How about bookshelf speakers for under $1000

[topspeed]

What does power handling have to do with sound quality? Some of the best sounding standmounts such as the Focal Chorus line have sensitivity in the mid 90's and only require a few watts to really rock.

As you don't mind pre-owned, a quick scan of audiogon revealed quite a few treasures such as the Spendor SP3 (awesome midrange and clarity), MF OML1 (JM, a mod here, swears by these), or the Usher X719 (extremely musical, love to rock). I'm admittedly biased towards the Von Schwiekert VR1, but they aren't in production anymore and are getting hard to find, even on a'gon.

A lot depends on what you listen to and what kind of room you're putting them in. What's your front end?

[02audionoob]

What does power handling have to do with sound quality? Some of the best sounding standmounts such as the Focal Chorus line have sensitivity in the mid 90's and only require a few watts to really rock.

As you don't mind pre-owned, a quick scan of audiogon revealed quite a few treasures such as the Spendor SP3 (awesome midrange and clarity), MF OML1 (JM, a mod here, swears by these), or the Usher X719 (extremely musical, love to rock). I'm admittedly biased towards the Von Schwiekert VR1, but they aren't in production anymore and are getting hard to find, even on a'gon.

A lot depends on what you listen to and what kind of room you're putting them in. What's your front end?

The power handling issue...At the 12:00 position, my Adcom GFP-565/GCD-575/GFA-545II setup drives my current speakers to the point of making clapping noises. Now I've switched to a GFA-555II and I'm limited to the 10:00 position. But I knew that would be an issue...I've been shopping for speakers with that in mind.

As for high-sensitivity Focal speakers...My Cobalt 806S speakers sound great, but they're the ones that can't handle the power.

Thanks for the other suggestions. I've been looking at Audiogon with my search limited to my local area and the selection isn't too bad even with that constraint. But I don't know much about the models I'm seeing...thus the idea of seeking some suggestions.

Try Circuit City?

Forgot about those guys. The stores in my immediate area closed, but I see on circuitcity.com there are some out in the 'burbs.


Type of music I listen to on this system...Classical, Jazz, standards, bluegrass, old-school country, R&B, pop...much of it on vinyl. What I want to crank up is more of the pop and R&B genre on CD, like Alicia Keys.

[jrhymeammo]

What does power handling have to do with sound quality? Some of the best sounding standmounts such as the Focal Chorus line have sensitivity in the mid 90's and only require a few watts to really rock.

As you don't mind pre-owned, a quick scan of audiogon revealed quite a few treasures such as the Spendor SP3 (awesome midrange and clarity), MF OML1 (JM, a mod here, swears by these), or the Usher X719 (extremely musical, love to rock). I'm admittedly biased towards the Von Schwiekert VR1, but they aren't in production anymore and are getting hard to find, even on a'gon.

A lot depends on what you listen to and what kind of room you're putting them in. What's your front end?

Great advice and suggestions, especially for a member who hasn't posted in months!
Guess you are too busy screeching rubber.

Are you looking for speakers that'll wow listeners or something you can listen to for hours and hours.

Defintely put Tyler Acoustics' Taylo Reference Monitor in your list.
Since the new "D" products are out, you should be able to steal a pair for around your maximum budget. One of the best inexpensive speakers on the market for sure.


It's all a matter of taste, but you may want to get Polk off of your list. They dont resolve music except for mush. They are overpriced for what they produce.

JRA

[audio amateur]

Great advice and suggestions, especially for a member who hasn't posted in months!
Guess you are too busy screeching rubber.

Are you looking for speakers that'll wow listeners or something you can listen to for hours and hours.

Defintely put Tyler Acoustics' Taylo Reference Monitor in your list.
Since the new "D" products are out, you should be able to steal a pair for around your maximum budget. One of the best inexpensive speakers on the market for sure.


It's all a matter of taste, but you may want to get Polk off of your list. They dont resolve music except for mush. They are overpriced for what they produce.

JRA

Have you heard the LSi9's?

[Duds]

I second the Von Schweikert VR-1's

What does power handling have to do with sound quality? Some of the best sounding standmounts such as the Focal Chorus line have sensitivity in the mid 90's and only require a few watts to really rock.

As you don't mind pre-owned, a quick scan of audiogon revealed quite a few treasures such as the Spendor SP3 (awesome midrange and clarity), MF OML1 (JM, a mod here, swears by these), or the Usher X719 (extremely musical, love to rock). I'm admittedly biased towards the Von Schwiekert VR1, but they aren't in production anymore and are getting hard to find, even on a'gon.

A lot depends on what you listen to and what kind of room you're putting them in. What's your front end?