Q. I have a pair of entry-level GoldenEar tower speakers and while I liked them initially, over time I have become dissatisfied. The tweeter has a lovely high end and great imaging, but despite a lot of experimenting with speaker placement something is lacking in the lower midrange that leaves me cold to the point I am not listening much. I think it is time to look into something different, and I am going to take my sweet time finding them so I do not end up buying a third time.
Some of my fondest audio memories are from my college years when I worked in a stereo shop. Of all the speakers there I was most smitten with the KEF 104.2 towers. No matter what I played over them, I was in love. They just sounded so good! I can look for a used pair of those, but do you have any new speaker recommendations for me for $1,500 or less?
—L.R., Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
