I just recently got into speakers, but here's wut I had/got: Old Pair of Mission bookshelves from 1994 B&W 601 S3's Von Schweikert VR1's Acoustic Energy Aespirit 300C's These are my first home theater dedicated speakers, the rest I've used on a separate dedicated stereo rig where I throw...
UPS finally brought in my Fluance SX-HTB's today (really late too, it was 6:30pm!). The towers were HEAVY, I needed to borrow the luggage cart from the front desk of my apartment to haul the suckers up. The satellites are ALOT smaller than they look in the pictures; the same goes for the center...
speaker with no love?...at least around here.. Acoustic Energy. Well enjoyed in the UK, has SOME presence in North America, but not enough. I own a pair of aespirit 300C's (bought used for only $150 shipped) and they sound amazing for their size. I felt that the AE's were far more impressive...
Here's what my dealer gave me back when I got B&W's: For my 601 S3's, I only paid $330 + tax (6%) for a pair, they retail for like $450 a pair I believe? Pretty big discount considering after I used it for about a year, I resold them for the same exact price! I also bought subsequently a ASW300...