Fresh to the forum and loves it. a lot of traffic and excellent info.

ive search around a bit but couldnt really find what im looking for.
so heres the deal. I want to set up a audio system at home - for mainly music listening. I dont care much about home theater cuz i mainly use my headphones + laptop for movies.
my room not very big, and my budget is around $700. i dont really know what brand/model of speakers are nice. and which kind of receiver i need or amp if its called that.

im looking for bookshelf speakers that are great for music. so please offer me insight :D

you guys are great and thanks in advance

i prefer mirage or polk audio for the price,in fact im using mirage in a 15x15 room and love the sound


check out vans they have good deals and no tax and usually free shipping

http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/category/desc/27

Does the $700 include the receiver? Do you want a sub, or just two bookself speakers?

One suggestion that I like:
Monitor audio bronze br2's, they retail at $400/pair. They supply good bass for the money and a great midrange/detailed high's. They are also easy to drive. I would consider something like a denon DRA297 as a good mid price stereo receiver to power them ($300 msrp). With a bit of a discount and some cables etc, you should stay at your $700 discount (don't spend much on wires, just get something that isn't total crap).

Here's the best sound you can ever get for $700 by far:
http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrmoni&1210103563
the slit paper woofers from scanspeak are the true high end
here's the product page:
http://selahaudio.com/id124.html

I'm not the seller, not advertising. Hope the link won't get deleted before you can read it.

thank you all for replying. one thing to keep in mind is that i live in canada. and shipping might be an pain in the ass.

is polk low endish, where it sounds like crap?

thank you all for replying. one thing to keep in mind is that i live in canada. and shipping might be an pain in the ass.

is polk low endish, where it sounds like crap?

Depends on which model you are looking at. Their lower models are the Monitor and R Series. Their higher end are the RTi and LSi. With your budget, it seems like you will be hitting the lower end. For its price, it is a great bang for the buck. Polks seems to go on sale at half price a lot at frys and frys.com.

Take a look at the BICs as well with your budget. Is your $700 budget all for speakers only? If you can add a little more to your budget, keep an eye on the svs or av123's x-series.

i found a pair of polk LSi7 on ebay for 700 or so. and im wondering compared with Totem Mites, which one is better?

its too bad you missed those ssr's.. they would outclass anythign else you're looking at

its too bad you missed those ssr's.. they would outclass anythign else you're looking at

the links you give me is dead lol.

One suggestion that I like:
Monitor audio bronze br2's, they retail at $400/pair. They supply good bass for the money and a great midrange/detailed high's. They are also easy to drive. I would consider something like a denon DRA297 as a good mid price stereo receiver to power them ($300 msrp). With a bit of a discount and some cables etc, you should stay at your $700 discount (don't spend much on wires, just get something that isn't total crap).

Second this...Also, check offerings from PSB (Image or Alpha).

the links you give me is dead lol.

yeah he mustve sold them..or decided to keep them