HuskyHawk
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Cyber Monday is tomorrow so this will be a quick thread. My daughter has requested bookshelf speakers to replace a broken pair. That pair is Paradigm Atoms that used to be in my home theater setup where I have a matching Paradigm center. Now I have a pair of Mirage bookshelves down there, slightly bigger a bit more bass since I still lack a subwoofer.
I have some spectacular B&W bookshelves upstairs that I bought for my father in law, who now has Alzheimer’s. These are seldom used.
Options:
1. Buy new Paradigm Atoms $235 and give the kid the Mirages. May not feel like a real Christmas present, but I’d be matched again in the HT. Selfish or practical?
2. Buy Q Acoustics 3020i for her at $261 on sale. These should last her years and are the best reviewed bookshelves under $300
3. Buy Klipsch RB 51 bookshelves hugely discounted on Best Buy for Cyber Monday, about $175. These are bigger and punchier less balanced
4. Buy some Edifer powered bookshelves that are decent and have lots of connections, including Bluetooth, USB and direct from a turntable. She has a turntable and Yamaha receiver with phono (which I also bought for my father in law). But the variety of connections could be more useful for a modern kid. $150-180.
5. Buy meh Sony bookshelves on sale over 50% off for $80. Probably won’t do this, but I’m not sure she’d know the difference.
Any other ideas? There are always Polks on sale but I’m not a big fan.
I have some spectacular B&W bookshelves upstairs that I bought for my father in law, who now has Alzheimer’s. These are seldom used.
Options:
1. Buy new Paradigm Atoms $235 and give the kid the Mirages. May not feel like a real Christmas present, but I’d be matched again in the HT. Selfish or practical?
2. Buy Q Acoustics 3020i for her at $261 on sale. These should last her years and are the best reviewed bookshelves under $300
3. Buy Klipsch RB 51 bookshelves hugely discounted on Best Buy for Cyber Monday, about $175. These are bigger and punchier less balanced
4. Buy some Edifer powered bookshelves that are decent and have lots of connections, including Bluetooth, USB and direct from a turntable. She has a turntable and Yamaha receiver with phono (which I also bought for my father in law). But the variety of connections could be more useful for a modern kid. $150-180.
5. Buy meh Sony bookshelves on sale over 50% off for $80. Probably won’t do this, but I’m not sure she’d know the difference.
Any other ideas? There are always Polks on sale but I’m not a big fan.