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Monitors and Integrated for $300-$500

Here's the challenge:

A friend would like to dump his aging and awful boombox, and replace it with a pair of monitors and an integrated amp. He only wants to spend between $300 and $500. The system is for a small room, and he wants a remote. I've got cables for him, and he'll use his DVD player to play CDs.

What would you recommend?
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baileyje
45 posts
 
Pair up some PSB Image or Alpha speakers with NAD 320BEE. They're a great budget combination. Used will certainly be in this price range, if you look hard enough you might find a combination new.
pabelson
344 posts
 
Forget integrateds in this price range. Go with an Onkyo TX-8211 receiver for $200. Not high-end, but solid sound. As for speakers, the PSB Alphas ($250), or Paradigm Titans ($230), or B&W DM303s ($300) are all worth a listen. Don't pick his speakers for him; let him listen for himself and choose (even if he chooses something you don't like!).
rodargent
28 posts
 
NAD C340 or newer C350 integrated amplifiers used or demo $200.00. Paradigm Mini Monitors new $300.00 a pair or Monitor Audio Bronze B2B monitors for $299--or less if used/demo. Would sound pretty nice I'd imagine with limitations of only $500.00. Could do worse at $1000.00.
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