Dear friends
I am putting together a budget but decent system for a medium sized bedroom (around 2.5 m by 5 m) consisting of:
So, I need a pair of bookshelf speakers – due to space issues, they would stay at about 15 0r 20 cm off the wall on top of a large electronic piano which does the job of the bookshelf and that would in due course be also outputted to the same amplifier.
This leaves me with the following specs for the bookshelf speakers:
So Please can I ask:
Jordi
I am putting together a budget but decent system for a medium sized bedroom (around 2.5 m by 5 m) consisting of:
- Lenco L-400BK turntable
- Marantz PM4001 amplifier but it is a bit old and I am thinking of replacing it for an Onkyo A-9010
- The record player feeds into the phono input of the amplifier but I have an option to use the record player’s own in-built phono preamp or a Schiit Mani.
So, I need a pair of bookshelf speakers – due to space issues, they would stay at about 15 0r 20 cm off the wall on top of a large electronic piano which does the job of the bookshelf and that would in due course be also outputted to the same amplifier.
This leaves me with the following specs for the bookshelf speakers:
- They must be suitable for an amplifier power range of 15-75 watts
- They must be reasonably efficient
- The base must not exceed 23 x 23 cm
- They are for classical music so not a bassy boomy system, for me what matters is the mid-frequencies, particularly piano and vocal range. I don’t listen to music loud but it has to have decent presence and not sound too underpowered.
- Budget around 200 Eur, can go up to 225 max.
So Please can I ask:
- What is a reasonable choice: 210, 220, 11.0 - or do you have other suggestions?
- Would the speakers match the amplifier properly?
- Any other advice you care to give me
Jordi
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