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Best budget speakers for near-field/small space
Tannoy PBM 6.5 with Limpet amp bolted right on the back of the speaker. Got a pair on e-bay for $230 USD and replaced the tweeters for $75 USD and 5 minutes of my time. My big system is B&W 801 matrix. The Tannoys don't play as loud or low but... 
Why not horns?
They sound like a PA system. Go figger. 
B&W 801 Matrix vs 802D?
Keep your eyes open. I just got a pair of 801 matrix II's for $1200. I've put them through their paces for three weeks now and they are totally functional. They were cheap because of missing grills and one of the woofer dust caps is dented in. You... 
B&W 801 Matrix or JBL L150
Just got a pair of 801 matrix for $1200 two days ago. Pushed by an old Dynaco I soldered originally in 1978 and fixed occasionally over the years the sonic image is huge compared to my old set-up: b&w 685's with b&w 650 sub. I don't hear h... 
Tannoy PBM 6.5 Monitors anyone?
I use them as my monitors for mixing. This all happens on one side of my kitchen so they double as my PA for cooking and dining. I paid $170 with shipping and they have the Limpet amps bolted on their backs. From about 80hz up they are great. I us... 
Speaker upgrade help?
When pushed too hard the sonic image looses depth or "flattens out." 
NHT Returns to a New Marketplace?
A life-long musician and an audiophile since I soldered up that Dynaco in 1975 I have come to respect the dealer demo less and less. Same as tryin' out an instrument at the music shop... I get an impression but I don't understand what I've got unt... 
Speaker upgrade help?
Shadorne: My buddy the sound engineer/electronics wizards suggested some pro monitors just last night. So you're contention is I'm just smoking the coils a bit? That was my guess.Elevick: Dynaco spec'ed out Under distortion @ 235W each side. I don... 
Speaker upgrade help?
Thanks for your suggestions. I love our old PSB Alphas(c.1992) Tannoys big$ but I enjoyed 12" monitors years ago in a studio. Sonus Faber or Totem I have never heard or even seen in person. Thiels I've heard would require a sub and were very brigh... 
HD radio
J135: XDR-F1HD. Ordered from b&h photo in nyc. (free shipping!) Heard about it in the 'webzine, "Audio Critic."Listened in amazement again last night to Benny Golson special in HD. She was runnin' warm so I'll be sure to register @sony.com in ...