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Dear all,
I`m considering a package that includes a pair of celestion F2 floorstanders (which I`m told are screened), a Gale Centre 10 hooked up to a Sherwood RD7106, all for £400. I`m going to use my existing Gale mini monitors as rears.
So is it a deal, or waxing too much for too little? Constructive replies, always welcome.

P.S. Right forum this time Ed?

It sounds like an ok deal to me. At the end of the day you need to put together a short list, otherwise if you don`t compare products you won`t know if you got a good deal or not.....

I have the RD6106 and it is good for home cinema but not great for music, I imaging the RD7106 to be very similar if a bit more powerful. I`ve heard the F2`s as well and they are very good. This all smacks of a Richersounds offer, am I right?

If so you might want to see what they price you could get for a Yamaha RXV520RDS which I think is better than the Sherwood.

There was very little in it for me when I chose the Eltax Liberty 5`s over the F2`s, it came down to the £50 difference at the end of the day. The Gale Centre 10 might be a mismatch as well in terms of power. Why not try a couple of combinations and see what you think.

You could try the following (which takes you a little over the £400)
Yamaha RXV520RDS £254
Eltax Liberty 5 speakers £109
Eltax Symphony Centre £79

Happy hunting