Need help to choose good speakers for my Yamaha-610 II amplifier

[yozhek]

I would consider Monitor Audio RX-6, PSB Image T6's or T5's.

I know PSB brand, it comes from Canada. Someone told me that PSB Symphony Two are incredible. But a little bit expensive for me.

[Mr Peabody]

Living in the U.S. does not mean we have access to every speaker available. I was mainly wondering what was there to listen to as most prefer to listen before buying.

Paradigm is another good speaker but even though they are efficient it seems all of them I've heard take some current to get them to do good bass which may not make them a good match for the Yamaha.

Energy is owned by a holding company like the majority of electronics these days, despite any assumptions they do sound good in their price range. I forgot the series but when I heard the Energy I also heard a Martin Logan floorstanding speaker I thought sounded good. Both were driven by receivers at a Magnolia store.

[Mr Peabody]

Keep in mind your amp's capability when choosing a speaker, it's a nice amp but retail was $300.00. In my opinion it doesn't make since to buy speakers beyond your amp's range unless you plan to upgrade that in the near future. I suspect it wouldn't take much to give you a nice improvement over the Toshiba you are using now. I'm just saying no matter how good a speaker's review or rep is, it's not worth going beyond your price range to get it if your amp can't drive it to it's potential. I hope this makes sense, for instance, in your case you are better off with a PSB entry speaker opposed to a Synchrony, again, unless you plan to upgrade the rest of the system in the near future. Your amp is 50 watts into 8 ohms and only 65 into 4 ohms which means it does not produce much current, you really need a speaker that is going to be easy to drive and I'd recommend keeping with a 8 ohm speaker. I just used PSB as an example, not to give it any nod.

[yozhek]

Thank you Mr Peabody!
Thank to everybody!
I think I'll wait a little bit and I'll upgrade the entire system. It'll be better.
Finally my speakers sound not so bad, just correctly, not extraordinary.

[Mr Peabody]

Hope everything wasn't so confusing you are discouraged. Your budget of $1k to
$1.2k can buy you a good set of speakers, if you buy now then you can add the new amp later. Doing it in stages is sometimes more affordable. On the other hand if you still want to wait then take that time to listen to all the speakers you can to get an idea of what's out there and what you like.

[Mr Peabody]

I just saw this in an email from Music Direct | Audiophile Hardware, Vinyl Records and Analog Gear | (800) 449-8333
Wharfedale Evo2-20 Tower Speakers
Regular Price $1,200
SALE PRICE $480

This place also gives you 30 days to return if not happy. They also have a Jolida
JD1701 on sale for $499.00 but not sure how much better it would be than what you have now.

[yozhek]

Thanks again!

[blackraven]

I know PSB brand, it comes from Canada. Someone told me that PSB Symphony Two are incredible. But a little bit expensive for me.

The PSB B and Image series are excellent. They are not in the same league as the Synchrony line but they use trickle down technology. I bought a pair of PSB B6's for my son and they sound excellent with a 50wpc 1970's vintage Technic's integrated amp as well as a 250wpc Class D Audio digital amp.

I also own a pair of Monitor Audio S1's which are a few years removed from the RX line but they have a nice sound now that they are broken in. As Mr. P stated, MA speakers have a more aggressive sound. I am driving my MA's with a 30wpc digital amp and they sound great.

Also take a look at Paradigm. They make excellent speakers but I prefer the PSB sound.

I would strongly consider the Wharfedales as previously mentioned, Music Direct is the only dealer that I know of and they have excellent prices. Take a look at the 10.6's and 10.7's

Speakers at Music Direct

[yozhek]

Thank you Blackraven!