Small budget standmounts

[Gaz37]

Mrs Gaz is considering allowing a pair of speakers in the living room but they must be small and under £100 new or used

I'm thinking along the lines of Epos ELS3 but am wondering if Quad lites are useable as main speakers (I believe they're intended as satellites)

Sound wise I realise big bass, in fact any bass to speak of, is unlikely so want realistic sounding vocals and HF.

What should I be looking for on the bay of evil?

 

[Blacksabbath25]

Mrs Gaz is considering allowing a pair of speakers in the living room but they must be small and under £100 new or used

I'm thinking along the lines of Epos ELS3 but am wondering if Quad lites are useable as main speakers (I believe they're intended as satellites)

Sound wise I realise big bass, in fact any bass to speak of, is unlikely so want realistic sounding vocals and HF.

What should I be looking for on the bay of evil?

hi if your lucky you might find secondhand Dali Zensor 1s or Dali Zensor 3s around that price or some old Mission speakers a £100 is quite a tight budget to be honest

 

[Vladimir]

There's like a plague of Quad 11Ls for 100q on ebay.

 

[CnoEvil]

Would these fit the bill: http://www.superfi.co.uk/p-2442-wharfedale-diamond-91-speakers-pair.aspx

 

[insider9]

Mrs Gaz is considering allowing a pair of speakers in the living room but they must be small and under £100 new or used

I'm thinking along the lines of Epos ELS3 but am wondering if Quad lites are useable as main speakers (I believe they're intended as satellites)

Sound wise I realise big bass, in fact any bass to speak of, is unlikely so want realistic sounding vocals and HF.

What should I be looking for on the bay of evil?

hi if your lucky you might find secondhand Dali Zensor 1s or Dali Zensor 3s around that price or some old Mission speakers a £100 is quite a tight budget to be honest 

Zensor 1 are the only Dali speakers I would not recommend unless as rears for home cinema. Big gaping hole in midrange.

 

[Blacksabbath25]

Mrs Gaz is considering allowing a pair of speakers in the living room but they must be small and under £100 new or used

I'm thinking along the lines of Epos ELS3 but am wondering if Quad lites are useable as main speakers (I believe they're intended as satellites)

Sound wise I realise big bass, in fact any bass to speak of, is unlikely so want realistic sounding vocals and HF.

What should I be looking for on the bay of evil?

hi if your lucky you might find secondhand Dali Zensor 1s or Dali Zensor 3s around that price or some old Mission speakers a £100 is quite a tight budget to be honest

Zensor 1 are the only Dali speakers I would not recommend unless as rears for home cinema. Big gaping hole in midrange.

I was thinking of the lines of a small speaker that does not dominate a living room I used to own them they are not big on bass but still a clear sounding speaker and I agree they are good for rears the Zensor 3s are the better budget speaker which I've owned too

 

[Gaz37]

The Diamond 9.1s are probably too big I'm afraid.

I did consider the Quad 11L but the ones I've watched seem to for more the £150 mark.

 

[Vladimir]

Mission 780, Celestion 5, Rogers LS4a

 

[insider9]

Mrs Gaz is considering allowing a pair of speakers in the living room but they must be small and under £100 new or used

I'm thinking along the lines of Epos ELS3 but am wondering if Quad lites are useable as main speakers (I believe they're intended as satellites)

Sound wise I realise big bass, in fact any bass to speak of, is unlikely so want realistic sounding vocals and HF.

What should I be looking for on the bay of evil?

hi if your lucky you might find secondhand Dali Zensor 1s or Dali Zensor 3s around that price or some old Mission speakers a £100 is quite a tight budget to be honest 

Zensor 1 are the only Dali speakers I would not recommend unless as rears for home cinema. Big gaping hole in midrange.

I was thinking of the lines of a small speaker that does not dominate a living room I used to own them they are not big on bass but still a clear sounding speaker and I agree they are good for rears the Zensor 3s are the better budget speaker which I've owned too 

 

 

 

Agreed, they're very frustrating little things. Still quite Dali and would work for some types of music.

Gaz I was once recommended Dayton B652-Air by Vladimir. Brand new for circa £90 and excellent reviews. They do have a 6.5 inch drivers though so not sure if not too big.

 

[chris_bates1974]

The best pair of small budget, small size speakers I've heard are the JPW Mini Monitor. The first pair I had were only £40 when I bought them new in 1995, and I recently picked up a pair for a tenner off eBay for one of my kids. Absolutely cracking little speaker for the price.

 

[Vladimir]

Mrs Gaz is considering allowing a pair of speakers in the living room but they must be small and under £100 new or used

I'm thinking along the lines of Epos ELS3 but am wondering if Quad lites are useable as main speakers (I believe they're intended as satellites)

Sound wise I realise big bass, in fact any bass to speak of, is unlikely so want realistic sounding vocals and HF.

What should I be looking for on the bay of evil?

hi if your lucky you might find secondhand Dali Zensor 1s or Dali Zensor 3s around that price or some old Mission speakers a £100 is quite a tight budget to be honest

Zensor 1 are the only Dali speakers I would not recommend unless as rears for home cinema. Big gaping hole in midrange.

I was thinking of the lines of a small speaker that does not dominate a living room I used to own them they are not big on bass but still a clear sounding speaker and I agree they are good for rears the Zensor 3s are the better budget speaker which I've owned too

Agreed, they're very frustrating little things. Still quite Dali and would work for some types of music.

Gaz I was once recommended Dayton B652-Air by Vladimir. Brand new for circa £90 and excellent reviews. They do have a 6.5 inch drivers though so not sure if not too big.

Those sell online direct from EU warehouse.

 

[CnoEvil]

The Diamond 9.1s are probably too big I'm afraid.

I did consider the Quad 11L but the ones I've watched seem to for more the £150 mark.

I'll try again: http://www.superfi.co.uk/p-13050-roth-oli-ra1-speakers-pair.aspx

Review: https://www.whathifi.com/roth/oli-ra1/review

 

[drummerman]

Mrs Gaz is considering allowing a pair of speakers in the living room but they must be small and under £100 new or used

I'm thinking along the lines of Epos ELS3 but am wondering if Quad lites are useable as main speakers (I believe they're intended as satellites)

Sound wise I realise big bass, in fact any bass to speak of, is unlikely so want realistic sounding vocals and HF.

What should I be looking for on the bay of evil?

hi if your lucky you might find secondhand Dali Zensor 1s or Dali Zensor 3s around that price or some old Mission speakers a £100 is quite a tight budget to be honest 

Dali Z3's are big and ugly.

 

[George]

Q Acoustics 2020 are good speakers with good mid range for vocals and decent bass. There are also the later model Q Acoustics 2020i which are supposed to be very good also but I have not heard those so I cannot comment.

 

[drummerman]

My recommendation would be a pair of MS10i's

 

[nopiano]

Q Acoustics 2020 are good speakers with good mid range for vocals and decent bass. There are also the later model Q Acoustics 2020i which are supposed to be very good also but I have not heard those so I cannot comment.

I'd second the 2020i because they are under a ton at Richer Sounds, and you could swap them if you didn't like the sound. I like the look, but do note they are unusually deep.

 

[Blacksabbath25]

Mrs Gaz is considering allowing a pair of speakers in the living room but they must be small and under £100 new or used

I'm thinking along the lines of Epos ELS3 but am wondering if Quad lites are useable as main speakers (I believe they're intended as satellites)

Sound wise I realise big bass, in fact any bass to speak of, is unlikely so want realistic sounding vocals and HF.

What should I be looking for on the bay of evil?

hi if your lucky you might find secondhand Dali Zensor 1s or Dali Zensor 3s around that price or some old Mission speakers a £100 is quite a tight budget to be honest

Dali Z3's are big and ugly.

keep the grills on *smile* my dali opticon 8s are even uglier but look goods with the gills on

 

[Gaz37]

Roth Olis look a good option IF they come in light wood finish

QA 2020 would be too big (depth) for Mrs Gaz

Mordaunts & Rodgers too old fashioned looking

See what I'm up against?

 

[nopiano]

Roth Olis look a good option IF they come in light wood finish

QA 2020 would be too big (depth) for Mrs Gaz

Mordaunts & Rodgers too old fashioned looking

See what I'm up against?

What would you have if budget wasn't a factor? And I don't mean a different wife!

Neat Iotas?

 

[insider9]

From mentioned speakers that I've heard Diamond 9.1 would be high on my list. I'd also suggest Mission M71i

 

[Gaz37]

Roth Olis look a good option IF they come in light wood finish

QA 2020 would be too big (depth) for Mrs Gaz

Mordaunts & Rodgers too old fashioned looking

See what I'm up against?

What would you have if budget wasn't a factor?  And I don't mean a different wife!  

Neat Iotas?  

I don't pay any attention to anything in that price bracket.

 

[Gaz37]

Anybody heard or owned these?

 

[hybridauth_Facebook_100004211376004]

I've had a pair of kef q1's for about three days and returned them.....a wee bit bright for me they were.but that was with a arcam a85 back in the day....I'd definitely recommend a pair of mission 780's or 781's if you can find a pair that still function.lol.

 

[George]

Roth Olis look a good option IF they come in light wood finish

QA 2020 would be too big (depth) for Mrs Gaz

Mordaunts & Rodgers too old fashioned looking

See what I'm up against?

My wife never complained about mine being too deep *biggrin* But seriously though it must be be frustrating that looks are more important than sound. Q Acoustics 2010, 2010i and 3020 are smaller than the 2020 . I have the 3020 which are good but maybe over your budget. I have not heard the 2010 or 2010i but they do have good reviews but less bass than the 2020/2020i. The 2010/2010i and 3020 are also available in white gloss and walnut.

 

[muljao]

Q acoustics 2020i are excellent but deep. The 2010s are a lot smaller, but don't sound a lot smaller, both recommended in my book