Quote Originally Posted by nightflier
I tested the Boston speakers at Magnolia not too long ago, and I was a bit underwelmed, when compared them to higher end speakers (mainly Sonus & Vienna). I also have to say that the whole speaker looks a little inexpensive with the vinyl and plastic being the biggest issues. There are better buys, in my option. The NHT's biggest strength is their closed (un-ported) design which gives them a very different sound, albeit a lot less bass. I would consider those a better buy, but that is also based on my preferences. If you're willing to buy used, there some really nice speakers in this price range on Audiogon:

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....oni&1160707328

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....oni&1160563578

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....oni&1160496308

And if you have just a bit more money (ok, quite a bit more), you can buy what I consider to be the best monitor ever made, which is also a closed design, by the way:

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls....oni&1160664819

I've been to Magnolia too, and correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't Sonus and Vienna in a different financial category than Boston Acoustics?