Slim floor standing or wall mountable speakers for under 2000

You didn't mention how much space you have for those 'slim' towers. Some tower speakers are 15" or more wide - some are only 5-6" wide. Define 'slim'.

With a $2k budget I'd allocate at least $500 for a sub and look for some good bookshelf speakers. NHT Classic two's or three's - DefTec would be on my short list. Paradigm Cinema would be another. Room size and how loud you listen to movies and music will factor into these choices.

Wow, that is a tough space. How do you even plan to mount a wall speaker on the left side of the TV where there is no wall?

I think you can get slim tower speakers to put under the TV. Deftech Mythos, Paradigm Millenia 200 are possibilities.

Since your space is so constrained, it may not be worth it to get a center channel speaker. Just use left and right speakers and your receiver will create a phantom center image.

Also, try to contact Leon speakers. They make custom sized speakers that mount to your TV. I have never heard them, but they are pretty well regarded. Some of their models mount under the TV like a sound bar, but others mount to the left and right sides of the TV.

http://www.leonspeakers.com/index.html

Oh, the Kef T305 are supposedly pretty good sounding for super slim speakers. Just make sure you get a sub that can crossover pretty high, like 120 Hz, to compensate for the lack of bass in the Kef speakers. The SVS SB12 would work great. SVS also just came out with a cheaper model, the SB1000, but I have not seen measurements on it yet. The Kef sub that comes with the T series package is way overpriced. Definitely avoid that. It would be better to pair the speakers with a different sub, IMO.

I would just avoid that sub.

HT measured it here

http://www.hometheater.com/content/kef-t305-speaker-system-ht-labs-measures

The -3 dB was at 38 Hz. Pretty weak.

Audioholics measured the SB12 here

http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/speakers/subwoofers/sb12-nsd-subwoofer/sb12-nsd-measurements

The -3 dB level was 21 Hz. Way better.

It seems like you do get a price break by buying the whole T305 package vs, the individual speakers. But, if I were you, I would get the T301s for L and R, the 301c for the center, two T101s for surround duty, and a good sub like the SVS. Even the cheaper SB1000 will play much lower, with SVS claiming a -3 dB of 24 Hz. They usually do not exaggerate their measurement.

http://www.svsound.com/subwoofers/sealed-box/sb-1000#.UM5b-Wt5mSM

Look at Emptek, if you can work things out to hang them
On close-out pricing
http://www.emptek.com/ew30.php

Depends on the size of the room, and how much bass you really want.

Also look at Focal Sib XL
http://www.dedicatedaudio.com/inc/sdetail/25554

I would look at these

http://www.wharfedale.co.uk/Products/Product/tabid/78/PID/20/CID/99/language/en-GB/Default.aspx#detail

I would be cautous with the Definitve low range quoted spec -
They do not give a -3 or -6 db point.

the nice thing about socal is that you dont have to look to hard to find a dealer to audition almost anything you want to hear, being in LA theres plenty of option all over. Im in riverside. most speaker mfgs websites will tell you what dealer they have in your area within a 50 radius so you can look them up and locate a dealer.

Here's a couple just outside the LA area to check out


Atlantic Stereo
445 E 17th Street, Suite A
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
(949) 646-8895

Brooks Berdan Ltd.
110 West Olive Ave
Monrovia, CA 91016
(626) 359-9131

sunny components - covina CA
affordable audio - venice CA
Audio video authority - rancho cucamonga
the source a/v - torrance
sound asylum - venice
la audio video - los angeles
max systems - van nuys
audio crafters - pasadena
definition audio video - santa monica

theres so many more dealers too.
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