Decent Small Speakers

[Teasing the Korean]

Suggest a pair of decent small speakers that won't put me in the poor house. I have auxiliary speaker outputs on my amp, and want to wire them into a room with limited space.

[porcy62]

Wich amp?

Often auxiliary outputs downgrade the overall performance of the amp. Unless your amp allow you to switch between them like soem MacIntosh, I presume. The loading of speakers sum together and can drastically push the amp to critical clipping. Theorically you should have a four channel amp to have the same performance at the same time. Anyway my suggestion would be a small speaker easy to drive, with a stable loading around 8 ohms.

[Teasing the Korean]

Wich amp?

Often auxiliary outputs downgrade the overall performance of the amp. Unless your amp allow you to switch between them like soem MacIntosh, I presume. The loading of speakers sum together and can drastically push the amp to critical clipping. Theorically you should have a four channel amp to have the same performance at the same time. Anyway my suggestion would be a small speaker easy to drive, with a stable loading around 8 ohms.

Yes, I can switch between A or B speakers. It's a big solid state Pioneer amp from (I'm guessing) the early 70s. The speakers don't need to go really loud, but just sound good at a low to medium level. It's kind of a chill out room for when I have friends over for cocktails...

[jazzbo]

http://www.decware.com/newsite/dm944.htm

[J Larsen]

http://www.decware.com/newsite/dm944.htm

Why am I not surprised?

[Teasing the Korean]

Thanks, but I'm talking SMALL, as in itsy bitsy. Bose Wave Radio size speakers.

[J Larsen]

Thanks, but I'm talking SMALL, as in itsy bitsy. Bose Wave Radio size speakers.

So you're thinking more along the lines of 1 apple by 2 apples rather than 3 apples by 6 apples?

[Chuck Nessa]

They are called headphones.

[robviti]

They are called headphones.

[Teasing the Korean]

OK, OK, you all got the gig opening for Shecky Green in the Poconos.

Seriously, if that tiny Bose radio sounds as good as it does, someone must manufacture a pair of little speakers that sound good through a half decent amplifier. What's out there?

[CJ Shearn]

well, my uncle always tells me about Paradigm bookshelf model speakers. I may want to get some myself.

[jazz1]

Check the Tivoli speakers, they are pretty small but bigger than Boses.

50$ each and they sound much better than the Boses

here is the link http://www.tivoliaudio.com/product.php?pro...=263&page=1

[Claude]

Here's another one in apple size:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/tech...ws/4217134.html

[Teasing the Korean]

Thanks for the suggestions - I'll check 'em out.