Best Tower Speakers Under $200/Pair?
Best Tower Speakers Under $200/Pair?
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Tonight we are going to take a close look at two pairs of tower speakers that bring good sound and incredible value at under $200/pair. We discuss the pros and cons of each speaker and also discuss how their performance can be improved with some tweaks. If you want tower speakers, but can’t afford to spend big $$$, you will want to watch this video discussion.
For more information, read:
https://www.audioholics.com/tower-speaker-reviews/dayton-mk442t
https://www.audioholics.com/tower-speaker-reviews/mp-t65rt
Best Budget Speaker Challenge: https://forums.audioholics.com/forums/threads/post-your-best-budget-speaker-finds-here.115703/
Dayton Audio MK442T: https://amzn.to/2FN0Pbd
Monoprice MP-T65RT: https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=35124
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can someone recommend a pair of tower speakers around $400-$500?
I use speakers out of a Ford tempo for my fronts and rears. My center speaker out of an old radio and receiver I got for a trade of bbq grill. Sounds awesome 👍
My speakers back in the 70ts were 900usd new.
Now they go for up to 5000usd on eBay 😂
This video is very difficult to follow visually because of the rapid fire screen changes . It like watching a rap video where images are changing every second with little continuity . Very difficult to watch.
I got there cheap bookshelf speakers instead….I have made big mistake to not get the towers
Well if you are thinking about duel tower speakers on shoe string budget (90 $) that sound as good as speakers priced 3 times higher check out the one I am using. It’s called OBAGE DT 2605
https://www.amazon.in/dp/B08F5HFW7V/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_uEJmFbR544M1Z
If you can get the older Klipsch SF-2’s used for under $200, they are bad ass, imaging is really good, and they are very easy to power with their high sensitivity…
With the $200 limit you cut out a lot good sounding speakers that are around $500 to $600 a pair. A $700 limit would have included some truly good stuff.
Max headroom! Best signal intrusion ever
speaking of budget, can you do a video on using an older receiver as an external amp. please? we are not all rich or get gear given to us…
Superb!👌
Those or polk audio t50
Hmmm what would happen if jou would DSP crossover and active amp play these?
Do this for $500-1000 a pair
Hello guys, I’ve listened to you guys and it’s interesting maybe I can help out something in making a nice crossovers for a speaker system.
When i see Gene taking to these two youngsters, it SO reminds me of Beavis n Butthead "kick me in the Jimmy" Episode!
Tell me im wrong!! Lol!
Everything out of stokck….
50 55 degrees toe in?🤔 Arcade 1up type riser? 🤔 I mean for $140.
Good lord.
I have 20+ year old NHT SuperTwo towers that I still use but been thinking about upgrading.. You think these Dayton Audio sound better than those if you had to guess?
Do you guys think that the shelf version of these (Monoprice MP-65RT) could make a good Atmos in-ceiling alternative? Given that should add a real 2-way crossover to the speakers.
You are on to something with the X over mod for the Monoprice towers. If Audioholics can sell books, why can’t they sell hop up kits? Another great video!
Um that was like a 80 degree angle, not a 55. 90 degree turn would be going from straight ahead to straight to your right, 1/4 circle.
Basically just aim you speakers straight forward and sit a little close and you’ll be in that sweet spot. These speakers are pretty nice for that price
If you try to stiffen the enclosure you are going to change the ring of the cabinet. The enclosure is a fluke. It is part of the reason that they sound much better off-axis.
Here’s a list that helped me out.
"whinyl.com/tspks-guide/
In the end, I went with #6.
2:38
Great stuff Gene! Would love to see some opinions on the Micca RB42 reference bookshelf speakers and Jamo S 803’s for budget spenders.
I’d like ribbon tweeter like Emotiva tower. I’d love Martin Logan Motion 60s.
JBL LX500
Pioneer S-77Twin is very affordable and sounds just as good as a set of JBLs or even KEFs.
I hope someone can try to modify the Dayton Audio MK442T with some damping material(s) in the transmission line. This speaker seems to have done a lot of things right, and if those dips can be tamed / reduced, then this is even more of a hidden gem.
I would imagine if you couldnt afford a decent set of speakers it would make alot of sense to build your own because manufacturers will never give you quality drivers and crossovers at a low price. I would imagine even if you only had 2 hundred dollars ,building your own would give you really decent parts. I dont know that’s what I would do……. actually this gives me an idea to find out if I can build a set of speakers that measure as good as a set of so called high quality speakers. A second option may be to just buy used. I realize most people who sell there used speakers think there still worth what they originally paid but some people actually have a soul and sell them at a reasonable price.
Would better woofers in the Mono price cabs make them sound better along with a better X-over?
that mono speaker is a POS!! A WASTE OF MONEY
My thing is for a few dollars more you can get the Polk T50 or the or the Pioneer sp – fs52.
I have an Onkio amplifier receiver with 2 Jenson front speaker, two Yamaha subs and onkio fronts as my rear channels. my particular . im struggling with getting booming sounds from my subs. Anything i can do to getting bass with no distortion
My used Klipsch Mirage OM-9s were $150.
I have my MK442T’s hooked up to my Marantz SR5013 and they sound amazing.
My bookshelves weigh more haha! By twice almost. Would be a decent starter speaker though. Easy gift to get a young person started in the hobby.
Having two woofers would tend to reduce the floor cancellation – both because each woofer will cancel at different frequencies, and the vertical combing will limit the floor cancellation; as any MTM speaker will do.
I would have love to have seen the bic America dv64’s on here. They seem to be a great buy when they are on sale.
Polk monitor 60’s fronts Polk Cs10 Center and Polk tsi100 surrounds. That’s my budget 🤷🏾♂️
They’re not really tower speakers. They’re bookshelf speakers without the need for a stand!🙂
Where can I find more information on the crossover by Dennis Murphy for the monoprice?
New to Audioholics channel but am digging these speaker reviews, seeing these measurements on and off axis is a huge help for setting these up for would be buyers.👍
Look at the polk t50 i have them and they are amazing for the price.
That is NOT a transmission line box. It’s just ported bc it has a coupled chamber. The arrows are wrong. The air doesn’t flow down into the cavity them up. That is the sealed portion and the rest is a long port. Transmission lines don’t have chambers. They are ALL port only whose length is 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 wavelength of the Fs.
I don’t mean to be rude, I’m asking this honestly – does that guy on the right have turrets?
It’s quite obvious these speakers DO sound shockingly close to much higher price designs and you guys are almost afraid to just admit it as not to shatter the "truths" we live by….lol
lol that crossover
you could sell them to audiophiles as "minimum internal audio pathway"
Are you guys hearing about any delays on av receivers this year?? Are things coming out anytime soon?