Budget Bookshelf Speakers Reviews

Here is an interesting review on 4 Budget Bookshelf Speakers under Rs. 15,000.00

http://www.audioholics.com/productre...aceOffVIp1.php

I am curious to know if anybody owns or has heard the Axiom Audio M3Ti? Can we get them in India?

Also I would love to read reviews from bookshelf speaker owners in this forum.

CYrus,

I had cosely taken an audition for Morduant Shorts Avant 9i bookshelves, retailing at around 12K. Its truly a beautiful set of speaker. Sound staging is perfect and pair it with a matching amp or a yamaha avr, u would fall in love with it. highly reccomended...

Among others that i have seen is the B&W 303 bookshelf retailing at 16k. a very good qaulity speaker (fibre cone mix) no doubt its a B&W n the sound is amazing. the best part is it disapears and doesnot give the box sound kind of feeling. a litle hard to drive. pair it with an equally powerful amp or avr...n u will surely know why B&W is so good....highly reccomended...

Another i have auditioned is a pair of Tannoy i auditioned in bangalore at Mr. Mukesh's place in jayanagar. These are a real competitors for B&W. the pair was somewhere close to 25K and the deliverance was almost like a tower speaker...everything balanced...excellant speaker...

Then a monitor audio gold series...dont exctly remember the model no..but ut retails for around 33K......cabinate build quality is exceptional...and so is its finishing.....sounds very crisp and clear......a good buy indeed.....

One more i heard off was a pair of Linn....at Prithvi's place....costs some 75grands for a pair and it was a real deceiver....the bass extension was damn good...i confused his power conditioner with a sub...excellant quality.....but again the electronics that drove them were equally expensive...if u spend that amount,.....u can nvr go wrong......excellant speaker....

I heard one from KEF, some iQ series ..retailing for 30K...their uniQ drivers have the best mid range soundsatging....crisps and very sweet...amazing cabinaet finish and one of the sexiest pair.....

One more u could try out is a morduant short single speaker tower model, retailing for around 20K. the same aroma of its avant 9i but a beautiful extension of bass because of its huge cabinet volume....a very good n cost effective alternative to bookshelves....highly reccomended....


the best part about all the above mentioned speakers were....they never sound harsh or tend to tire ur ears...all lovely n wonderful to have....

cheers!!!

Hi,

Should here mention setup is Excellent?Please reply.

Amplifire: NAD 320 BEE

Bookshelf Speaker:TANNOY Mercury II (Fusion)

CD Player: Cambridge C 640 C

The Cambridge Audio 640C is a great BUY and it should be good with the NAD 320BEE. However there NAD has released a newer version to the 320BEE called 325BEE which I would suggest you to check out.

Also as far as the speakers are concerned check out Monitor Audio Bronze B2 for the same price.

Just for you info check out this interesting budget stereo system review here.

hi rashmikant,

i have heard the setup...tannoys on a NAD C320 BEE and cambridge is an excellant budget player....its an excellant n powerful setup...dont worry...just enjoy....

Hi Cyrus,

NAD 320 BEE attched with NAD C-272 Power Amp.should this both are excellent to very truly audiophile presentation? reply

Hi Rashmikant,

I have heard this setup a year ago in local Surat dealer's place. It was really superb sounding setup. In fact I have recommended to one friend for this setup but he has better budget for stereo, so he had ended up with much better setup!

You have chose the best combination.

Very good quality, clean sounding amplifier and very melodious Tannoy speaker (best midrange, I have ever heard!)

Vin Sim.

Bookshelf's under 15,000rs - I recommend you audition the ff:

1. Mordaunt Short 901
2. Wharfedale 9.1
3. Athena Series 2 - B1.2 or for a couple more rupees the B2.2

Product reviews help. But the final deciding factor should be your ears. It'll also help to ask the store/dealer to pair the speakers with the amp you're planning to buy.

Hope this helps.

CR

You can also check out diamond 9.2s. They will cost @16K.

Sat