15k USD Speakers for Classical and Pop Extended Listening, Near setup, Low volume


Dear Audiophiles,

I am looking for some speakers for my home office. Speakers would be place 6ft from me on either side of my desk. Speakers will be 8 ft apart.

I love classical music and pop. I am looking for speakers for extended listening at not very high volume. They should be warm and non fatiguing.

I am currently considering following speakers:

1. Monitor Audio Gold 300

2. ATC SCM40

3. Kef R7 Meta

Do you have any other suggestions. Thanks and appreciate your help!

ilikeclassical

Showing 7 responses by grislybutter

if your price range is around 10K here is a list https://speakerchoices.com/?pricemin=7000&pricemax=12000

if you don't need high volume I would go with very high quality bookshelf speakers - definitely NOT behind you. 

@yyzsantabarbara I don't have an office system per se, I have one room and I do have 2 places to listen, one being my desk much like the above setup all the way across except my room is about 10'x20'. I do not like the sound when I am not facing the speakers or I am not in or near the sweet spot. 

@ilikeclassical I always thought of the KEFs as too bright, not warm, and I am fond of warm. I would say they are so detailed, they would work well for classical music. The brand itself is fantastic, a lot of bang for the buck in comparison with pretty much anything. But I am more drawn to less industrial design (Scandinavian or traditional/mid-century) which is totally personal. 

 

@ilikeclassical in the 10K range I have no experience. But I can tell you what I like in general based on demos, and what are neutral or warm (and again the 10K dudes: https://speakerchoices.com/?pricemin=7000&pricemax=14000)

Dynaudio, Harbeth, Marten, Qln, Revival,  Sonus Faber, Totem. You couldn't go wrong.

looking at the photo, I am confused. To say it is not conducive to good imaging, clarity, etc. would be putting it lightly. Imaging the soundstage as a plume or a pear. Your screens, your desks slice up that plume and you won't get much out of your 1000s of dollars, for the result you should expect. You could be better off with nearfield listening, having smaller speakers by your desk. You would save a lot of money. E.g., Dynaudio Evoke 10s or Harbeth P3esr and you can also add a sub away from you, by the wall.

Hegel is solid, I would add Primare integrated, you can try it risk from Crutchfield