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$1k speakers / Audio Refinement Complete

Help! I live in remote North Idaho and am hours from even a Circuit City! I've purchased an Audio Refinement Complete integrated and need speakers new or used. From Bach to Coltrane to Aretha to Emmylou, I love music. Cerebral cello, sizzling jazz cymbal, funk bass, Strad, flat pickin', Pavarotti, and Sarah Vaughn-I love it all. I can spend up to $1k on speakers-no more. I would be deeply indebted for any expert advice, especially regarding what I might find used online. Thanks in advance.
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fld
45 posts
 
The Vienna Acoustics haydn would be a good match for $995.00
inscrutable
233 posts
 
Perhaps too numerous to count. I would lean towards buying used - should be able to buy in great shape at 50-70% of list. For around 1000, with some patience, you could/should find Vandersteen 2C, Maggie 1.6 (not sure the amp can handle these), ProAc Studio 125/150 or Response 1, and many others. If you can go a little higher, there is a pair of Soliloquoy 5.3 on this site now for 1300. Happy hunting.
jeffloistarca
1,004 posts
 
I'm using an Audio Refinement integrated with B&W CDM2 SE speakers in my office system, great match for a reasonable price.
osclib
52 posts
 
I am going to try the Audio Refinement with the Magnepan MMG's this very afternoon. If the Complete can handle the MMG's power requirements, I am expecting a nice match. The MMG's are not harsh in the upper frequencies, but they are bright in my room. The Complete might just do the trick. I will post my findngs on this thread and the one I started--"Integrated for MMG's"
ljgj
955 posts
 
The NHT 2.5i - nice looking and good sounding.
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