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.
