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RE: Didn't He State "Preferably Under $1000"

There aren't many sealed box speakers and the best one - IMO that sounds better than the ATC 19 is a second hand AN K which can be had for $1,000.

Indeed, before coming back to Canada for vacation I saw a used K/D for $1k US.

Unlike virtually every other sealed box design - the AN K has a gentle impedance so he can actually buy and successfully use a 5-10 watt SET amplifer and get better than 40hz in room response.

Most acoustic suspensions have no bass depth unless they're gigantic and most of them are power pigs requiring high power (generally inferior high negative feedback SS amplifiers). While there are some "good sounding" high power no feedback amplifiers - they tend to cost $8,000+ from the likes of a Pass Labs. So while you may save a touch on the speakers you don't in the amplifiers needed.

The K sounds about as good as loudspeakers sound that are this size. And while some of them are 13 times the price - that is just a different version of the same thing. You can upgrade the $1k model at a later time if desired. Few other companies offer such upgrade schemes.

If I heard a better sealed box design I'd happily recommend it over the AN K. NHT IMO certainly isn't in my opinion. ATC isn't nearly as friendly to amplifiers and IMO sounds more like loudspeakers and less "real" than the K.

PS: This is a suggestion - most people are familiar with AN E and AN J which are ported loudspeakers. I also owned the AN K myself for a time and am considering them again. The OP may not know about the Sealed Box under the radar gem that I consider to be quite far and away the best $3k speaker on the market (that I have heard). And if you can get one for around $1k from an older series with less pretty cabinetry then it's one to look out for.

I'll be happy to audition some sealed box designs if you provide me a list of them - There just ain't tons out there. And the list is even smaller if you actually want amplifier options or reasonable sensitivity.


Edits: 08/09/14
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