New (used) speaks for bedroom
Our new bedroom set finally arrived and my acoustically beautiful but aesthetically challenged black Mission Argonauts look hideous beside our new cherry armoire. I mentioned how great our surround B&W CDM 1NT's (red cherry) would look and would you believe the wife actually told me to go buy a pair! She's a keeper, you betcha! Unfortunately, they are out of production and finding a pair is proving to be quite a challenge. So...
I'm looking for a nice pair of standmounts to fill a 15' x 16' room powered by a Marantz 2230. Not a ton of power but I don't crank it in the br anyway. They don't have to be the last word in music reproduction because I do all of my serious listening on the main system however I do want to sound good. I lean towards a "british" sound and want to spend around $600 (including stands if possible, but not necessarily). Finally, they have to be available in a dark cherry or complementary finish. Remeber, it has to match the new furniture.
I found these at Audiogon and wondered if any of you have heard them?
http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.p...673&class&3&4&
I've heard Platinum's floorstanders (model?) and came away impressed by their clarity although I've never heard this model.
http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.p...612&class&3&4&
I've never heard the Von schweikert but have read rave reviews and we all know how reliable those are. Any real world assessments?
I'm in a pretty remote area so I'll be driving at least 2 1/2 hours to demo either speaker at a dealer but I wanted to get your opinions and/or suggestions first.
Thanks in advance :)
i've heard a few lately...
the linn's I heard last week seemed over-priced for the speaks...pretty laid back. The Von Stewben's (you know what I mean) were quite nice but the B&W's I heard next blew them away the 805's. In fact I liked the 805 better then the linn 10k speakers...of course the salon owner told me me ears were broken...but I'm not surprised....the shop was very lonely...I'm a nOrh owner and I'd highly recommend them for a BR sys. great sound stage and the 3.0 are cheap cheap cheap!! and purddy too!! good luck!