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Q: I want new speakers, can you recommend them for me? A: Probably, but we need some basic information. How many speakers do you want? Ie. do you need a stereo system, a surround setup for your home theater or something else? What's your budget? Cheap speakers start from $10 and go up to hundreds of thousands per pair. There's diminishing returns for money, but most people should be able to hear the difference between $50, $500 and $5000 pair of speakers. What size speakers are you looking for? There are roughly speaking three sizes: satellites (plus a practically mandatory subwoofer), bookshelfs and floorstanders. They vary in capabilities, as well as space requirements. It is possible to get a good sound out of each type of speaker, bigger does not necessarily mean better here. What's your other equipment? Are you looking to replace any of that at the same time? Because there are every now and then nice combo deals that you might want to learn about, and it makes a pretty big difference whether your main use is LP records or Xbox games. One more thing to note: if you don't have a amplifier (or receiver as they're also called) you need active speakers. This is mostly the case when you're buying computer speakers. Q: I got some recommendations, what now? A: Once you've had a couple sets of speakers recommended to you, try to listen to them personally before making the purchase. The most important thing about the speakers is that you like how they sound. When listening, use the same songs/movies for every speaker to get a honest picture. Make sure they're the type that you most often listen to. Speaker performance varies between different types of music/movies, get ones that reproduce your favorite types the best. Just because 500 people liked the speaker in Amazon reviews doesn't mean you will. Buying "temporary" speakers and aiming to upgrade them later is usually a bit of a waste. It's better to get a good pair of speakers and a cheap receiver than vice versa: 10 years from now who knows what ports your home theater receiver will need but good speakers will still sound good.
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