Downsizing

icecycles
icecycles Posts: 45
edited November 2010 in Speakers
So I've had a nice (IMHO) setup for several years now that I really dig buuuuuut I got married, and my wife has never been a fan of the size of my stereo rig.

I've got:
Two Monitor 12s (has SL2500 tweets)
Yamaha MX-630 amp
Yamaha CX-630 pre-amp
Yamaha CDX-550 CD Player

Is there something I could downsize to that wouldn't compromise the awesome sonic experience i get from the M12s?

I'll have to sell the old setup, of course, but i'm about 60 messages shy of being able to do that. :)

I think this is my first post since about 2003 :)
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  • icecycles
    icecycles Posts: 45
    edited November 2010
    oh and M10s and M7s don't count, as they are still wide. In fact, I gave my bro-in law my M7s.
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  • icecycles
    icecycles Posts: 45
    edited November 2010
    I was thinking more along the lines of a thinner bookshelf on stands, like the monitor 40.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited November 2010
    If you want to sell it, sell it but not because your wife don't like the size.

    If my wife felt that way she would sell me.:eek:
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,606
    edited November 2010
    Damn, JUST got married and she is already wanting you to sell your toys? :eek: Got another room in the house you could possibly move the rig to? My wife was like that as well in the beginning but she eventually got use to the idea that I wasn't selling anything.
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited November 2010
    Most bookshelf/monitors take up just as much space as a typical tower---think about it. Once they are on stands, what is the difference?

    Having said that, well researched/purchased monitors are in NO way a compromise.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • icecycles
    icecycles Posts: 45
    edited November 2010
    we've been married 5 years, so it's not a new thing. :) I think I'll just try to convince her to let me keep them. meanwhile, i'm worried about protecting them from my new son who is only a couple of months out from starting to crawl. Suggestions for baby-proofing one's speakers? Why do dust caps present themselves as buttons to be pressed by small children?
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  • bsoko2
    bsoko2 Posts: 1,449
    edited November 2010
    Time to trade in the wife.
    My 2012 HT Room - http://www.avsforum.com/t/1416077/bsoko2-new-ht-june-2012
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  • devani
    devani Posts: 1,497
    edited November 2010
    I have monitor 10A's with crayon marks on the grill...keep the grill on....
    Video: LG 55LN5100/Samsung LNT4065F
    Receiver: HK AVR445
    Source: OPPO BDP-93
    HT: POLK SPEAKERS RTi6, FXi3, CSi5, VTF-3 MK2
    2Ch system: MC2105, AR-XA, AR-2A, AR9, BX-300, OPPO BDP-83
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  • dcmartinpc
    dcmartinpc Posts: 844
    edited November 2010
    Have you thought about the LSi9's? They are a narrow speaker, but they are deep. They look great in a room and sound much bigger than they are. Just my 2 cents...

    Don
    Living Room: Adcom GFP-750 (Upgraded), Squeezebox Touch, Oppo BDP-83, Pioneer DV-79AVi, Parasound HCA-3500 (Upgraded), SDA SRS 2 P/B (Gimpod, Sonicaps, & Mills)

    Theater: Denon 4311ci, Oppo BDP-93, Parasound HCA-2205+HCA-2200II, Polk LSi9, LSiC, LSiFX, LSi7, Custom 18" TC Sounds sub with 2 18" PR, Sharp XV-Z12000, Pioneer Kuro KRP-500M (isf Enabled)

    Bedroom: HK AVR354, Pioneer DV-47a, Parasound HCA-1500a, Polk LSi9
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  • NeilGabriel
    NeilGabriel Posts: 1,487
    edited November 2010
    bsoko2 wrote: »
    Time to trade in the wife.

    and the child....and wrap some duct tape around the speakers....or super glue the grills to the pegs....or get wire mesh grills like the outdoor speakers....or get smaller speakers and hang them from the walls....then your son won't break them until he is about 14.....

    just a few ideas...

    oh...and nice way to put the stuff up for sale....those 12's are a bit beefy....I sold mine to get my CRS+. Although they are on stands, the stands are open and don't seem as monolithic....
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited November 2010
    icecycles wrote: »
    Suggestions for baby-proofing one's speakers?

    Discipline? Watchful eye? Same way you keep them from guzzling the Drano under the bathroom sink.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • icecycles
    icecycles Posts: 45
    edited November 2010
    what's with kids and drano anyway? ..and the urge to put small metal objects into wall sockets?
    iceCycles
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