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Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento.

Quad 12L. A "true" presentation of the recorded material. Affordable price.

Sonus Faber Electa Amator II.

Klipsch RB-25. :-)

M&K 2550.

PSB Image 1B. I use them in the office and they sound very nice.

A pair of Sonus Faber Concertino on my computer’s desktop with no (place for a) sub: and a pair of Vienna Acoustics Webern on the dresser in the bedroom with a little REL sub. Both systems are listened to much more often than my main system.

EPOS M5 TAT i

Dynaudio Confidence C1.

I had Paradigm Monitor 3 since 1999 and, looking for softer highs, bought Focal Chorus 707 a year ago. Not sure I'm there yet, but Chorus is the best I've had.

If I have one, it is the pair of Windor 200s my father gave my brother and me when we were boys. I loved them and they crushed many much more expensive speakers, setting me on the road to audiophiledom. I'm sure better speakers are available today, but I haven't gone out to listen to them.

ProAc Response Two—still what I use in my main system.

The Neat Petite. I bought these speakers 15 years ago. They now serve as my second system in my bedroom. Every morning and evening I am still surprised about the great sound they can produce. The Audiolab integrated amplifier I bought at the same time still does sterling service.

The NuForce S-9s will rock your socks off AND will provide a unique and dynamic holographic snapshot of some of the most difficult-to-play-correctly music available. I wouldn't be without mine.

Dynaudio

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Dynaudio Audience 52SE.

Shhh! My closest held audiophile secret: The Alesis Monitor 1. Yes! Alesis! Unbelievable and damn near free on eBay. Very easy to drive with my Eico HF81 (14 tube watts). I've taken these to more than one HI-FI shop only to leave the sales guys scratching their heads in disbelief. Get the first generation Monitor One (not the MK2). And keep it quiet...

For the money (meaning on a budget) try the Wharfedale Diamond 9.1s. Excellent.

NHT Zero.

It doesn't sit on a bookshelf, but on 24" Skylan stands. My favorite is the Reference 3A MM deCapo-i. You sweet little, easy to drive, piano black, baby.

Red Rose R-3s or AR4xes.

Spica TC60.

DIAPASON MICRA - HAVE OWNED A PAIR FOR 8 YEARS & STILL MY FAVORITE

The ageless Totem Model One!

Denon SC-C65. What they do, they do well. Two center channels are worth the extra dollars over the SC-A65 pair.

Proac Tablette 50 Signature.

I built 'em! My creations are the best part of my computer/bedroom system. Swans 1" fabric dome tweeter and a 5.25" Dayton woofer in a 0.40 cu ft bass reflex cabinet constructed of 1.25" MDF. Crossover is quasi-third order on the woofer, 2nd order on the tweeter. Coils are Jantzen heavy guage, caps are Solen, resistors are Mills low induction units. Frequency response is 52-21kHz+/-3db. I have yet to find anything costing less than a grand that will embarrass them. Total construction cost was about $200. And, they're finished in the most peculiar shade of yellow one can imagine!

Infinity Beta 20.

Linn Tukan.