In the market for a new set of bookshelf speakers for your burgeoning hi-fi system? The holidays are a great time to shop. Many audio retailers (such as Crutchfield) are having huge sales for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. A few speaker manufacturers (like KEF and Klipsch) are having blowout sales as well.
Below, we’ve rounded up some of the best bookshelf speaker deals. We’ve separated the deals into passive and active bookshelf speakers to accommodate both traditional and modern hi-fi systems.
Best Deals on Passive Bookshelf Speakers
AmazonSave $600
KEF LS50 Meta
The KEF LS50 Meta are one of the best bookshelf speakers you can buy. They’re essentially passive versions of the company’s lauded LS50 Wireless II — they’re identical and feature the same Uni-Q driver array, which places a 1-inch tweeter inside a 5.25-inch woofer. They are available in three color options.
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$1,599.99 (37% off)
PSBSave $80
PSB Alpha P5
The Alpha P5 push well above their $500 price tag. They deliver an impressive level of transparency, detail and dynamic punch that works with almost every recording you try. Also, the build quality is solid for the price. You can drive these with 35-50 watts and wipe the floor with any wireless loudspeaker for many years to come.
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$399 (20% off)
WharfedaleSave $300
Wharfedale EVO4.2
Wharfedale, one of the oldest loudspeaker manufacturers in the world, is great at designing affordable loudspeakers that deliver a full-range sound — and its EVO4.2 bookshelf speakers are the prime example.They are fairly easy to drive and can play very loud without losing any sense of control or focus.
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$1,199 (25% off)
Bowers & WilkinsSave $218
Bowers & Wilkins 606 S3
The B&W 606 S3 are definitely high-end, but they’re also some of the best-sounding and most dynamic bookshelf speakers you’ll likely find. If you’re a true music lover and you have a bigger room to set up your system (these get loud), the B&W 606 S3 are fantastic compact speakers.
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$1,100 (26% off)
