Wanted: some bookshelf/monitor speakers

[pentoman]

I have had to move house and no longer have room for my Yamaha floorstanders. I am making do with some awful "JPW" things which I bought 5 years ago second hand, off someone who bought them for £30 in Richer Sounds . They sound terrible like I can't begin to describe. So I think I deserve an upgrade. I'd rather not splash out on new ones just now, I will save that until I can spend more, so would anyone sell me something around the £50-200 mark? I've been to Richer sounds but wasn't inspired. I'm aiming above the usual Eltax and Mission fare if at all possible. Some Tannoy Revolutions are tempting - a friend had R3s which were great. I'm not going to risk ebay with speakers!

Fingers crossed for some response!
Recommendations welcome too. I was just getting a warm feeling looking at some Tannoy R3s. Sad.

Russell

Edited by pentoman on Thursday 1st February 14:51

[matthew_h]

Wrong forum?

[GetCarter]

Wrong forum but right person.

Monitor Audio do some BLISTERINGLY good small speakers. If you can find any second hand they are great.

www.monitoraudio.co.uk/

[pentoman]

I didn't know which forum to use... "computers and stuff" is 99% computer stuff. I figured some of the video/photo bods here might be audio bods too!

Thanks for the monitor audio recommendation. Are they good enough to double as rear speakers when I get back to my full surround setup?

[GetCarter]

pentoman said:

I didn't know which forum to use... "computers and stuff" is 99% computer stuff. I figured some of the video/photo bods here might be audio bods too!

Thanks for the monitor audio recommendation. Are they good enough to double as rear speakers when I get back to my full surround setup?

I'm not sure about what goes down the wire to rear speakers so wouldn't like to comment. I have the bronze B4's and here are the reviews (scroll down the list for AV reviews).

www.monitoraudio.co.uk/page.php?page=377&review=10

Good luck

Edited by GetCarter on Thursday 1st February 16:16

[graham@edinburgh]

GetCarter said:

I'm not sure about what goes down the wire to rear speakers so wouldn't like to comment.

Exactly the same as the other wires - electrons

Rears and centres don't have any specific requirements basically. Although people make specific rears and centres (ie small, wall mountable, one-offs for centres rather than pairs etc etc) the "science" is the same.

[pentoman]

I was just worried the power handling of some small monitor speakers might not be up to being cranked up for home cinema usage.. wouldn't want to break them!

[V6GTO]

With home cinema it's the front centre and sub that do 90% of the work. Unless your front room is the size of Westminster Cathedral they'll cope with no problems.

Martin.

PS - having said that I've got 4 chuffing big Mission floorstanders for the front and rear.

Edited by V6GTO on Friday 2nd February 09:35