What is midrange “crunch”? It doesn’t sound very pleasant. My advice is to go to some stores and find some speakers that are giving you what you are looking for and, even if you don’t buy them, you will have a better point of reference for comparison.
2.5 Tower vs 2 Way Tower vs 2 Way Monitor
I want to upgrade my Dali Ikon 5 MK2 speakers with another set of small tower speakers. I’ve had these speakers for 7 years and I want to experiment with some other speakers. I would prefer to buy used speakers, but I would purchase new speakers if I found something that really appeals to me. I need to find speakers that are less than 37 inches tall to fit with the décor in my living room. I’ve been listening to and looking at some other similar 2 ½ way speakers from Monitor Audio, Dynaudio and some other companies. I have also discovered some small 2 way tower speakers from Totem and Proac that are posted in various internet forums.
I live a large metropolitan area where there a several high end stereo stores within 60 miles. None of them have any 2 way tower speakers to listen to. Since two way tower speakers have very similar types of driver/crossover setups as monitor speakers, I am wondering what the differences in sound would be between 2 way tower speakers and similar 2 way monitor speakers on stands. Would I just as well off getting some good monitor speakers and stands? There certainly would be a lot more choices. Your opinions would be appreciated.
FYI, My setup is pretty simple. It consists of Roon, a Matrix Audio streamer/DAC, and a Rotel 1570 integrated amplifier. My room is pretty big, 21 ft wide by 24 feet deep with a cathedral ceiling.