<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by andydc

Curtis, if you had to use the speakers without a sub for music, would you still go for the 340s or would that tip you towards some other bookshelf speaker?
(other opinions most welcome too, of course!).
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Well, I have not heard a bookshelf speaker in the same price range that has much more clean bass. I have just demoed the ELT's, CBM-170, and CMT-340 to someone without the sub. The 340 by far has more bass, and seem to be fine with what we were listening to. I think it would depend on your tastes for music. I also think the CBM-170 can be used without a sub...but it really depends on the listening material.

I have heard the Onix Ref1, and that has some good bass, but it is $1500/pr. Give me the 340's or 170's, a VTF-3, and I think it sounds at least as good....and it costs less.

Do you have no room for a sub?

But the best advice I can give is just get out and listen and see what you can find.

-curtis