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Help me recommend some speakers for a friend

I've been helping a budding audiophile build a new budget but still nice system. He lives in another state, so it's been an exercise of email swapping. Some items have been my recommendation while others are of his own choosing.

So far he's built a system with:

VPI Scout with a Sumiko Blue Point Special
Project Phono Box SE II with RCA tubes
Yaqin MS-13B (a ~50W Chinese push-pull EL34 amp)
Kimber 4PR speaker cable
KEF iQ30 speakers on stands

The KEFs were a good upgrade compared to his older speakers, but he really wants something with more bass. The problem is he has a smallish room with wood floors, so I'm not about to recommend a large floorstander or panel speakers. Any recommendations in the sub-$1k category?
dividebytube
dividebytube OP
50 posts
 
thanks everyone. I'm normally not a fan of subwoofers (I'll admit my experience is minimal with them) but this may work out best for him.
mtbrider
130 posts
 
You/he might take a look at "the Clue" monitor from Sjofn HiFi.
mikirob
950 posts
 
Tekton M-Lore, about 95db efficient, 8 ohm nominal impedance, gets down to 38hz, $649.00, see Stereo Mojo review, received major mojo award. Seriously good.
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tls49
1,318 posts
 
Another vote for the Tekton M-Lore, should work extremely well with the Yaqin amp.
hiendmuse
257 posts
 
Just came back from the New York HiFi Show at the Waldorf Astoria and was blown away by a compact monitor bookshelf speaker called The Clue, by Sjofn Audio. This speaker goes down to 28 Hz, throws a big soundstage, sounds balanced throughout the range, and for $999, I was more impressed by this speaker than I was listening to speakers costing 10 to 15 times as much. I am not affiliated with this company, just very impressed by how much sound one can get for not much money nowadays. They must be placed within 2 inches to the wall and sit on speaker stands not more than 22 inches high. I may end up buying a pair.
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