would sound as good/better for less or the same amount of money.

 

[Kitoace]

well i got 2 CV 15's and i am happy with them , i also got them for 280 instead of 400 cause they had scratches on the back of the speaker box and i must say they sound good , i want to hook my amp up to them but i dont have any wire left to even move the speakers from each other , you guys think 14 guage wire iis good enough? i think i got 16 guage on there right now but i want to get 14

 

[abefroeman]

i think i got 16 guage on there right now but i want to get 14

Yeah, cuz that will transform the sound quality.

 

[ParadigmDawg]

CWs are big, play loud and go low since that's what you wanted; enjoy them. One of my good friends uses them and he loves them...me...not so much...

as far as speaker wire; I would cut off some jumper cables and stay with the "big" theme. It would look awesome.

I am just giving you a hard tim I hope you know. Enjoy your set up!

 

[abboudc]

Looks like you got them already. Congrats.