small system- speakers needed

larryb52
larryb52 Posts: 38
edited February 2007 in Speakers
Secured from my brother in law a small system setup by Yamaha a 810 I think (I'm at work) rated at 60 watts channel. This would just be a 2 channel hookup with no sub & I need suggestions, I need something that will do gighs & the lows as the sub is out of the question...
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited February 2007
    Where are you located?
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
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  • larryb52
    larryb52 Posts: 38
    edited February 2007
    In Maryland, I looked in Circuit City haven't had time to get to Tweeters
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited February 2007
    What's your budget? Will you consider used speakers?
    DKG999
    HT System: LSi9, LSiCx2, LSiFX, LSi7, SVS 20-39 PC+, B&K 507.s2 AVR, B&K Ref 125.2, Tripplite LCR-2400, Cambridge 650BD, Signal Cable PC/SC, BJC IC, Samsung 55" LED

    Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC
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  • larryb52
    larryb52 Posts: 38
    edited February 2007
    I'm looking at new & looked at the monitors30 but wonder if the I think there called i6's would be better?, I'm trying to keep it around 350 & I'm not into movies or HT much tho the system does do DVDs'...
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited February 2007
    With that vintage of Yamaha, you might watch for Polk Monitor 10's or 7's on eBay. They would be well within your price range and provide good bass. The RTi6's are good, but I think that the brightness of the Yamaha won't be a good thing combined with the RTi tweeter. For $350 you might be able to snag a used pair of LSi7's if you are patient.
    DKG999
    HT System: LSi9, LSiCx2, LSiFX, LSi7, SVS 20-39 PC+, B&K 507.s2 AVR, B&K Ref 125.2, Tripplite LCR-2400, Cambridge 650BD, Signal Cable PC/SC, BJC IC, Samsung 55" LED

    Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited February 2007
    dkg999 wrote:
    With that vintage of Yamaha, you might watch for Polk Monitor 10's or 7's on eBay. They would be well within your price range and provide good bass. The RTi6's are good, but I think that the brightness of the Yamaha won't be a good thing combined with the RTi tweeter. For $350 you might be able to snag a used pair of LSi7's if you are patient.

    What he said :)
    Or even Monitor 5's
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2007
    Larry- I have some 4 older Polk Audio R1's and I'm local to you....just a thought. I can get you setup for WAY under 350.

    This thread has another well priced option....

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45294
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • larryb52
    larryb52 Posts: 38
    edited February 2007
    I need something small, I have 10a's on platforms, have them in storage, area I have to run this is 8 foot so that's why looking at bookshelf speakers...I'm use to the 10's bass, so that's why the speakers that come with them sound a little to 'unbass'-like
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  • ledhed
    ledhed Posts: 1,088
    edited February 2007
    What about the RT35i's used? Great sounding speaker and could be theoretically driven to 107 dB at about 5 feet away with 60 watts
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