What is a good pair of bookshelf speakers?
Jason, It really all depends on how much money you want to spend and what are you looking to get out of the speakers. Most bookshelf speakers aren’t able to hit the low frequencies of real “bassy” songs such as rap and top 40. This is due to their driver size with most maxing out around 8″. If you want the best and are willing to pay for it check out bwspeakers.com. I would recommend the B&W 805S, but you might need a dedicated amp to run them properly. If $2k is out of the range they have their 700 series, 600 series and CM series which should suit your needs. If you’re looking for dollar value, check out paradigm.com. Years back the Canadian government sponsered grants in improving audio/accoustics. That means that Canadian speaker manufacturers don’t have to do “as much” research because the government has done it for them. In turn, their prices are lower. I own a pair of B&W 802 floor standing as well as Paradigm Reference 100s and they are both outstanding speakers. B&W $8k, Parad
