£400/500 for a pair of speakers

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just got paid and as discussed in previous post im going to treat my self to a new pair of speakers i was/still am unsure wether to buy the monitor audio br5 or the tannoy eyris2 now the br5's are cheaper at £360 ( usualy 400)and they are a 5 star winner the tannoy eyris2 are the more expensive at £499 but on the website it says that the tipical selling price is £1000 is that true??????????????? i want the best sound not the best offer and am willing to spend the £499 for the tannoy if anybody can say if thye are better then the br5 . so wich sound better br5 or eyris2 forget price wich performs better? music wise i listen to all kinds of music from metal to classica ,opera,lirica,progresive metal,etc... so all round performance is a must pluss the ability to go loud ( real lound)is important so pleasepost and answer let me know wat u know ill get the speakers on monday most likely so im in a hurry !!!

 

[Anonymous]

If you can wait another month or stretch your budget (or go with notes and screw a dealer to the floor) RS6's leave BR5's for dead in every respect. I listened to them side by side and there's no comparison - they're worth every single extra penny.

 

[Andrew Everard]

I agree with DB about the RS6 speakers against the BR5s, but at that price I would certainly suggest the excellent Tannoys as being a particularly good buy. And yes, they are effectively a £1000 design now available for half-price. Doesn't take much Googling to see how much they're selling for elsewhere...

 

[Anonymous]

thank andrew again tannoy it is then

 

[D.J.KRIME]

There is also the excelent KEF IQ5 SE which also offer the advantage of not being too fussz about positioning.

 

[Cypher]

If you can buy them anywhere. On the whole net there isn't any information on the IQ5SE speakers.

Even the dealer in Holland don't know anything about them.

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="Andrew Everard"]
I agree with DB about the RS6 speakers against the BR5s, but at that price I would certainly suggest the excellent Tannoys as being a particularly good buy. And yes, they are effectively a £1000 design now available for half-price. Doesn't take much Googling to see how much they're selling for elsewhere...

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Always worthwhile if you can get discontinued or soon to be discontinued kit discounted for sure. I got my AVR-4360 for $2850 as opposed to $4,000 - obviously being replaced but hey, its a big discount. I was lucky on my RS6's too - good price for cash. Listen to them, decide what you prefer, then see what sort of deal you can pull.