currently using Monitor Audio BR2 for mainly movies.. can be driven pretty hard i got it at RM900 brand new in Miri..

Mind to tell me your setup to drive the Monitor Audio BR2?

I come and distrub a bit.....
KEF C1 Bookshelf Speaker... plus minus 1k (Perfect HiFi maybe?

I am from Miri too. Did you get it from Kings Audio. I was looking at the Paradigm Atom monitor which is around Rm1100. But then came the KEF Q300.

KEF Q300? Think that one is slightly above requirement of TS need of compiling <1k bookshelf Speaker.... Maybe the Q100 can still fall within the range on the upper side....
I am waiting for a chance to hear the R Series when it will hit our Malaysia shores... I wanna hear the Blade but dont think any will come to our shore, and Muon.. that one sure will indeed be a dream....

At RM1000 budget, I think the Paradigm Atom Monitor is great.

I understand that Atom is normally used for surround. How's the sound when it is used for LR?

Atom Monitor is a award winning budget bookshelves speaker. It can be use as the main speakers too.

Hi there!

Maybe you can tell us the amp you intend to drive your speakers with? and if you strictly prefer brand new (china-made) as opposed to second hand speakers (uk-made)?

Cheers:)

What about we begin with affordable consumer grade 7-channel AV such as Pioneer, Yamaha, Onkyo with 100-120W output.

Talk about price, why not stick with new price since used speakers like those are rather hard to come by.

This post has been edited by HiFiFreak: Dec 1 2011, 04:04 PM

Hi bros! Would like to know where to find paradigm products in malaysia? Pls pm me thanks! Looking for shift a2

Tannoys might be good too.

what about FOCAL XS Book 2.0 Sound System

kindly pm me your best price if you are selling this. thanks bro!

For near field purpose, you can try the Fountek K3, personally I loved this full range speaker very much, neodymium magnet speaker driver (FR89EX). But you have to order it from oversea.

This post has been edited by chchyong89: Sep 8 2012, 06:20 PM

For a little bit more, try Curve Acoustics x-ls encore. Value for money.

I'm building a separate stereo setup, currently using wharfedale 10.2 for stereo which i switch back and forth for home theater setup..Any idea how it's fair against wharfedale?

Wharfedale 10.2 is a pair of good speaker. Unfortunately, we couldn't secure one so far to do a A/B comparison.
However, we did compare with Ascend CMT-340 and definitely Encore edged out the former in high and low register, with warmer signature. On the other hand, former AV123 has done some comparisons and it concluded that the Encore can definitely match those around USD1000.

We did invite some speaker veterans for auditions and even sent a pair to psvsound for reviewing, all make an identical conclusion: it is not a 1k or 2k signature, but 3+k.

In fact, Encore is designed upon reference of Aerial Acoustics Model 5 loudspeaker. Surprisingly, one of the local reviewer was able to correctly guessed that that.

Let's me show you the comments, they are in Chinese ...

到此为止，我们对于这喇叭大致已经了然于胸。
老实说，它宽松、音像庞大、乐器自然、各声部音域平衡、打击乐器饱满扎实的声音，我还是第一次在这种很平价的小喇叭上听到，以前都只有在调整得当的westlake/aerial身上才能听到。每个对乐器有正确认识的人都知道，优质自然乐器的声音绝对是宽松的，听起来会紧绷刺耳、令人紧张的声音绝对是不正确的。可惜，大部份喇叭所发出的声音是细瘦的，尖锐的，硬调的，这那里是自然真实的声音？


不仅只有上述，它的动态非常宽广，从细微的声音到最强大的声音都能够很轻松的再生；即使如RR的爆棚音乐也能够保持宽松不紧绷的特性。它的音像虽然庞大，但聚焦仍然清晰，而且形体轮廓浮凸。它的声音虽然宽松，但一点都不浑浊，解析力与层次感也可过关，自然的在各种音乐中透出。或许会误解，宽松的声音、庞大的音像，这样的喇叭一定是速度奇慢、拖泥带水的???。从我听了十几张各式音乐来判断，它的暂态反应(Transient)没有什么特别感觉，但其实真正的速度反应却很快。这种感觉可以比照如下：如果您在Bkt Bintang市内开车，虽然只有时速70km，就会觉得车速很快，这是因为街景不断变化，而且街道拥挤所产生的错觉。反之，如果在一条宽敞车少的南北大道开车，即使车速120km，都不觉得车快，这是因为周遭景象变化少，而且道路宽敞所致。它就是这样，因为不紧张不紧绷，听起来有如在宽敞的南北大道开车，虽然暂态反应很快，但是一点都不觉得过快，只是觉得音乐应该就是如此。


它的乐器人声音像以小喇叭而言算形体庞大，声音又有光泽，各种乐器的演奏质感真实。这种特质如果不是亲耳听过，保证很难从文字中完全体会。我想，它能够有这种表现，全套的ARC绝对也有功劳，因为这种声音特色也正是ARC的声音特质。或许我可以这么说：由于它与ARC都具有上述的特点，二者相加起来，让上述特质更加特出。也因为如此，我可以肯定的说它与ARC是绝配(用新一代的Audiolab也不俗)，是不等价的绝配,虽然我还不知卖多少。
RM3k??

This post has been edited by fx20: Jun 12 2013, 09:07 PM

Will you join the coming kliav this July? It would be a good platform to demo your speakers..I'm hoping you will be joining coz I'll be there..

Anyone wana get a rega rs1 speaker.
im selling my 3-4 months old one. Around rm2.2k.
Rarely used.