which bookshelf speakers offer the biggest sound for around $100 (1 Viewer)

[JesseBro]

as the title states... im looking to purchase 2 new bookshelf speakers for the front of my surround sound....now i listen to a lot of music as well as a lot of home theater... im looking to spend around $100 (which isnt much i know and i will buy used as well) but im looking for something with a very full sound that can also handle some bass as i cant afford a sub just yet.... im using a yamaha rxv440 if that makes any difference

thanks for the help, and i dont like the sound of klipsch or any horn tweeter for that matter

 

[Robert Hoffman]

I've been quite happy with these BICs for five years now.

http://www.bicamerica.com/BOOKSHELFS.htm

I think they do a good job as far as a $100 (buy.com has the v62si for $116 a pair) bookshelf speaker. Obviously they sound a lot better with a SVS around

 

[GaryAR]

No doubt about it... Omage AV21's are the best speakers out there for that kind of money. There are several threads at audiogon & avsforum about them, and here's one on how to make them sound even better for little or no extra money:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...hreadid=327946

Supposedly the new ones now incorporate most of these tweaks.

Here are some pictures from my gallery on avsforum:
http://gallery.avsforum.com/showgall...0&ppuser=33049

The only place I know of that sells them in the states can be found by searching google for 'omage loudspeakers'. I bought mine from a shop in canada, but since these things have started selling they upped their price by 40%.

-Gary

 

[Dave-Z]

For about $149, you can get Athena AS-B1's, new. I gather that you could grab them used for $100. Probably the most highly recommended bookshelf speakers for their price.

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I'm currently using them as temporary surrounds as I save money for my complete PSB Stratus system(minus sub), and while I originally had pegged the stratus mini's as my next buy at $1100, I'm now content enough with the performance of the Athenas to instead grab my center, sub and receiver, leaving the mini's for last. That's saying something. btw, if I don't decide to hold on the these speakers, as I just may since they peform so well for the price, I would look to unload them for a C-note, so I would imagine a few other folks in simlar positions might be looking to unload them in your hands today.

Oh, and you can easily enough audition the Athena's, albeit in a horrible environment, at BestBuy, as they carry the Athena line in store.

I wish you luck.