Your budget greatly determines how versatile a Loudspeaker is .
having sold Audio for years ,and having higher end systems. In most cases the more monies to spend the less restrictions on the quality of the build .
cheaper speakers always have minimal quality Xover components ,that one reason you never hear about what is inside .and please remember normally under
30% actually goes into the speakers cost ,the rest overhead and a minimum of 40-50% dealers markup. That is why many speakers are made overseas in their
factories such as Zmonitir audio, B&W lesser models, acoustic zen, Kef.
in many cases designed in the states or Europe but built and QC controlled
by these companies so build is good .for a monitor at least $1500 ,floors and
on average $3k and up but there are exceptions to every rule .
one way to Greatly improve most speakers under $10k is upgrade the entire Xover and wiring which I did with my Smonitir Audio Studio with matching stands
at least a 15%+ improvement .even with the powered Subwoofer thesetoo can be improved upon. Modding gives you by far the biggest bang for the buck.
if you want to take the time .if not just buy the best you can . Having said that
I know the parts quality in most Xovers and fund it impossible to ignore where the Xover is the heart of the speaker many times drivers are name brand and decent quality ,with Solen capacitors which personally I would use only on Bass
if on a tight budget ,many also use cheap sand cast resistors ,50 cents
when for $2 you can get Mills it Ohmite Gold 1% tolerance ,same with inductors
cheap bobbin type ,or iron core when a %Jantzen Copper open coil ,or wax foil
will destroy them , even wiring many times just cheap ofc copper
when tor $ 3 a ft youcan get 5-9ss Coppertinned Supra Rondo Wire.
That s why buying say a 3-5 year old speaker ,then rebuild the guts for less then $700 and it will destroy many speakers that cost 2x this when new .
it is something to ponder if you ,or friends can assist you in this.
having sold Audio for years ,and having higher end systems. In most cases the more monies to spend the less restrictions on the quality of the build .
cheaper speakers always have minimal quality Xover components ,that one reason you never hear about what is inside .and please remember normally under
30% actually goes into the speakers cost ,the rest overhead and a minimum of 40-50% dealers markup. That is why many speakers are made overseas in their
factories such as Zmonitir audio, B&W lesser models, acoustic zen, Kef.
in many cases designed in the states or Europe but built and QC controlled
by these companies so build is good .for a monitor at least $1500 ,floors and
on average $3k and up but there are exceptions to every rule .
one way to Greatly improve most speakers under $10k is upgrade the entire Xover and wiring which I did with my Smonitir Audio Studio with matching stands
at least a 15%+ improvement .even with the powered Subwoofer thesetoo can be improved upon. Modding gives you by far the biggest bang for the buck.
if you want to take the time .if not just buy the best you can . Having said that
I know the parts quality in most Xovers and fund it impossible to ignore where the Xover is the heart of the speaker many times drivers are name brand and decent quality ,with Solen capacitors which personally I would use only on Bass
if on a tight budget ,many also use cheap sand cast resistors ,50 cents
when for $2 you can get Mills it Ohmite Gold 1% tolerance ,same with inductors
cheap bobbin type ,or iron core when a %Jantzen Copper open coil ,or wax foil
will destroy them , even wiring many times just cheap ofc copper
when tor $ 3 a ft youcan get 5-9ss Coppertinned Supra Rondo Wire.
That s why buying say a 3-5 year old speaker ,then rebuild the guts for less then $700 and it will destroy many speakers that cost 2x this when new .
it is something to ponder if you ,or friends can assist you in this.