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ELAC Uni-Fi 2.0 UB52 was an exceptional recommendation. Neutral and capable of resolving new information in recordings that I listened to hundreds of times before with speakers that cost me twice as much decades ago. Never fatiguing, even at high volume levels. But ya gotta tolerate a substantial break-in period of the cone surround materials for the drivers to really come to life. Worth trying.
I totally agree that having multiple speaker sets gives you different tastes of sound. I usually have a minimum of 3 pairs at all times plus a subwoofer. I have heard many good things on your channel and others about the speakers you have recommended. Personally I build all my speakers so I can tune the sound to what I want but at the core I always have a pair of full range speakers, 3 ways and open baffles then change them out depending upon mood and type of music. This hobby can be a lot of fun if you do not get lost in the "I must have" high end speakers of the moment and give yourself variety. Thanks as always!
Oooooh..... Thanks! Right now, I'm running a set of Q Acoustics 3030i's with a BlueSound Powernode, as well as KEF LS50 wireless (ver 1). They are very different combo's and sounds. My biggest surprise is how much I really love the 3030i's--I picked them up for $350 in Jan. The KEFS? $2100 back in 2019. Grab the 3030i's when they go on sale (usually over the Christmas holiday).
When I bought the Focal chorus 807v to compare against my Polk 200s it was a match of speakers made in France by a designer company I forget he name of the house. The Focals listed at 1199.99 and sold in America at the 999.99 price point against the Polks that cost 749.99 and normally sells for 649.99 on-sale. In some areas the Focals blow away the Polk but the Polks do the same thing to the Focals on certain types of music. It's fun being able to change the sound when u want and compare different speakers. I'm already looking for another pair to put up against the R 200s. Lol
To me the R200's are great with electronic or dance music. I mean they are a good all around speaker but I really enjoy those with the electronic..like Ben Bohmer, Lane 8, Sasha, Nick Warren, Jerome isma-ae, Depeche mode, some rap and pop music
I like the notion that there is never enough of a good thing, and swapping gear in and out can put a little zing in your listening pleasure. Thanks for the great combo ideas and the electronic options to go along with them. Nice idea and keep smilin'.
Could not agree with you more. I use headphones rather than speakers, and you're spot on, they reveal different aspects of a recording. In addition, sometimes you are simply in the mood for one sound signature over another
I can't agree more. My house is starting to look like a warehouse. I have at least a couple of different speakers in each category. A lot of those include vintage as well. At the top? Vintage JBL L80ts and Boston Acoustics A-200 floorstanders. On the bottom the A Jones Pioneer 22s with matching center for the basement HT. Also in the basement for two channel, Advent Legacys (circa 1990) and KLH Model Sixes (the originals from the 70s). Office: Elac Debut B6 and Energy RC-10 (the higher series-Connoiseur). That's not all, of course, but certainly some of my goto!
Yup. Got Dali Spektor 2's in the bedroom, for my home theater I have Elac UB5 fronts, UC5 center, Spektor 1's for front heights and B5.2's for surrounds, and for my desktop the Uni-Fi References. They're all good in their own way. Spektor 2's least fatiguing, the References by far the most detailed. The UB5's a good medium with great imaging and large sweet spot for dialogue.
My 1988 Polk RTA11TL’s, have been my flagships for a really long time now about 34 sonically enjoyable years. A Polk SW50, Cambridge Soundworks The Center Channel and Cambridge Soundworks Bi-pole/Di-pole rear surrounds. Movies are awesome, music is encompassing, and their a heritage system at it’s current age. I also have a Hsu 2.1 system connected to a Yamaha CD/Reciever CDX 30 for music that emanates music through the house.
I share the same feeling. With so many options out there, why the reviews has been most of the time about the same brands, such as Elac, JBL, Jamo, Polk, Emotiva and Klipsch? Marketing? humm....
I love this concept. Right now, I have a 20-year-old pair of Polk R40 towers (nice bass and mids, rolled off up top), and a pair of Jamo S809 towers (much, much 'brighter,' more lively sound - and I got the pair on sale for $219). I switch them out about once a month, and they're both 'new' again when I do. But maybe I should stop adding more towers and look at some of these instead 😏
Hi Guy I agree with you all the way, the first pair of speakers I've owned is large Advent loudspeaker, and also got these paradigm monitor 7 V2 , the Andrew Jones pioneer bookshelf speakers , the Elac Un-fi bookshelf speakers, Emotva B1+,, Klipsch speakers KG 4.2's and last but not list Mini Advent's, so more is better cause they All sounds Good , but being different 💯🔊🔊👍😁
@cheapaudioman, thanks for all the great recommendations. Am wondering if you can make a video on pairing speakers with subwoofers for under 500, 100 and 1500. Am sure it will be super helpful for a lot of your subscribers. Thanks
A pair of near mint Mourdant-Short 20i's purchased for US$38 at a Salvation Army Store (thrift shop) in the course of a 10 minute impromptu visit, in and out (the most time spent waiting in line to purchase them), now that is CHEAP! $500 for a pair of speakers is not so cheap, IMO. I took a chance and wow...pleasantly surprised at this deal.
The Elac BS41 has a very smooth and pretty flat frequency response - it has quite extended treble. And the bass is extended enough, that it doesn't miss all that much music without a sub. Most small speakers *need* a sub to hear the midbass.
I've owned the ELAC Debut References for over 2 years now and I love them. Purchased from ELAC for $450 on a open box deal from their website. I love them, sound great, rich and detailed and better my KEF Q100s.
after watching a bunch of reviews and doing some research I elected to go with the Triangle BRO3 for $500. I am very happy with them. Superb sound for the money. I pair them with the Schiit Freya+ preamp and the Carver M500t power amp. Great combination! This from a guy that at one time used the Carver with Cerwin-Vega speakers with 15 inch woofers. Lease breakers! 🙂
I ponder how my 3 yr old Bower & Wilkins 685 s2's would compare to Randy's $1000 choices. I really enjoy them. I think I paid $800 for the pair at a Best Buy magnolia. I don't know if B&W has an option under $1k anymore.
Elac just recently released a new model of speakers called the Concerto s 503 its the uni fi reference on steroids. With jet tweeter in a concentric driver with the midrange. Price is about 7000 euros
I have a pair of ELAC's Debut Reference DBR62s, poorly placed on top of a bookshelf, a foot from the ceiling, and they still sound really good. CAM, enjoyed the video.
The Unifi 2.0s did finally open up for me. Still have to pump up the tone controls to get them where I like them but they are still better than anything else that I have.
interesting idea...just this week I had to mothball a pair of ZU ODWs but still had room for a pair of Klipsch B100 (I used as surrounds at a$75 the pair). Well there is no real comparison until,that is, I put a Beach Boys Greatest Hits on. Holly Smokes these made the BBs come alive. So you have a fun idea here.
Hi Randy! Thanks for what you do for the community. Love the channel! So thank you. Great video! I’m in the market for temporary, cheap speakers for a Home Theater setup. Room is 15.5’x17’ and 8.5’ ceilings.. only a door to enter, so no open wall spaces. Room has sound treatments. Which of the $500 and $1000 speakers you talked about would you recommend for HT (if any)? I wouldn’t mind listening to music from time to time in there, but HT is the primary application. Thanks again!
I´d to hear something more about brands like Energy, PSB, Paradigm, Totem, Epos, Monitor Audio, Acoustic Research, Acoustic Energy, Focal, Dali, Tannoy, Triangle, B&W, Dynaudio etc. All quite popular brands that barely pops out here.
Thank you so much for the videos :) Fun as always. I am looking for the best possible 7.1 combination of speakers at the smallest price possible. Right now I am thinking about getting Emotiva T2+ for LCR, and get 4×Emotiva B1+ for side and back surround. I cannot think about better price/quality combination for small theatre. Can you think of one? Have you heard the Dali Oberon range?
For tonal consistency in a 5.1 or 7.1 see up, why would one mix and match two different manufacturers that may have completely different sound signatures, ohm impedances, etc?
Nice video man, just one question, why didn't you put the speaker box 5 in that list? (After Andrew s video where he compare the speaker box 5 s2 which is the same as box 5 with sonus Faber lumina, evo 4.1 and Klipsch rp500 mkii) a 350 dollars speaker just as good as 1200 lumina is impressive, also you liked them in your review, keep up the good work.
Ok, I've watched many of your videos now. Which speaker is the absolute best speaker you've heard in this small form factor without a price limit? I want to run an REL DAC off of my Apple MacBook Pro with the best speakers I can get with a sub or 2 subs.... looking at SVS 1000 to 3000 PRO at the moment as well. Thanks!
I own a pair of KRK Rokit 6's G2 that I am now using wall-mounted hooked up to my TV for movies, would I be better off buying a surround sound system or sticking with my Rokits?
this question may sound dumb but i am always confused with people saying 1 pair or 2 pairs of speakers. like how many speakers do you mean? 1 pair is 1 speaker?
You should do a video about soundbars, used in a music-listening mode (not TV). All videos are always about features, but not really audiophile sound quality :) just saying... thanks for your videos, really informatives
Question pleeeese - what amp / receiver would I need to power 2 Wharfedale Lintons and 2 Elac Debut References simultaneously playing 2 channel audio? Yes 2 lefts and 2 rights. Huge thanks, Vic
A/D Converter, Here's an upgraded cable modem A/D converter to feed an ethernet equipped streamer. Motorola DOCSIS 3.1 32X8 3.0Gbps. Should be a solid audio upgrade.
Great video. Now to up the ante. Lintons or KLH 5? I have a pair of JBL L88 Plus (L100's) and I love the sound. Looking to add to my main room which has Acoustic Energy AE2's driven by my vintage Yamaha CA 2010. Your thoughts?
Hi, I have the Polk ES15 which I really like for my living room. I need some speakers to put on my computer desk. Not sure if I should buy another pair of ES15 or try out the Sony SSCS5. Which would you recommend to put on a computer desk? Thanks
Great video as always! Question--for speakers in this price range ($300-1000), will upgrading speaker cables improve the sound? For example, say you buy a $500 pair of speakers and use Amazon basics (or something similar) then move up to a speaker cable that costs b/w $100-150. Are you likely going to get a huge increase in sound quality? Thanks!
I recently found your channel and have watched a lot of your videos. I do not know if youa nswer direct questions. I am retired on a budget. I would like an amp and speaker system that is slightly warm, with imaging, sound stage mid bass (in that order) for a smaller room (12X14). I am 72 and cannot hear nuances I did in my younger days. Any recommendation would be appreciated. I miss my music since I moved into an apartment.
Always fun to hook up a different speaker, and enjoy it for awhile. I alternate thru a single driver backloaded horn, Kef, maggies, AMT 1 a, etc. Some better with tubes, or solid state. Need storage though.
I have four sets of speakers. Three are these mentioned and I have a huge set of Joseph Audio Infiinite Slope's in my man cave. 125lbs each. When I crank those babies up, the cops are coming and they have. Get some nice, high current amps.
Hi, Cheapaudioman, I just book the Chinese brand Aiyima T9, I would like to buy a speaker woth it , which one i match ? I put on my office using. how about the WHARFADALE DENTON OR kef coda or cheaper , thanks a lot !
I recently broke one of my Elac Debut b6 speakers :((. Looking to replace this pair. Kinda want a bigger version of the Micca rb42s i have. Any recommendations? Also i have been looking at the klipsch rp 6000f/8000f would those have a similar sound?
dear cheapaudioman, i have the option to buy the elac dbr62 new for around 200€ and the Elac Carina 243.4 for around 500€. WHats the better deal in your opinion?
@@cheapaudioman thank you for Ur fast answer. I already got the opportunity to hear bw606 as well as Monitor Audio and Dali Witz their entry series, so ill give the Elac DBR a Shot
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On Amazon the black jamo s803 tower speakers are only 279 a pair... that's dirt cheap.
You showed your address in the amazon pages my guy
ELAC Uni-Fi 2.0 UB52 was an exceptional recommendation. Neutral and capable of resolving new information in recordings that I listened to hundreds of times before with speakers that cost me twice as much decades ago. Never fatiguing, even at high volume levels. But ya gotta tolerate a substantial break-in period of the cone surround materials for the drivers to really come to life. Worth trying.
Yes!!!
Got lucky last week and picked up the Sony SSCS5 for $69 through Amazon... Like New with damaged box. They came in with no issues and like new.
I totally agree that having multiple speaker sets gives you different tastes of sound. I usually have a minimum of 3 pairs at all times plus a subwoofer. I have heard many good things on your channel and others about the speakers you have recommended. Personally I build all my speakers so I can tune the sound to what I want but at the core I always have a pair of full range speakers, 3 ways and open baffles then change them out depending upon mood and type of music. This hobby can be a lot of fun if you do not get lost in the "I must have" high end speakers of the moment and give yourself variety. Thanks as always!
Oooooh..... Thanks! Right now, I'm running a set of Q Acoustics 3030i's with a BlueSound Powernode, as well as KEF LS50 wireless (ver 1). They are very different combo's and sounds. My biggest surprise is how much I really love the 3030i's--I picked them up for $350 in Jan. The KEFS? $2100 back in 2019. Grab the 3030i's when they go on sale (usually over the Christmas holiday).
When I bought the Focal chorus 807v to compare against my Polk 200s it was a match of speakers made in France by a designer company I forget he name of the house. The Focals listed at 1199.99 and sold in America at the 999.99 price point against the Polks that cost 749.99 and normally sells for 649.99 on-sale. In some areas the Focals blow away the Polk but the Polks do the same thing to the Focals on certain types of music. It's fun being able to change the sound when u want and compare different speakers. I'm already looking for another pair to put up against the R 200s. Lol
To me the R200's are great with electronic or dance music. I mean they are a good all around speaker but I really enjoy those with the electronic..like Ben Bohmer, Lane 8, Sasha, Nick Warren, Jerome isma-ae, Depeche mode, some rap and pop music
@@NosEL34 I'm with u about Depeche mode. Their bass is really good for such a small woofer
Focal speakers are amazing but need good amplification!
@DC_Tectonics seriously true !!
I like the notion that there is never enough of a good thing, and swapping gear in and out can put a little zing in your listening pleasure. Thanks for the great combo ideas and the electronic options to go along with them. Nice idea and keep smilin'.
Could not agree with you more. I use headphones rather than speakers, and you're spot on, they reveal different aspects of a recording. In addition, sometimes you are simply in the mood for one sound signature over another
It's a Great time to be an Audiophile!!!
Wharfdale 12.1 are amazing speakers. Really great sound for the money. £250
Sony owes you big time for all the great reviews you given what I think is their entry level speaker. I have never heard them myself.
I can't agree more. My house is starting to look like a warehouse. I have at least a couple of different speakers in each category. A lot of those include vintage as well.
At the top? Vintage JBL L80ts and Boston Acoustics A-200 floorstanders. On the bottom the A Jones Pioneer 22s with matching center for the basement HT. Also in the basement for two channel, Advent Legacys (circa 1990) and KLH Model Sixes (the originals from the 70s). Office: Elac Debut B6 and Energy RC-10 (the higher series-Connoiseur). That's not all, of course, but certainly some of my goto!
I own a pair of ELAC Debut Reference speakers and I seriously don't want to listen to anything else. They are truly amazing; to me at least.
Yup. Got Dali Spektor 2's in the bedroom, for my home theater I have Elac UB5 fronts, UC5 center, Spektor 1's for front heights and B5.2's for surrounds, and for my desktop the Uni-Fi References. They're all good in their own way. Spektor 2's least fatiguing, the References by far the most detailed. The UB5's a good medium with great imaging and large sweet spot for dialogue.
How are the uni reference on a desktop setup?
My 1988 Polk RTA11TL’s, have been my flagships for a really long time now about 34 sonically enjoyable years. A Polk SW50, Cambridge Soundworks The Center Channel and Cambridge Soundworks Bi-pole/Di-pole rear surrounds.
Movies are awesome, music is encompassing, and their a heritage system at it’s current age.
I also have a Hsu 2.1 system connected to a Yamaha CD/Reciever CDX 30 for music that emanates music through the house.
Like to hear about bookshelf speakers from Kanto, PSB, HTD, Adams, Paradigm, Totem, Monitor Audio, Martin Logan, Acoustic Research, KLH, Cambridge, KEF, Focus, Wharfendale, Triangle, etc....
I share the same feeling. With so many options out there, why the reviews has been most of the time about the same brands, such as Elac, JBL, Jamo, Polk, Emotiva and Klipsch? Marketing? humm....
I love this concept.
Right now, I have a 20-year-old pair of Polk R40 towers (nice bass and mids, rolled off up top), and a pair of Jamo S809 towers (much, much 'brighter,' more lively sound - and I got the pair on sale for $219).
I switch them out about once a month, and they're both 'new' again when I do.
But maybe I should stop adding more towers and look at some of these instead 😏
You may be shocked by Elacs 😉
Hi Guy I agree with you all the way, the first pair of speakers I've owned is large Advent loudspeaker, and also got these paradigm monitor 7 V2 , the Andrew Jones pioneer bookshelf speakers , the Elac Un-fi bookshelf speakers, Emotva B1+,, Klipsch speakers KG 4.2's and last but not list Mini Advent's, so more is better cause they All sounds Good , but being different 💯🔊🔊👍😁
@cheapaudioman, thanks for all the great recommendations. Am wondering if you can make a video on pairing speakers with subwoofers for under 500, 100 and 1500. Am sure it will be super helpful for a lot of your subscribers. Thanks
Just purchased the Sony SSCS5 for $123 on Amazon, Thanks for your expertise!
A pair of near mint Mourdant-Short 20i's purchased for US$38 at a Salvation Army Store (thrift shop) in the course of a 10 minute impromptu visit, in and out (the most time spent waiting in line to purchase them), now that is CHEAP! $500 for a pair of speakers is not so cheap, IMO. I took a chance and wow...pleasantly surprised at this deal.
Just purchased the Emotiva B2+…..
Great video idea. Love the comparison of warm vs exciting.
Thought maybe the q acoustics 3030i would have made the cut. But, then, so many choices.
My set up is used $600 rotel pre and power amp and bowers and Wilkins 804
The Elac BS41 has a very smooth and pretty flat frequency response - it has quite extended treble. And the bass is extended enough, that it doesn't miss all that much music without a sub. Most small speakers *need* a sub to hear the midbass.
I've owned the ELAC Debut References for over 2 years now and I love them. Purchased from ELAC for $450 on a open box deal from their website. I love them, sound great, rich and detailed and better my KEF Q100s.
I couldn’t agree more with ALL of it. Thanks!
after watching a bunch of reviews and doing some research I elected to go with the Triangle BRO3 for $500. I am very happy with them. Superb sound for the money. I pair them with the Schiit Freya+ preamp and the Carver M500t power amp. Great combination! This from a guy that at one time used the Carver with Cerwin-Vega speakers with 15 inch woofers. Lease breakers! 🙂
For some time you've been "promoting" SVS Prime speakers. Where are they now? Did any of these beat the primes in some category?
YES! THANK YOU for following these up!!
I ponder how my 3 yr old Bower & Wilkins 685 s2's would compare to Randy's $1000 choices. I really enjoy them. I think I paid $800 for the pair at a Best Buy magnolia. I don't know if B&W has an option under $1k anymore.
Cheap Randy is back!!
Elac just recently released a new model of speakers called the Concerto s 503 its the uni fi reference on steroids. With jet tweeter in a concentric driver with the midrange. Price is about 7000 euros
Every time you (and the rest of you) mention a product: The price skyrockets. It becomes out of stock.
Edifier G5000 looking so good!
wish I had more room for equipment.. I do love my polk lsim bookshelf speakers
Awesome stuff. You are tempting me with those Elac DBR speakers.
I have a pair of ELAC's Debut Reference DBR62s, poorly placed on top of a bookshelf, a foot from the ceiling, and they still sound really good. CAM, enjoyed the video.
thanks, not so old dude
I would love to see you do a video on the JBL L52 bookshelf speakers.
The Unifi 2.0s did finally open up for me. Still have to pump up the tone controls to get them where I like them but they are still better than anything else that I have.
Klipsch RP600M II are on sale now for the mid 500 range as well!
nice
interesting idea...just this week I had to mothball a pair of ZU ODWs but still had room for a pair of Klipsch B100 (I used as surrounds at a$75 the pair). Well there is no real comparison until,that is, I put a Beach Boys Greatest Hits on. Holly Smokes these made the BBs come alive. So you have a fun idea here.
Thanks
Thanks for the review and recommendations for speakers, great 👌✨
Glad you like them!
I can’t drink coffee at midnight but I do love your stuff actually I decided did
Can you please put affiliate links for other parts of the world, Europe, Australia, Japan etc. So we can still help the channel by buying trough it!
Hi Randy! Thanks for what you do for the community. Love the channel! So thank you. Great video! I’m in the market for temporary, cheap speakers for a Home Theater setup. Room is 15.5’x17’ and 8.5’ ceilings.. only a door to enter, so no open wall spaces. Room has sound treatments. Which of the $500 and $1000 speakers you talked about would you recommend for HT (if any)? I wouldn’t mind listening to music from time to time in there, but HT is the primary application. Thanks again!
Particularly, I like different speakers for video than for music.
Is this all for only music? Or can you use this in a home theater????
I´d to hear something more about brands like Energy, PSB, Paradigm, Totem, Epos, Monitor Audio, Acoustic Research, Acoustic Energy, Focal, Dali, Tannoy, Triangle, B&W, Dynaudio etc. All quite popular brands that barely pops out here.
The best speaker is usually a new speaker 🙂
Thank you so much for the videos :) Fun as always. I am looking for the best possible 7.1 combination of speakers at the smallest price possible. Right now I am thinking about getting Emotiva T2+ for LCR, and get 4×Emotiva B1+ for side and back surround. I cannot think about better price/quality combination for small theatre. Can you think of one? Have you heard the Dali Oberon range?
Emotiva - good choice. Get them and enjoy them. Just give them a few hours of running time to break-in. Like wine, they get better with time.
Jamo might be the only other speaker set to check out at the affordable price point.
I want the days of the Sony SSCS5's for $88 again!
I really wish I found you before I bought my setup 😂
For tonal consistency in a 5.1 or 7.1 see up, why would one mix and match two different manufacturers that may have completely different sound signatures, ohm impedances, etc?
Nice video man, just one question, why didn't you put the speaker box 5 in that list? (After Andrew s video where he compare the speaker box 5 s2 which is the same as box 5 with sonus Faber lumina, evo 4.1 and Klipsch rp500 mkii) a 350 dollars speaker just as good as 1200 lumina is impressive, also you liked them in your review, keep up the good work.
Any reason why I rarely see Dali speakers been reviewed?
Sometimes you can get a great deal on the original elac unifi speakers
Would you consider running both sets of speakers at the same time? Not just one set at a time? If your receiver/amp has enough channels?
Ok, I've watched many of your videos now. Which speaker is the absolute best speaker you've heard in this small form factor without a price limit? I want to run an REL DAC off of my Apple MacBook Pro with the best speakers I can get with a sub or 2 subs.... looking at SVS 1000 to 3000 PRO at the moment as well. Thanks!
Good video . What do you think of the Polk Audio R 200 ? Thanks
I own a pair of KRK Rokit 6's G2 that I am now using wall-mounted hooked up to my TV for movies, would I be better off buying a surround sound system or sticking with my Rokits?
I've got a set of Sansui SPX9 speakers in good condition. What would be a step up from them in a modern floor speaker?
this question may sound dumb but i am always confused with people saying 1 pair or 2 pairs of speakers. like how many speakers do you mean? 1 pair is 1 speaker?
You should do a video about soundbars, used in a music-listening mode (not TV). All videos are always about features, but not really audiophile sound quality :) just saying... thanks for your videos, really informatives
I prefer the sound of sealed boxes.. which companies are still making non ported speakers?
Can you do a review and or comparison of the Infinity Reference R162
Question pleeeese - what amp / receiver would I need to power 2 Wharfedale Lintons and 2 Elac Debut References simultaneously playing 2 channel audio? Yes 2 lefts and 2 rights. Huge thanks, Vic
For me is how Led Zep 2 sounds.
For me it's 3..
SSCS5 currently at $128/pr. ELAC $140/pr.
I like to spend as little as possible on speakers so I can put my $$ where it really counts…speakers cable lifters.
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A/D Converter,
Here's an upgraded cable modem A/D converter to feed an ethernet equipped streamer. Motorola DOCSIS 3.1 32X8 3.0Gbps.
Should be a solid audio upgrade.
Great video. Now to up the ante. Lintons or KLH 5? I have a pair of JBL L88 Plus (L100's) and I love the sound. Looking to add to my main room which has Acoustic Energy AE2's driven by my vintage Yamaha CA 2010. Your thoughts?
And remember, buying used is even cheaper!
Hi, I have the Polk ES15 which I really like for my living room. I need some speakers to put on my computer desk. Not sure if I should buy another pair of ES15 or try out the Sony SSCS5. Which would you recommend to put on a computer desk? Thanks
Thank You
How about tha vanatoo t1 encore? Its not on your list? May i know why?🤔
Can you review the RSL CG5 and the new Project Speaker Box 5 S2
Thanks CAM!
Great video as always! Question--for speakers in this price range ($300-1000), will upgrading speaker cables improve the sound? For example, say you buy a $500 pair of speakers and use Amazon basics (or something similar) then move up to a speaker cable that costs b/w $100-150. Are you likely going to get a huge increase in sound quality? Thanks!
@@joanfrederick9176 Thank you! I've heard Blue Jean Cables are quite good.
I’m in the market for some powdered speakers would you recommend the klipsch the fives they are exactly at my budget
Wharfedale Diamond 12.2???
I recently found your channel and have watched a lot of your videos. I do not know if youa nswer direct questions. I am retired on a budget. I would like an amp and speaker system that is slightly warm, with imaging, sound stage mid bass (in that order) for a smaller room (12X14). I am 72 and cannot hear nuances I did in my younger days. Any recommendation would be appreciated. I miss my music since I moved into an apartment.
Always fun to hook up a different speaker, and enjoy it for awhile. I alternate thru a single driver backloaded horn, Kef, maggies, AMT 1 a, etc. Some better with tubes, or solid state. Need storage though.
The floating prices is called dollar cost averaging. It's like going to Publix and buying BOGO's and the next day it's not.
How many of those speakers have 15" woofers or at least dual 8" woofers?
Whats the best tower speakers for around 3 grand ?
I have four sets of speakers. Three are these mentioned and I have a huge set of Joseph Audio Infiinite Slope's in my man cave. 125lbs each. When I crank those babies up, the cops are coming and they have. Get some nice, high current amps.
Hey Randy is the Onkyo tx nr696 a safe buy? Deciding between it and Yamaha rx v6a
It would cost me $650 to import the B2+ to Sweden (speaker + shipping), is it worth it?... Or should I look for something else?
When you do these, is DIY speakers in the running?
No. He stopped comparing the two types like that
Hi, Cheapaudioman, I just book the Chinese brand Aiyima T9, I would like to buy a speaker woth it , which one i match ? I put on my office using. how about the WHARFADALE DENTON OR kef coda or cheaper , thanks a lot !
Is kef q350 considered warm or neutral?
I recently broke one of my Elac Debut b6 speakers :((. Looking to replace this pair. Kinda want a bigger version of the Micca rb42s i have. Any recommendations?
Also i have been looking at the klipsch rp 6000f/8000f would those have a similar sound?
Still no Sonus Faber Lumina 1 ?
“Some of us like a lively speaker on top” 👀haha.
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Emotiva are $500 unfortunately.Please review the Kanto TUK against emotiva if you can!
dear cheapaudioman, i have the option to buy the elac dbr62 new for around 200€ and the Elac Carina 243.4 for around 500€. WHats the better deal in your opinion?
I've never heard the Carina, unfortunately
@@cheapaudioman thank you for Ur fast answer. I already got the opportunity to hear bw606 as well as Monitor Audio and Dali Witz their entry series, so ill give the Elac DBR a Shot