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3 best 10k speakers now imho

If I was about to pull the plug to replace my present Verity Audio Rienzi, I would consider those 3 contenders as my first choices.

1_ Revel F228BE
2_ Magico A3
3_ Spendor D9

I strongly believe those 3 pack the hardest punch right now at 10k.

Revel F228BE offers 2 x 8 inches bass woofers and a beryllium tweeter, this is a lot at that price level if you consider you have to go up to the Sopra 3 at Focal to get the same. Also ceramic composite drivers like Raidho, very light and stiff cone material.

Magico A3 has been compared favorably to Kanta 2 and Sopra 2 by online reviewers, Plus you get an all aluminum casing. Back ordered at dealers everywere, they seems to attract a lot of buyers.

Spendor D9, those are really special speakers imho, they are the « sleeper car « pair between the 3... often forgotten. Very quick and snappy, pratty drivers. EP77 cone material makes for a very natural midrange, a bit like Harbeth but without the thin wall resonating casing. Very nice soft dome tweeter also that has proven to be a musical, reliable winner for Spendor all these years. ( made from SEAS I believe)

What you guys think?
techno_dude

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douglas_schroeder
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I thoroughly enjoyed the PureAudioProject Trio15 Horn 1 when I reviewed it for Dagogo.com, and it is under $10K. Its configurability makes it a compelling option. I have pics of it in my virtual system. 

douglas_schroeder
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david_ten, well, the comment was past tense, but the enjoyment is present tense! I typically do not discuss publicly all that is going on with speakers. The Horn 1 is still  with me on loan, very happily so, for continued review purposes. 

Especially since I can use them in either Portrait (normal) orientation, or Landscape orientation (see pics of my virtual system, and comments in review) they are very special to me. Their configurability also is a strong inducement to using them. With most speakers the owner is stuck with one configuration, but with the PAP Horn 1 and other variants of the design such as Tang Band and Voxativ one has several alternatives, including the "internal" wiring. 

No, my friend, the passion for the Horn 1 has not waned at all. It's marvelous at well below $10K. The experience converted me into a horn speaker fan (in this case hybrid) along with the other genres that are so enjoyable.   :) 
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