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Stand-mount suggestions please - up to £600ish

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Hcanning

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Hi all,

We've just bought a house, and my other half is happy with me turning one of the spare rooms into a home cinema / listening room - something I've dreamt of for a while!

This means I will need to set up a little 2ch system in the lounge for music and TV audio. And I love an excuse to buy new stuff and try new equipment.

I've been trying to decide what speakers to choose for this. Amp-wise I'll probably be keeping my eye out for a second hand Arcam or Meridian integrated.

My budget for the speakers is ideally no more than £600ish and I'd like something that doesn't have too much of a laid-back sound. They need to be stand-mounters and ideally not on the larger side of stand-mount size. I don't mind either second-hand or brand new. Nice wood veneer finish only - I don't want a black or single-colour finish.

They will be placed up against the longest wall, but not near the side walls.

I've had a few in mind, namely: Monitor Audio Silver 100, Kef R300 (second hand), Wharfedale Reva 2 (I have some Diamond 220s for my office system and they're better than they have any right to be).

Anyone got any suggestions of good all-rounders that I may not have thought of?

Thanks!
 
Impossible to say what you'll like - are you worried about placement - front or rear port?

Look out for ex dem/used Monitor Audio GX50, they have some nice finishes available like Piano Ebony. ProAcs on solid stands like Target R are really good and have nice finishes available too. There's a lot of gloss black/white options but real wood veneer on budget narrows it down a bit.

There's a guy on AVForums selling his Arcam A85/P80. Nowt to do with me, was tempted to revisit the A85.

Gus
 
Amber Audio said:
Look out for ex dem/used Monitor Audio GX50, they have some nice finishes available like Piano Ebony.
Gus
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These are cracking little speakers and fantastic vfm!!! Not sure I'd go Meridian with them, but maybe an Arcam A38 which think was a much underrated amp and hence often go cheap.
 
Also, might be worth seeking out a pair of Spendor SA1 (in Zebrano finish maybe) another excellent small speaker that seems to have been forgotten about.
 
Hcanning said:
Hi all,

We've just bought a house, and my other half is happy with me turning one of the spare rooms into a home cinema / listening room - something I've dreamt of for a while!

This means I will need to set up a little 2ch system in the lounge for music and TV audio. And I love an excuse to buy new stuff and try new equipment.

I've been trying to decide what speakers to choose for this. Amp-wise I'll probably be keeping my eye out for a second hand Arcam or Meridian integrated.

My budget for the speakers is ideally no more than £600ish and I'd like something that doesn't have too much of a laid-back sound. They need to be stand-mounters and ideally not on the larger side of stand-mount size. I don't mind either second-hand or brand new. Nice wood veneer finish only - I don't want a black or single-colour finish.

They will be placed up against the longest wall, but not near the side walls.

I've had a few in mind, namely: Monitor Audio Silver 100, Kef R300 (second hand), Wharfedale Reva 2 (I have some Diamond 220s for my office system and they're better than they have any right to be).

Anyone got any suggestions of good all-rounders that I may not have thought of?

Thanks!
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Dynaudio Emit 10 or 20 might fit your needs nicely.
 
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