looking for speakers to go with a sx 1280
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NavinJohnson
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bedroom system, not too big but nice bass, bookshelf type.
polk monitor 5,7
boston 150
infinity Qb, rs7,
vintage usual suspects
polk monitor 5,7
boston 150
infinity Qb, rs7,
vintage usual suspects
cfinchrist
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Pinnacle AC800
For small rooms, especially ones that do double duty (like housing a bed, dresser, wardrobe, etc.), I like speakers designed for against-the-wall placement. Bose 201's work well there, and Bose sells wall brackets for them for just $20. Another design that works well in small spaces, but will also fill just about any reasonably-sized room if you want to move them out of the bedroom someday, is the formerly ubiquitous 8-inch, 2-way acoustic suspension bookshelf speaker. Cambridge Soundworks sells their Model Six for just $150 per pair.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61zAQCGf0kL.pdf
BrocLuno
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Your SX 1280 is "overkill" for a beadroom in that it has a big amp section and is a very refined piece. It can handle almost anything you can throw at it that you could legitimately fit into a bedroom. The point is to get good sound and clear path for the wave front from the speaker locations to the "Headboard" area. You might find a way to put small A/D/S up at about a foot above bedding height in all four corners and tuck a modest sub under the bed. That will give you a sense of being "in" the music and it should make for some interesting listening experiences 
Alternatively, you can put a couple of modern Pioneer's in there and have an all Pioneer solution: http://www.analogplanet.com/content...signs-superb-sounding-budget-speakers-pioneer
Alternatively, you can put a couple of modern Pioneer's in there and have an all Pioneer solution: http://www.analogplanet.com/content...signs-superb-sounding-budget-speakers-pioneer
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true but you can fix that with a mid level sub, or a good one whichever. I will say that pound for pound ( with a sub ) you cant beat heresy"s, believe me i"ve tried. Had several sets of HPM"s, i"m just thinking of a bedroom app here, also the KG series is smaller but sound big....Roost
interalian
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If you could find a pair of Speakerlab S30s you'd be golden. Vintage and bass in spades.
true but this may be the first bedroom with a 1280 too
I'd stay away from anything "shrill" and personally would go with a "New England Style" sounding speaker that has modest bass,creamy mids and highs that sparkle.....fact is though your talking using a forward sounding receiver (only moderately) that sounds at it's best with the same kind of speaker at some volume.
In "bringing a track star to a skate board event", it is starting out a little outside the box (and can't deny how nice that setup will be) you have 3 options and these are from my experience trying to find a good match for an SX-1050/smallish space.
1. Stick with a "proven for this receiver" JBL L"xx"/Pioneer HPM/equiv. "xx" mid-size from that era.
2. Go "New England" with ADS,Boston Acoustic, and even Polk's w/silk tweeters' (Polk Monitor 7s'/ADS L710s'/Boston Acoustic BA-150s'.....bigger/thinner, but they fit tight against a wall.)
3. Or a "to hell with it" Bose 301.....I don't care what their weaknesses are, they fill up a small room with lower volume detail and have a soundstage that envelopes you....most small room bang for the buck speaker (that I have) that gets used everywhere. I'll always have a pair. (They suck cranked, but up to mid volume hold their own with speaks that are better/only a win.)
4. (Had to do it.) Swap out the truly great Pioneer SX-1280 you have and go with something that is a better fit for a bedroom. Pioneer SX-1010,Sansui...many of 'em, big Marantz. All are overkill but with these it is easier to "dig in" and find lots of options for a rich,rich "bedroom sound" that sparkles out of warmth.
Don't know where your ears are at but that is from my likes and experience.
That Pioneer is meant to "Spread it's Wings"!
In "bringing a track star to a skate board event", it is starting out a little outside the box (and can't deny how nice that setup will be) you have 3 options and these are from my experience trying to find a good match for an SX-1050/smallish space.
1. Stick with a "proven for this receiver" JBL L"xx"/Pioneer HPM/equiv. "xx" mid-size from that era.
2. Go "New England" with ADS,Boston Acoustic, and even Polk's w/silk tweeters' (Polk Monitor 7s'/ADS L710s'/Boston Acoustic BA-150s'.....bigger/thinner, but they fit tight against a wall.)
3. Or a "to hell with it" Bose 301.....I don't care what their weaknesses are, they fill up a small room with lower volume detail and have a soundstage that envelopes you....most small room bang for the buck speaker (that I have) that gets used everywhere. I'll always have a pair. (They suck cranked, but up to mid volume hold their own with speaks that are better/only a win.)
4. (Had to do it.) Swap out the truly great Pioneer SX-1280 you have and go with something that is a better fit for a bedroom. Pioneer SX-1010,Sansui...many of 'em, big Marantz. All are overkill but with these it is easier to "dig in" and find lots of options for a rich,rich "bedroom sound" that sparkles out of warmth.
Don't know where your ears are at but that is from my likes and experience.
That Pioneer is meant to "Spread it's Wings"!
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70'sAudio
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X2: :thmbsp: One other question that seems important is speaker transparency/invisibility meaning do you want them to be a main focal point/centerpeice of the room or to be transparent/invisible like a subwoofer/satellite system or wall inclosed speaker system
X1000: :yes:
I would think anything like an sx-750: :thmbsp: they can be found pretty cheap too
The SX-750 was rated at 50 watts per channel and had performance specifications that all but matched the top-of-the-line SX-1250 except for per channel output. Features, two tape in/outputs, duplicate switch, phono, aux/mic inputs, tone, and high filter switches, FM muting, tuning and signal meters and two separate bass and treble controls.
just my .02
~Mike
