HiFi Speakers

[Lasse Lammert]

I wanna learn again to "like" listening to music.
one of the biggest downside of this job is that you tend to forget that here was a time when you could actually enjoy listening to music without analysing everything....
I wanna learn that again, so I thought I'd build a HiFi room for that purpose.
so right now I'm looking for speakers, I don't wanna pay too much (perhaps 800-1000 used for the pair), they should sound clear and analytical (can't ignore my profession entirely ) but still "good"...
back when I still listened to music I liked the Heco Mythos 700 for that purpose, they seem to be discontinued now, but I thought there are perhaps other or even better speakers for that purpose in today's hifi world?

recommend me some shit

 

[PD-Baraka]

B&W, Dali, Dynaudio and Focal are on my top list. they have good speakers in most classes. i think speakers are taste and needs. but if i had to go out for new hifi speakers today i would get B&W. no question there. http://www.bowers-wilkins.eu/

get some 600 series, they are bang for the buck! though people will allways say they like something better, so this is purely my opinion.

 

[nwright]

I bought some used B&W 602's off ebay a few years back. I love them!

 

[amarshism]

I have a set of krix speakers for casual listening at home. I quite enjoy them.

 

[jamvanman]

Not sure what they go for 2nd hand, but i would look out for a pair of Magnepan MG3.6 speakers - gorgeous. Need some space though. Or even their little brother the MG 1.7 or the cheaper MMG.

 

[John_C]

What is the point of Hifi speakers?

I understand that ns10s would be nasty for casual listening due to the mother of all horrible frequency responses, but a good pair of more flat sounding studio monitors would surely do the job of casual listening just fine...

 

[JoergieN]

Have you thought about headphones? Or is this strictly for speakers?

 

[MetalMiller]

For new speakers nubert´s are the bang for the buck. SEAS drivers, well build crossover and sounds almost like monitors to me. K+H 0110 finnally beaten my NuWave35.
Well nothing wrong with B&W, Dynaudio... but pricier.

On the vintage side, watch out for: Celestion SL Series. ESS with Heil Air Motion Transformer. Yamah NS-1000, NS-690... Infinity RS, Kappa. JBL L90 and Ti series. Some of the Technics SB´s are superb. Generally vintage japan monitors are great speakers. Mitsubishi, Onkyo, Sony... They all build some fine speakers.

Here´s a link to some classics: http://www.hifi-studio.de/hifi-klassiker/lautsprecher.htm

As for compact speakers. I own some Epos ES11 and love them. ES12, ES14 are even better.

 

[voidar]

Could anyone recommend some "fun" HiFi speakers that require minimal sweet-spot. I seem to remember some system that you placed in the corners. They projected upwards or something.

 

[~BURNY~]

Old spendor shit sounds godly with the right power amp.

 

[Severu]

+1 for the B&W, they sound amazing!

 

[Sloan]

Chasing the HiFi dragon is no way to enjoy music.

 

[CubanDude]

Since you're german, I can just reallyreallyreally recommend you have a look at Nubert speakers. They're absolutely amazing!! Especially for the price! check them out www.nubert.de

 

[tgs]

This thread just inspired me to impulse buy a pair of second hand B&W 603s!

 

[PD-Baraka]

This thread just inspired me to impulse buy a pair of second hand B&W 603s!

good man

 

[if6was9]

Could anyone recommend some "fun" HiFi speakers that require minimal sweet-spot. I seem to remember some system that you placed in the corners. They projected upwards or something.

Bose 301's have a backwards projection tweeter thats supposed to make it sound better in small rooms. I owned a pair but didn't end up using them much as I'd nowhere to set them up properly. The amp I had for them wasn't great though, when I sold them I hooked up to my regular amp and they sounded way better.

 

[Full_Tilt]

I use Mission 704's. 3 way reflex for hifi use . They're a bit overkill TBH but they wont distort even when driven hard 25-250 watts each at 8ohms .
For amp I use Technics SU-c800 UM2 preamp & SE-A900 SM" Moss class AA power amp . all I have for EQ is treble and bass so no graphic WSE .
It was the first thing I splashed out on as a paid artist . You can pickem up pretty cheap these days ,I dont really know how modern amps and speakers compare but I expect these are middle of the road now . *stares at the carpet*

 

[006]

I actually prefer to listen to music on monitors rather than hifi. *shrug*

 

[Full_Tilt]

I dont know why but I always enjoy music on an everyday car stereo . Shit music dies quickly in the car , good music always blows away the crap thats on the radio .

 

[MetalMiller]

I actually prefer to listen to music on monitors rather than hifi. *shrug*

+1

Nothing had sounded better than (good old german engineeringsorry)K+H O98 or O110 to my ears (yet). But please please... stay away from Bose stuff. It´s a fucking joke all over the place. FUCK BOSE!!!!!!!!!

For example, vintage jbl 43... monitors are worth every penny.
Or just get some , of course used, O98 in good condition and you´re done.