Seeking a suitable mate for my bad boy...

[araratjan]

Hi all,

I got a Yamaha HTR 5790 and now looking for a suitable mate (speaker wise). I would appreciate your advice/experience with any of these:

Acoustic Res, Advent, Aperion, Athena, Atlantic Tech, Axiom, BIC, Bose, Boston, B&W, Cambridge, Canton, Celestion, Cerwin, Def Tech, Energy, Infinity, JBL, KEF, Klipsch, M&K, Mirage, Mission, Mordaunt, NHT, Niles, Paradigm, Polk, Pyle, Tannoy, Wharfedale, Yamaha

I understand that all these are not in the same league -- I would also appreciate putting them in their respectvie leagues, if possible.

Also in particular, how's Yamaha's own speakers? Also, any thoughts about going with a subwoofer specialty maker (like SVS, Hsu, Velodyne) vs. stikcing with the same maker as for mains?

[beta5alphamu]

All of the companies you have mentioned are all well respected BUT
the way you approached this issue will leave you very stressed.....rather than naming every speaker company out there and asking us to try to persuade you in what direction to throw your money at(which is exactly what is going to happen) AND when you say leagues....what do you mean? All these companies have different product lines, that address different type of buyers.....You should give us....room size, do you prefer warm or brighter sounds, budget willing to spend, etc.



I have no clue about what your environment is like at all but that you have a yamaha 5790

[markw]

Assuming adequate power, all speakers work well wit hall receivers. It's all a matter of which sound you prefer.

[araratjan]

I am sorry, here is some more info:

room size 250 sq ft (rectangular shape), lsitening to music (mostly classic and rock -- classic too), and movies; budget -- $2000 max (for all speakers).

Greatly appreciate your help.

[Pat]

Take your time (days-weeks-months) and LISTEN yourself to whatever you can find. If there aren't any where you live try to demo some mail order speakers.
Any speakers I have heard all sound different. I could explain to you all the differences I've heard between 5 or 6 you listed and you may not like it even if I said it was the best.

[GMichael]

I went with the Infinity Primus 360's. If you buy these you also get a free set of matching bookshelf speakers (150's). Here is a link. http://www.crutchfield.com/S-1ooJiZ9...2000&I=700P360

I bought the mains and got a free set of 150's. Then I bought the sub and center and got another free set of 150's. Wasn't a bad deal. The total came to just over 1300.00 including freight.

But, do listen to many speakers before you buy. What I like may not be what you like.