What are your favorite non-polk bookshelf speakers

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  • chrisfromalbany
    chrisfromalbany Posts: 41
    edited November 2009
    Paradigm Signature S2s are better then Studio but not by much
    Signatures have (Be) tweeters
    Studio 20s v5
    BE-718 (Pricey but very nice again Be tweeter)
    PSBs Platinum M2 are nice as well
    Revel M22s (nice very neutral)
    Sierra-1s (good for price)
    ACI Sapphire
    B&W 805s (nice but expense)

    I take S2s maybe from someone on ebay.. Weight of the cabinet is kind of a give away
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited April 2010
    ...stay tuned for my review of the Fritz Carbon 7 monitors, $1750/pr.
    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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  • polkfan38
    polkfan38 Posts: 360
    edited April 2010
    Currently my Infinity SL20s.
    Sorry Polk fans but, my all time favorite bookshelves so far is the Focal 806v.
    Things are more like they are now than they ever will be!
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited April 2010
    Totem Rainmakers. For the money they are simply magical.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited June 2010
    steveinaz wrote: »
    ...stay tuned for my review of the Fritz Carbon 7 monitors, $1750/pr.

    Steve,
    Did you ever get these? I've spoken to Fritz on the phone about a half dozen times... VERY passionate guy. Curious to hear some Polk reviews.

    EDIT: The search feature is my friend. LOL I'll take a look.

    (I wanted to bring this thread back anyway)
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  • be83663
    be83663 Posts: 192
    edited June 2010
    Definitely, McIntosh XLS320. They are Awesome, although expensive at about $2,000 a piece!!! :)
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2010
    Quad, KEF, Snell, Triangle, Spica, Monitor Audio, Totem, Usher Audio....to name a few.
    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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  • 98Badger
    98Badger Posts: 317
    edited June 2010
    chrisfromalbany wrote: »
    Paradigm Signature S2s are better then Studio but not by much

    I have to disagree with you. The S2's outperform many towers I have auditioned. In my opinion, they are better than the Studio 100's and well above the 20's.
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  • jax3822
    jax3822 Posts: 88
    edited June 2010
    My NHT Super Ones were always fantasic...Not often do you see an acousitc suspension bookshelf. Had a pair of Athena AS-B1's that rocked for 99 bucks a pair! I wouldnt call my Yamaha NS-500m's with a 10" 3-way design with the Titanium midrange and Berrylium tweeters a "Bookshelf" speaker, but they called it one, so they has to be on my list.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited June 2010
    jax3822 wrote: »
    My NHT Super Ones were always fantasic...Not often do you see an acousitc suspension bookshelf.

    I always liked The NHT SB3s. I regret having never bought a pair back in the day. I know I could probably find a pair now...but I really have no where to use them now. Of course they could always sit down in the basement with the rest of my collection of speakers.
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

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  • simm
    simm Posts: 570
    edited June 2010
    Boston Acoustic VR-M60's
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited June 2010
    Current favorite???

    B&W CDM-1NTs.

    More mid-range warmth than the RTiA3s and more treble 'sparkle' than the sleepy LSI7s.

    And for a used half-off price on audiogon - a good value....for now...until the next step in the sonice adventure! :D

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • Ric5811
    Ric5811 Posts: 400
    edited June 2010
    One that impressed me back in the 80's was a pair of Dahlquist bookshelves. The other was NHT. Both were very impressive.
    Polk RTi A7's FrontPolk CSi A4 CenterPolk Tsi 100's SurroundOnkyo TX-RZ50:)Oppo BDP 83 (Collecting dust)MIT Terminator 3 Speaker CableMIT Terminator 2 IC's (Oppo 2 chan)Signal Cable HT TWOEpson PowerLite Home Cinema 1080Hisense 55 U8GBelkin PF 60 Power Center
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2010
    Tyler Acoustics Taylos Ref Monitors with scanspeek tweeter.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • geoffr
    geoffr Posts: 22
    edited June 2010
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    B&W DM302's, if you can find a pair. Simple, small, paper cone woofer, soft dome tweeter - magical.

    My RT7's will go to the grave with me.

    Cheers,
    Russ

    Second the DM302's. I just bought a mint pair of DM601 S2's that I like even more. The EPI 100's in my living room are pretty groovy.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,656
    edited June 2010
    For me it's the JBL HLS610 in my 6.2 system. I bought them at BB for 100.00pr and bought 2pr on Ebay for 50.00pr. So go ahead start making fun of me:D I know there not high dollar but they sound very good and had very good reviews and on a positive side they do not have foam surrounds it's rubber so they should last a long time.

    Post #37 Mark-Danial's just made my virus SW go berserk wish i had read the other poster that warned of that first.
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  • Bernal
    Bernal Posts: 991
    edited June 2010
    Cinema Ribbon Duo Loudspeaker - CRM-2
    Sunfire

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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2010
    Not to threadcrap,, has anyone listened to the Ellis 1801's?
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited June 2010
    gdb wrote: »
    +1 to the vote for Advents, another vintage b'shelf that sounded pretty good were the Dynaco A-25 They're so vintage that the technology is stone age compared to most others listed here !:)

    http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://homepage.mac.com/planet10/TLS/classics/images/A25.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.t-linespeakers.org/classics/dynaco.html&usg=__OzGVNzsmU4nyFKILxHHXpl01qzE=&h=496&w=300&sz=35&hl=en&start=8&um=1&tbnid=NCgTwU6qufnRuM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=79&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddynaco%2Ba25%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26um%3D1


    I picked up a pair of KLH 17s at my local thrift about 2 weeks ago... And I believe they give my Dynaco A25s a run for their money.

    Old technology speakers with a sweet sound.

    -- wayne --
    Yamaha RX-V2700, EMI 711As (front), RCA K-16 (rear), Magnavox Console (Center & TV Stand), Sony SMP-N200 media streamer, Dual 1249 TT =--- Sharp Aquas 60" LCD tellie
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited June 2010
    The SVS MBS-01 will give anyone a run for their money at $800. They are not the best, but by far the best for the MSRP with their Scan-Speak Air-Circ tweeter and Peerless woofer.

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    Jake
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2010
    I loved the driver selection but wasn't a fan of the loudspeaker.
    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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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2010
    Bernal wrote: »
    Cinema Ribbon Duo Loudspeaker - CRM-2
    Sunfire

    sunfire_06_09.s525x400.jpg

    The stands are a better design than the actual loudspeaker.
    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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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited June 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    I loved the driver selection but wasn't a fan of the loudspeaker.

    It does have a unique sound, but I though a very good one. :)
    Jake
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  • JPSmario
    JPSmario Posts: 142
    edited June 2010
    B&W 602 S2's are the best bookshelves I've had in my living room. I had those for 10 years until the SDA's kicked them out;) I liked the Dynaudio 52SE's in a showroom, but never got them home. So much to hear:D
    Dual 1229/Grado Gold/Rotel RCD1070/RC995/RB980BX/Pioneer 7100/Denon DRM710/Monster HTS3600MKII/PolkAudio SDA2B/TL's
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