Floorstanders on a budget....pls help

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hey guys, my jamo E800's recently went pop so i'm looking to get a new set of speakers. I've got a rotel RA-931 Mk II. I would like to go the floorstanders route and have about £100 - £170 to spend.

After shopping around i've narrowed it down to the mission m73i or the kef cresta 30. Can anyone recomend either of the two (or any other good set of floorstanders)? They are both on richer sounds (would prefer to buy from them as i've heard their customer service is first class) The kef's are £100 and the missions are £150.

Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for looking.

 

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Thanks a lot guys. The only reason i'm thinking of going new is i had a friend who bought a pair or mordaunt shorts of the bay. 2 weeks later one of the cones went pop and the seller wouldn't refund he's money so i'm a bit weary of the bay. Where can I buy decent speakers second hand (apart from the bay)?

The reason i'm not really after standmounts is when you factor in the price of quality stands, they end up as much as floorstanders anyway (which i've been told sound significantly better than standmounts - unless i've been misinformed).

Anyone know where to get decent 2nd hand speakers?

 

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Thanks a lot man .... ight then....will go bargain hunting. Let you know if i find anything....

P.S. I'm guessing you're the "badass" of the av forums....

thanks again

 

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MattB's advice of going to Audio-T or similar is excellent. These stores often let you home demo stuff too - needs a largeish deposit - but it's a great idea.

Try lots of different brands and find what you like. If you're room is less than 10sqm then standmounts are your only choice, if it is between 10 and 25sqm then you're into the small-medium sized floorstanders or bookshelves, over 25sqm - floorstanders are the way to go. That's all imho, but I feel that it's a reasonable guide - obviously every room & pair of speakers is different.

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I dont know what your local store is, but:
B&W DM602.5 Black S/hand £400.00 £175.00 BREN
Mission 771 S/hand £69.00 BREN
Ruark Epilogue 2 Black S/hand £175.00 SO
KEF Q35 Cherry S/hand £350.00 £175.00 SW
are all worth a sniff

Thanks man....where did you get those from?

What do you think about a pair of kef Q3's for £145?

P.S. are the Q35's better than the Q3's?

 

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now it's down to these......q35.2 or q3's. any opinions....

 

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lol...tbh I don't really know that much about speakers. I'm really fussy when it comes to my music though.

Ok how about the q55's any good? better than the q3's

sorry if i'm getting annoying

 

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thanks......advice taken. One more question though; whats the difference between an 8ohm and a 6 ohm speaker? (i know they are resistances ) but what do they transate to in reality?

thanks