Hi members, my first ever post on this forum and I hope there's many more to come in the future.
TLDR - What's the best bookshelf speakers that I can buy for living room usage with a TV under 15K (tv connected with a pc via hdmi, and from TV RCA output into speakers via rca input)
Long story now
My dad had given me a budget of 15k. At first I was going to buy a pair of swan m10 plus ( Saw Z reviews rave about it, albeit he isn't the most objective of reviewers) but found only the swan m10s which are far far too old now and I felt that there must be some better ones out in the market today compared to what was popular on tech forums a decade back.
I start searching around. Eventually spent hours comparing edifiers r1280db, r1700bt and r2000db. I bought the r1280db on amazon only to find out that according to some people, the r1700bt is better for music and considering that my dad won't be purchasing any more speakers or even plan to upgrade this for another 10 years, it had to be worth the value.
I cancelled the r1280db but unfortunately the 1700bt 2nd hand advert that I was going to purchase for 10k was fishy, seller was absolutely paranoid and he wouldn't even give a single day personal guarantee to test it out which probably meant there was some issues with it he was hiding. I'm also waiting on a reply from a person selling a 3 year old r2000db but his responses are very erratic and selling the speakers seems to not even be his 2nd priority.
My requirements :-
Something which is balanced yet fun to listen to, the prior speakers we used to have were artis speakers my dad bought for 2k rupees back in 2008 lol so anything would be impressive (albeit those speakers really had some room shaking thump)
Mid range would be important as my parents listen to a lot of regional gospel music so there's a lot of emphasis on vocals, male voice female voices and choir music. I was planning on buying the edifier m4 as an audiosciencereview forum member said that those were the only ones he woul consider "decent" however due to a lack of volume or bass and most people said that they were more ideal for near field desktop usage, I couldn't consider it. However, anything would be a massive improvement over the TV speakers.
We don't watch movies so there's no requirement for any surround sound setups (at this budget it wouldn't even be possible)
Budget is extemely strict, I cannot go beyond this, the max 15k is only if it's absolute VFM. I understand that a 15k amp + 15k passive speaker (such as micca rb42) would be an excellent choice but I simply cannot.
Living room setup is basically this
Old 42" LG LED TV with no 3.5mm output, only a HDMI and RCA input for video and RCA output for audio
Old Lenovo Thinkcentre used as a sort of family PC for music, streaming, youtube etc
Living room itself isn't big, it's smaller than what an average living room in a city apartment would be
Speakers that I have considered :-
Edifier 1700bt - There was a refurbished one being sold on flipkart for 9k but my gut feeling and news about flipkart terrible customer service thought it woul be best to avoid. Spoke to some dealer in mumbai for a brand new one for 14k but I feel like at that price point it's a bit steep (considering it used to go on sale for 9-10k back in august according to some reddit threads). However if I can find one used it would be great
No clue on other speakers, the r2000db is only one that I've considered for used as it is currently going for 25k (but it used to go for like 13-14k 2 years back?)
Another thing I've noticed is that the distributors have changed or something. DV Technologies in mumbai used to be the distributor but now all the new DB with the sub output (or the S at the end of the model name) are being distributed by a either Nikita Distributors/Extreme Adventure Sports In Pune. So there's another problem on whether the 1 year warranty is guaranteed by the distributor as the 1700bt is not sold by the current importer (that is if I am correct)
Overall, I would really appreciate it if you guys could help suggest any other speakers or if you have a pair of active speakers that are still in good condition, I'll be happy to buy it
Thanks in advance!
TLDR - What's the best bookshelf speakers that I can buy for living room usage with a TV under 15K (tv connected with a pc via hdmi, and from TV RCA output into speakers via rca input)
Long story now
My dad had given me a budget of 15k. At first I was going to buy a pair of swan m10 plus ( Saw Z reviews rave about it, albeit he isn't the most objective of reviewers) but found only the swan m10s which are far far too old now and I felt that there must be some better ones out in the market today compared to what was popular on tech forums a decade back.
I start searching around. Eventually spent hours comparing edifiers r1280db, r1700bt and r2000db. I bought the r1280db on amazon only to find out that according to some people, the r1700bt is better for music and considering that my dad won't be purchasing any more speakers or even plan to upgrade this for another 10 years, it had to be worth the value.
I cancelled the r1280db but unfortunately the 1700bt 2nd hand advert that I was going to purchase for 10k was fishy, seller was absolutely paranoid and he wouldn't even give a single day personal guarantee to test it out which probably meant there was some issues with it he was hiding. I'm also waiting on a reply from a person selling a 3 year old r2000db but his responses are very erratic and selling the speakers seems to not even be his 2nd priority.
My requirements :-
Something which is balanced yet fun to listen to, the prior speakers we used to have were artis speakers my dad bought for 2k rupees back in 2008 lol so anything would be impressive (albeit those speakers really had some room shaking thump)
Mid range would be important as my parents listen to a lot of regional gospel music so there's a lot of emphasis on vocals, male voice female voices and choir music. I was planning on buying the edifier m4 as an audiosciencereview forum member said that those were the only ones he woul consider "decent" however due to a lack of volume or bass and most people said that they were more ideal for near field desktop usage, I couldn't consider it. However, anything would be a massive improvement over the TV speakers.
We don't watch movies so there's no requirement for any surround sound setups (at this budget it wouldn't even be possible)
Budget is extemely strict, I cannot go beyond this, the max 15k is only if it's absolute VFM. I understand that a 15k amp + 15k passive speaker (such as micca rb42) would be an excellent choice but I simply cannot.
Living room setup is basically this
Old 42" LG LED TV with no 3.5mm output, only a HDMI and RCA input for video and RCA output for audio
Old Lenovo Thinkcentre used as a sort of family PC for music, streaming, youtube etc
Living room itself isn't big, it's smaller than what an average living room in a city apartment would be
Speakers that I have considered :-
Edifier 1700bt - There was a refurbished one being sold on flipkart for 9k but my gut feeling and news about flipkart terrible customer service thought it woul be best to avoid. Spoke to some dealer in mumbai for a brand new one for 14k but I feel like at that price point it's a bit steep (considering it used to go on sale for 9-10k back in august according to some reddit threads). However if I can find one used it would be great
No clue on other speakers, the r2000db is only one that I've considered for used as it is currently going for 25k (but it used to go for like 13-14k 2 years back?)
Another thing I've noticed is that the distributors have changed or something. DV Technologies in mumbai used to be the distributor but now all the new DB with the sub output (or the S at the end of the model name) are being distributed by a either Nikita Distributors/Extreme Adventure Sports In Pune. So there's another problem on whether the 1 year warranty is guaranteed by the distributor as the 1700bt is not sold by the current importer (that is if I am correct)
Overall, I would really appreciate it if you guys could help suggest any other speakers or if you have a pair of active speakers that are still in good condition, I'll be happy to buy it
Thanks in advance!
