Congrats on the vintage receiver!
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Originally Posted by Jack
Hi....This being my first post, please bear with me. I just purchased a mint Pioneer SX-1250 and am trying to decide on speakers to accompany it. The room is small, 12 x 15 and the sytem will be setup against the front wall. The speakers will have to be within 36 inches of the wall with the receiver in between. Each speaker will also be approximately 36 - 40 inches from the side walls. For the time being, I will only be using the receiver as equipment as I just purchased for the living room...NAD C320BEE amp, NAD C422 tuner, NAD C521BEE cd player and Energy A5+2's for listening pleasure. I already have a run of the mill (but I'm OK with it) Yamaha YHT 500 HT system in the living room also. My question (finally) is what kind of speakers would you recommend for this set up. The 1250 puts out 160 watts/channel, and while I generally listen to my music (classic rock, jazz, folk, and some blues) at a lower level (still able to talk above it), I would like to be able to use that wattage if desired. I truly have no idea of what kind of speakers to get. Either bookshelf or small footprint floor standing would be OK. I'm not in a great hurry, but really unable to test speakers for the most part due to living in a somewhat rural setting ( the big city is 60 miles away) and working many hours/week. While I understand that my ears are the true judge of what I want, I'm asking for help in narrowing down the search. Here's the kicker. I would like to keep the cost to about $400, give or take a few bucks. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks for reading my novel....Jack
I had one of these back in the 80's, and although it didn't last me long, I really did like it.
I belive it was rated to drive 4 ohm speakers, so perhaps you might want to try a pair of Maggies with it. You can get a pretty nice used set off of AudiogoN.com in your price range, or directly from Magnepan for a little more. The new MMG's are just slighly above your range @ $550, but you'll get a speaker that's better than almost anything you might be able to find for less than a grand.