Should I buy Quad 22L's as my first real speakers?

[postjack]

Hey-

So I want to enter the world of speakers, and the Quad 22Ls that tkam has for sale have caught my eye. Of course they are visually very attractive, and all the reviews I've read say they are a good neutral speaker at their pricepoint, and even a better deal used. Basically I would just want a speaker that is decent across all genres, and doesn't really try to do anything except portray what is on the recording pretty well.

My initial application would be in a small quasi-office room where my headphone rig is. I forget the room's exact measurements, but I sit 8 feet from the wall, and so would be 5-6 feet from the speakers. Far from ideal, yes, but eventually I'm looking at converting a room in my house that gets very little use into a dedicated listening room, so then I could setup the speakers anyway I wanted.

I'd want to power them with something <$1000, maybe an integrated like the Rega Mira3 or something by Jolida. "Budget" is the word.

Any feedback is appreciated.

As an aside, I haven't laid claim to the 22Ls, they are still very much for sale if someone else is still interested. You won't break my heart at all if you snatch them up.

[Dusty Chalk]

Any feedback is appreciated.

Dew eet.

From everything you describe, they should be exactly what you're looking for, and if you end up being unhappy with them, I don't think you'll lose any money in the long run.

I have to wonder why tkam is selling them, though. Is there anything wrong with this particular pair, Todd?

I can't purchase them at this time, otherwise I would in a heartbeat.

[grawk]

Dew eet.

From everything you describe, they should be exactly what you're looking for, and if you end up being unhappy with them, I don't think you'll lose any money in the long run.

I have to wonder why tkam is selling them, though. Is there anything wrong with this particular pair, Todd?

I can't purchase them at this time, otherwise I would in a heartbeat.

You haven't noticed? Todd upgrades more often than akwok

[tkam]

Nope nothing wrong with them, they've just been replaced by these: Selah Audio 3D

[grawk]

emojack, you should definitely buy todd's quads.

[Dusty Chalk]

Nope nothing wrong with them, they've just been replaced by these: Selah Audio 3D

Oh, yeah, I remember those! I had just forgotten that was you that got them. Sweet.

[aerius]

emojack, you should definitely buy todd's quads.

Noooooo!!!!! Buy TheSloth's Adagios! linky

[Dusty Chalk]

Noooooo!!!!! Buy TheSloth's Adagios! linky

I think you mean url, not irl. (Universal Resource Locator vs. In Real Life, LOL).

[aerius]

I think you mean url, not irl. (Universal Resource Locator vs. In Real Life, LOL).

Now you know why I almost failed my typing class in high school.

[n_maher]

I think you mean url, not irl. (Universal Resource Locator vs. In Real Life, LOL).

I thought IRL was the Indy Racing League?

[postjack]

how did this go from an $800 pair of speakers to a $2750 pair of speakers?

[grawk]

how did this go from an $800 pair of speakers to a $2750 pair of speakers?

It's head-case, of course.

[aerius]

how did this go from an $800 pair of speakers to a $2750 pair of speakers?

Upgrades happen, might as well get ahead of the curve while you can...

[postjack]

K, time to decide on an amp. Must be <$1000 or thereabouts.

I'm think the NAD C 352. Any thoughts?

[hungrych]

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?intatube&1192127506

[postjack]

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?intatube&1192127506

ack, tubes. good price though, seems to be well reviewed. the EH models of the KT88, 6sn7, and 12ax7 tubes this amp employs aren't that expensive.

[postjack]

any recommendations/thoughts for solid state options? i'm of course furiously employing the audio asylum search engine and browsing audiogon, but I always appreciate a push in the right direction.

[DigiPete]

NAD M series integrated

Bel Canto S300 or Ref1000 monoblocks (the S300 also has an integrated version)

[PFKMan23]

http://www.d-sonic.net/

[Guest sacd lover]

any recommendations/thoughts for solid state options? i'm of course furiously employing the audio asylum search engine and browsing audiogon, but I always appreciate a push in the right direction.

Back when I was using speakers I auditioned all the name heavy hitters .... McCormack DNA-125/ Musical Fidelity A3CR/ Belles 150A .... and the little Monarchyt SM-70 Pro stomped them. The difference was totally obvious immediately. I bought the Pro .... and later a second low gain version. You can pick these up amps for peanuts used and they work best with an inexpensive passive preamp. If those speakers can get by with 25-30 watts I would check out a Pro. This amp also doubles as an excellnt k1000 amp.

[Guest sacd lover]

see if Ray will build you something, perhaps 50 HR-2s in series per channel...

The first amp with an output impedence of 1 megaohm.

[postjack]

Lots of talk over at audio asylum about the [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-Integrated-Digital-Stereo-Amplifier/dp/B000J0ORMS/ref=sr_1_30/102-2336702-8536937?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1176478823&sr=8-30]Onkyo A-9555[/ame]. Lots of folks seem to like it at its price point, and it supposedly got a good review in Stereophile this month.

[deepak]

Dew eet

100 whats: http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sherwood-Stereo-Receiver-RX-4105/sem/rpsm/oid/121266/catOid/-12949/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

probably gets real loud

[postjack]

Dew eet

100 whats: http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sherwood-Stereo-Receiver-RX-4105/sem/rpsm/oid/121266/catOid/-12949/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

probably gets real loud

i'm kind of torn here. i definitely want something done by ray, but the sherwood above does have one hundred watts in it, which no doubt would get loud as all hellfire. does ray do mods? maybe i could get him to mod it to get like 150 watts out of it so i can turn up the voulme dial a bit more.

[PFKMan23]