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Looking for bookshelf speaker recommendations to pair with my tube amplifier
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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce M" data-source="post: 859694" data-attributes="member: 20147"><p>Hi Wonderbob</p><p></p><p>My experience with the Klipsch R15m's:</p><p></p><p><strong>For valve amp use:</strong></p><p></p><p>I recently bought a pair of Klipsch R15M's specifically to pair with my recently re-furbed Pioneer SA-400 valve amp. It's in a small study.</p><p></p><p>http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e118/BruceMac123/DSC_25601_zpsxgyrbtkk.jpg.html</p><p></p><p>The first new set of speakers I've bought new. I think they sound great.</p><p></p><p>When sitting about 2 m away from the desk, it's unpleasantly loud if over about 60% volume. Bearing in mind that little amp is rated at 10 to 11 w on a good day.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure your mars amp is more powerful, so they should probably would work well if you put them in a larger room.</p><p></p><p><strong>For "normal" use:</strong></p><p></p><p>What impressed me with the Klipsch's was when I tried them on my lounge system, powered by a old Yamaha AX 396 (conservatively rated at 65w). They managed to fill a largish open plan lounge/kitchen/hallway area very convincingly.</p><p></p><p>In fact they sounded better than my Wharfedale 10.6's normally used for this duty, but obviously with less bass.</p><p></p><p>I then invited my mate round with his B & W 686's (similar size) for beer and a sound off, with a braai on the side.</p><p></p><p>Overall the B & W's had better midrange, but not by miles. Maybe it seemed that way due to the famous brightness of Klipsch's?</p><p></p><p>So in my humble opinion those Klipsch's are great speakers for the money, considering they are around half the price of the B & W's.</p><p></p><p>The only thing I don't like about the Klipsch's is that they are rear ported, so if I wanted to sit back away from the desk and crank them, I have to pull them away from the wall to avoid serious booming. I'm not sure why they make small "bookshelves" rear ported, seems to defeat the object a bit?</p><p></p><p>PS: After this, I'm now swopping over to bookshelves in the lounge, Wharfedales will be up for sale soon....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce M, post: 859694, member: 20147"] Hi Wonderbob My experience with the Klipsch R15m's: [b]For valve amp use:[/b] I recently bought a pair of Klipsch R15M's specifically to pair with my recently re-furbed Pioneer SA-400 valve amp. It's in a small study. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e118/BruceMac123/DSC_25601_zpsxgyrbtkk.jpg.html The first new set of speakers I've bought new. I think they sound great. When sitting about 2 m away from the desk, it's unpleasantly loud if over about 60% volume. Bearing in mind that little amp is rated at 10 to 11 w on a good day. I'm sure your mars amp is more powerful, so they should probably would work well if you put them in a larger room. [b]For "normal" use:[/b] What impressed me with the Klipsch's was when I tried them on my lounge system, powered by a old Yamaha AX 396 (conservatively rated at 65w). They managed to fill a largish open plan lounge/kitchen/hallway area very convincingly. In fact they sounded better than my Wharfedale 10.6's normally used for this duty, but obviously with less bass. I then invited my mate round with his B & W 686's (similar size) for beer and a sound off, with a braai on the side. Overall the B & W's had better midrange, but not by miles. Maybe it seemed that way due to the famous brightness of Klipsch's? So in my humble opinion those Klipsch's are great speakers for the money, considering they are around half the price of the B & W's. The only thing I don't like about the Klipsch's is that they are rear ported, so if I wanted to sit back away from the desk and crank them, I have to pull them away from the wall to avoid serious booming. I'm not sure why they make small "bookshelves" rear ported, seems to defeat the object a bit? PS: After this, I'm now swopping over to bookshelves in the lounge, Wharfedales will be up for sale soon.... [/QUOTE]
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