Best Speakers for music listening?

Question

Best Speakers for music listening?

Answer 1

PLEASE don't get BOSE. People only think they are good because they are one of the few that advertise. They spend all their money on advertising and then charge you more for an ok speaker. They are an entry level speaker and don't even come close to the likes of Kef, Paradigm, PSB, Boston Acoustics, Mirage, and many more which are at the same price point and even cheaper.

I always cringe when people here I have this wonderful theater and these great speakers and they say "Did you get BOSE?"

I first make sure they don't have Bose before I really berate them as speakers so I don't hurt their feelings. I educate them on Bose speakers and tell them they are not real good speakers. I have auditioned hundreds of speakers over the years and Bose just don't match any of those listed for sound quality.

As for which speakers you should get, that is all up to you. Go and audition some and listen to them side by side because they all sound different.

I will leave you with this PLEASE DON'T BUY BOSE, they are way over priced for what you get.

Answer 2

bose are terrible for the price

Answer 3

reading is way better the book continues u thinking and you get greater detail in what folks are thinking and you also get more imagination

Answer 4

Is that price for just the speakers or the speakers and the reciever? One of my favorite speakers are Martin Logan. The motion 4, which are their bookshelf speakers, give you really nice high frequency. With that being said the vocals are going to sound amazing as well as any percussion, guitars, violins. The down side is that the focus more on higher frequency than the lower so you wont be getting that much base out of them. Price is around $300 for the pair. Just listen to them and you be astonished on how well the can reproduce the actual studio room they were recorded in. Make sure you have a good receiver. The speakers themselves are going to produce the greatest sound if you don't have a good receiver. I recommend either pioneer elite or higher model denon receivers

Answer 5

I am with JP, purchase 2 good tower speakers, Klisph, Jamo, JBL or even Polk and you will be happy. Subs are for home theatre. Amp wise- Yamaha, Denon, Onkyo will be good choices for the buck.

Answer 6

no 2 ears are the same,you have to go to a stereo store and listen to the same song on different speakers,remember to listen at the same volume and the same bass and treble settings and also the same height if possible this holds true with receivers and anyother electronic equipment you purchase,it's like a car,test drive the equipment before you buy.

Answer 7

It seems that we have similar tastes in music (I like Soundgarden, Nirvana, Everclear, Greenday, etc., and one of my favorites, which is what I use as one of my reference CDs is Alice in Chains -Unplugged). Not knowing how much you can spend, I will give you different price points to choose from...





- AMPLIFIERS -



Power Amps



Clayton Audio M100 pure class A monoblock __________ $6,500/pr.

Naim Audio NAP250 stereo __________ $4,650/ea.

Clayton Audio S40 pure class A stereo __________ $3,450/ea.

BV Audio A200 dual-mono, 2-channel design __________ $2,200/ea.



Integrated Amplifiers



Arcam FMJ A32 __________ $2,500/ea.

BV Audio A300SE dual-mono 2-channel design __________ $2,490/ea.

Creek Audio Destiny __________ $2,000/ea.

Naim Audio NAIT 5i __________ $1,420/ea.

Arcam DiVA A80 __________ $1,300/ea.





- PREAMPLIFIERS -



Naim Audio NAC 202 __________ $2,800/ea.

BV Audio P10 __________ $1,790/ea.

Adcom GFP-750 __________ $1,500/ea.





- SPEAKERS -



Minimonitors



Silverline SR17.5 __________ $3,500/pr.

Merlin TSM __________ $3,200/pr.

ProAc Response 1SC __________ $2,200/pr.

Silverline SR15 __________ $1,800/pr.

JMlab Cobalt 806 S __________ $1,100/pr.

ADS CM60 __________ $400/pr.





- POWERED SUBWOOFERS -



Bag End INFRASUB-18 __________ $1,770/ea.

Velodyne SPL-1500R __________ $1,700/ea.

Dayton TITSK-15A __________ $1,300/ea.

Hsu Research VTF-3 MK II __________ $700/ea.

Hsu Research VTF-2 MK II __________ $600/ea.

BIC Acoustech H100 __________ $440/ea.

Hsu Research STF-2 __________ $400/ea.

Dayton SUB-120 __________ $250/ea.





- FLOORSTANDING SPEAKERS -



Silverline Sonana III __________ $7,200/pr.

Silverline Sonatina III __________ $5,000/pr.

Def Tech Mythos One __________ $1,600/pr.

Silverline Prelude __________ $1,200/pr.

BIC Acoustech HT-75 __________ $600/pr.

Magnepan MMG __________ $550/pr. (you will need a good, quick sub with this ribbon planar speaker)





These are my recommendations. The prices are only for reference purposes. The market price may or may not be substantially lower. You can do an internet search on the above models to retrieve reviews, model info, and specs. I would also recommend a good AC line conditioner with any gear you get. Some good makers are Chang Lightspeed, Audience, VansEvers, etc.



Happy Listening!

Answer 8

In regards to speakers your best bet is to go with towers. Please do not consider Bose. (I used to work for them, not worth the money)Most 2-channel purists do not add subwoofers into their systems. When I listen to music my sub is turned off. The reason for this is the music was not recorded with a sub channel, simply 2 channels. So having full range tower speakers is how you can more closely reproduce the original recording.



Speaker selection is a personal experience. Listen to numerous brands with your own music cd's / SACD's.



As to amplification, it is also a personal choice. I use Rotel, good product and good pricing. Depending on price you may be interested in Parasound, or Mark Levinson. You may want to pick up a copy of Stereophile if you are looking to spend a larger amount than average people.



Good Luck!

Answer 9

Your best bet is to visit stores such as Tweeter or Circuit City that have what is referred as A-B displays; you can compare speaker system "A" to system "B" and same for the amplifiers. Take along a CD of the music you intend to listen to. That's the only way to make a rational choice.



I chose Pioneer speakers for my surround sound system; but that's just my preference.

Answer 10

Bose (except for the 901) are overpriced, over hyped, cheaply manufactured......etc



Best Buy and Circuit City do not sell the "best speakers for music listening". They sell everything from junk to the nicest gear the average Joe is willing to spend on electronics. If you are serious about sound you are going to drop some serious cash in high-end shops and you're not going to buy what some yahoo on the intardnet tells you he thinks is the best. You're going to audition a lot of speakers and go with what your ears tell you is best.

Answer 11

Best Speakers For Music Listening

Answer 12

Good Speakers For Music

Answer 13

Paradigm Reference Studio 100. Without question, the finest pair of speakers I have ever owned (and I've owned plenty over the years!).



I continue to have a soft corner for Klipsch La Scala, which reproduce vocals and wind instruments to near perfection, but they now perform Home Theater duties for me, where they are peerless.



The Paradigm are full range speakers and powered with appropriate electronics, they do not really need a sub-woofer. You'd be surprised at the number of floor standing speakers that do. They handle bass notes and mid range with authority and a very natural upper end frequency range. They produce a large, powerful soundstage and with proper placement, the imaging is breathtaking.



I use a Bryston Power Amp and a Counterpoint SA-5000 Vacuum Tube pre-amplifier. The Bryston is a very good match for the Paradigm speakers (both are Canadian brands) with clean, solid power. Whichever brand you choose, I would highly recommend separates (Pre and Power amp), if your principal application is music.



I also use a pair of JM Lab Chorus bookshelf speakers with a REL subwoofer in my bedroom. It's a great combination, but do remember that pairing a subwoofer with bookshelf speakers presents a very serious challenge in ensuring a smooth crossover (the point at which frequencies are split between the speakers and the sub). In any event, this will always be a compromise relative to a pair of high end full range speakers.

Answer 14

First of all i would like to suggest everyone that replyed before not to reply in sections they have no idea what they r talking about.

Bose sucks, for price and even if it was decently priced it would still suck.

And just so u know bose dont have any decent stereo setup speakers anyways.

Also for the guy who said to get bose surround sound is an idiot since you asked for stereo music listening.



The question u asked is kinda like asking people which hamburger they prefer. Everyone has there own preference and most of the people on forums and yahoo answers will suggest the stuff they own because they think its awesome and they own it and they wanna make themselves feel better about owning one.



There are plenty of amazing speaker manufacturers but the key is to find out what type of person u r.

Speakers respond to different sounds differetly some are really High pitched and they will be ear piercing to some people. other speakers r really mid ranged so u will get good vocals and everything else might b muffled.



Even the very very high end speakers(costing 200,000-300,000) hhave variance in sound. So like one of the guys suggested to take a couple of your CDs u r extremely familiar with to a High end store like Tweater or any ma n pa store that carries high end stuff. and sit down and listen to them very carefully and figure out which represents your choice of music the best.



Now u have to remeber that the speakers in a showroom may sound a lil different at your home for a few reasons. one the showrooms are designed to demo audio, with certain things liike acoustic panels and glass doors with limited furniture. and two the speakers in the showroom are most likely broken in andthe ones u take home are gonna be brand new and not used to it.



As far as amps go those are the same way. You have to find out what your like. Most people wont hear a difference between one brand and the other but the way u asked the question im sure you would. So i would find out what u like in both speakers and a AMPs.

Answer 15

I have to agree with the other guys on how you shouldn't post an answer if you don't know what you're talking about. Bose sucks. I have sold home theatre for 3 years and know all of the tricks with Bose, they are not worth it. You would be particuarly disappointed in them for your type of music. Furthermore the speakers you get are primarily determined by price, if you are lookin for great speakers for the money try Athena or Paraidigm. You can spend thousands upon thousands for good speakers.

Answer 16

i have heard a lot of people say bose. i think thats just funny. the sooner you step out of best buy the better. this is a hard question to answer, but if you want the very very best, then i think you would want what the professionals use. sony music, and abby road both use this brand. and if you ever want to use them for cinema use, its the same brand that skywalker sound uses. that brand is B&W. the clearest best speakers you can buy are B&Ws. however your going to have to pay for the best. if money isnt an option, get 2 bookshelfs, a macontosh amp, and a subwoofer. you will not hear a clearer sound. go to a private shop, and hear them. you will not be sorry.

Answer 17

Sounds like you want to be serious listener.

Then you should go to Best Buy, Circuit City, etc.

and listen to the speakers with CD's of your

favorite music. Only you can decide whats you like best. What I hear and like , you may hate.

And what you love, I would hate.

Online check out hifi.com or crutchfield ,com

for help.

Answer 18

I personally have an Onkyo TS-DX575X receiver and a full JBL speaker setup, subs, center, surround and two towers and I'm happy with them. Just stay away from Bose.

Answer 19

I have two MTX Audio Monitor 10's. Sony surround speakers and a sony powered subwoofer. All powered by a Pioneer reciever, sounds great!

Answer 20

Purchased a pair of Paradigm Studio 100's earlier this year. They are matched with a Anthem power amp. Good quality set up.

Answer 21

Reading the booklet instead of seeing the movie is the ultimate way to see what the writer planned. Reading uses your creativeness, hones your reading skills, and can improve your vocabulary

Answer 22

Bose is great (I have owned a lifestyle system for 10 years) but not the best. Bang and Olufsen would be the top notch for a full system. As far as individual components Denon makes nice receivers and Martin Logan makes AMAZING speakers. Just go to every electronics place you can and test drive them. Who cares what I think its your music get what feels right for you, it is all trial and error.....

Answer 23

Bose

Answer 24

bose surround sound

Answer 25

Get a BOSE, its the best!

Answer 26

try jbl or sony