New pair of speakers, new or second hand

[SantanaCorreia]

Hello everyone,

I just opened a bottle of excelent portuguese wine (if anyone doesnt know it, pm me) and I think its time to get a new pair of speakers. My Pi3 player is arriving and I want it to be well received.

I sold my MA BX5 that I didnt like very much and now have a pair of Yamahas but I dont think they are what I need. I will move them to my office.

I have an audiolab 8000 amp. My living room is 40 sq metters. I have speakers stands but I can sell them.

If I am looking for a pair of second hand speakers what should I look for?

Many thanks

[RobbieGong]

Budget ?

[SantanaCorreia]

500 euros

[SantanaCorreia]

Anyone??

[Macca]

Bit more information required, Luis. How large is your room, are you restricted in where you can place the speakers, what is/are the main types of music you listen to and what didn't you like about the MA and the Yamaha speakers?

500e buys a lot of second-hand speaker these days, you should be able to get something really good, but there is a lot of options to narrow down.

[SantanaCorreia]

Bit more information required, Luis. How large is your room, are you restricted in where you can place the speakers, what is/are the main types of music you listen to and what didn't you like about the MA and the Yamaha speakers?

500e buys a lot of second-hand speaker these days, you should be able to get something really good, but there is a lot of options to narrow down.

Dear Macca,

My room is 40 sqm.
I will place the speakers next to the tv.

I listen to all kinds of music except for classical. Jazz, house, edm, electro popo, indie, rock, etc...

[Macca]

Here's a few from eBay I think would do the job -

Castle Chesters for £250 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pair-Castl...0AAOSwfVpYwXdK

Mission Argonauts £450
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Floor-Stan...0AAOSwTuJYnxnR

Tannoy DC6T for £500 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tannoy-Rev...sAAOSwCU1YvYEZ

Older KEFs are a good match with the Audiolab 8000A, have a look for some of them also. Your room is large enough to take a decent size floorstander.

[SantanaCorreia]

I will look for these here in my coutry first. Do you think Tannoy could be a good match?

[Macca]

Yes. Your amp is pretty neutral and clean-sounding, has good current delivery, so should be a good match for anything that isn't too exotic in terms of load or power requirements.

[walpurgis]

I will look for these here in my coutry first. Do you think Tannoy could be a good match?

Good Tannoys could well be. There are some to avoid.