Comments on: good, small, inexpensive speakers

Question: good, small, inexpensive speakers

dobbs — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:25:30 -0800

Looking for good, small, inexpensive speakers...

I'm considering getting some 3.0 or 4.0's from noHr because, I'll admit it, I like how they look and they seem to get good reviews. I will hook them up to my "Home Theatre" which is an average 27" television and an above average DVD player. Does anyone have experience with noHr or can anyone recommend a different brand? Thanks!

By: riffola

riffola — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:37:18 -0800

I didn't find any discussions about those speakers at Audiogon, but you might want to look at the Audiogon forums and see what your options are.

By: kickingtheground

kickingtheground — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:56:10 -0800

I have no personal experience with them, but I've heard good things about speakers by Anthony Gallo Acoustics.

By: machaus

machaus — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 15:17:19 -0800

Have you looked at Paradigm? Their Atom series are consistently written up as great, small and cheap.

By: majick

majick — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 16:57:50 -0800

You can get the NHT SuperOne for under $150 each, which may or may not qualify as "inexpensive" to you. I have 3 of these on the front side of my home theater rig, and I couldn't be happier. I (and others) have raved about them in the past. As far as I'm concerned there's no better speaker in the price range.

By: JollyWanker

JollyWanker — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 18:28:43 -0800

AppleFilter: I don't know if this is what you're looking for or not, but Altec Lansing makes a portable product called inMotion that Apple sells as a complement to the iPod. At $150, they may be outside your definition of "inexpensive," but they're really terrific and because they can also run off of batteries, they're great for travelling (the whole unit folds up to about the size of a trade paperback book).

By: trident

trident — Sat, 20 Dec 2003 11:12:03 -0800

My recommendation would be for either the Paradigm Atoms or the PSB Alpha's; both can be has for under $200US.

Generally though, if you stay away from places like BestBuy and go to a decent stereo shop, it's hard to go wrong. Almost all the high-end speaker manufacturers (e.g. B&W, NHT, PSB, Paradigm, KEF, Wharfendale) make inexpensive speakers that sound great.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Sat, 20 Dec 2003 11:58:12 -0800

Thanks all. I'll do a little more research, emphasis on the brands you mentioned. Though none look as nice as the nOrhs, I'll probably be better off with them.

By: milovoo

milovoo — Sat, 20 Dec 2003 23:47:22 -0800

I got some infinity QPS-1s on sale at crutchfield
and they sound so much better than they should for that price.
(I think they may only have the new ones now, but I would
imagine those are OK too)