new speakers for vintage system

[gregory]

hello all,disaster my aged ms pageant's have just given up the ghost.i have a smallish room 17 long 10 wide so new speakers are needed,they must go as near to the wall as possible.i would prefer small floorstanders with high sensitivty as i have a 10 watt per channel valve amp.price range between £300 to £400.any thought's greatly appreciated,gregory.

 

[Clare Newsome]

This is a tricky one... The obvious answer in terms of size, positioning and pricing would be the KEF iQ5SEs - compact floorstanders, happy sat about anywhere, £400 - but KEF recommends they're used with a minimum of 15W amplification. Maybe worth arranging an audition (with your amp) to see if the reality is different?

Other ideas, anyone?

 

[Andrew Everard]

I'd be thinking Acoustci Energy Aelite 3s, or Tannoy's Sensys DC2s which list at £650 but can be found for £400 without much Googling.

 

[gregory]

hello,i like the look of the kef's small and discreet,i don't think the lower sensitivity is to much of a problem but would have a demo with my amp to make sure.sorry andrew but waf rules out the other speakers,tannoy's even i don't like but the aelite 3 look nice to me.this is a hard one i know,unless i up the anti it looks like headphone listening for a while longer.thanks guys.