[MatthewK]

This site is the #1 source for headphone related stuff, but what about for home speaker setups? Does anyone have a recommendation for an audiophile forum that's centered around home speakers and home speaker amps?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Xoen]

All that comes to my head is avsforums.com. I seldom visit that site though since speakers are just beyond my price range. And $ 9,000 for speaker cables being suggested???! Wow...

 

[Asr]

Audiogon, AudioReview, AudioCircle, Audio Asylum. If your wallet isn't already being sucked dry....

 

[Penchum]

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Originally Posted by Xoen /img/forum/go_quote.gif All that comes to my head is avsforums.com. I seldom visit that site though since speakers are just beyond my price range. And $ 9,000 for speaker cables being suggested???! Wow...

 

[MatthewK]

Wow, $9000 for speaker cables!

Well I already have some good speakers (and decent enough cables!) but I'm interested in getting a better amp, I have a pretty wimpy one at the moment.

 

[Nick 214]

Parts Express Support Site

Mainly focused on DIY audio.

We like to think of ourselves as a tight group, it's a good place to be.

But really only for DIY.

Nick

 

[MaloS]

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Originally Posted by MatthewK /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wow, $9000 for speaker cables! Well I already have some good speakers (and decent enough cables!) but I'm interested in getting a better amp, I have a pretty wimpy one at the moment.

You can put a price range down and requirements on Audiogon forums. You will very quickly get a nice run down of what people like and go from there.
When I went shopping for a stereo setup I used those quite a bit just to get a taste of things - chose what particularly rolled my boat and went looking for more in-depth comments. Quite a bit of fun shopping like that, and I pulled off a total hit with my fairly bohemian speaker setup =] (... audiophile bohemian, still ran me about 2 grand for speakers/amp...)

 

[Kahuna]

And another - Audiokarma

 

[tf1216]

Don't forget about htguide.com, diyaudio.com, and diymobileaudio.com!

 

[broke blue-collar]

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Originally Posted by Kahuna /img/forum/go_quote.gif And another - Audiokarma

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[77Pat]

I usually use avsforum.com, but another one is Audioholics Home Theater Forums - Powered by vBulletin

You can also go to individual vendor websites and they sometimes have good support boards

 

[Ricey20]

I wish i had that kinda money. Audiophile grade speakers are like at least 5x as much as some of the most expensive headphones.

 

[tako_tsubo]

av123.com
very friendly forum and excellent speakers!

 

[krmathis]

Nice!

 

[johnsonad]

The info is spread out and each site has it's own population both good and bad. I recommend finding something you like and auditioning it at a local store if there is one around. A lot of the stuff people swear by I've written off after listening to it. Trust your ear's, especially with how much money goes into a speaker rig and buy used