Comparables?


Due to COVID-19 I had to part out my system, which I really miss a lot. Considering rebuilding and as mentioned here numerous times, speakers should be considered first. I had Martin Logan hybrids (Spires) driven with ample power and really loved the sound in any room that I placed them. Only downside was they didn’t do poorly recorded tracks very well (as with many speakers) such as 70/80’s rock. There was also the "head in the vice" issue that ML’s are known for and sometimes they were a tad on the bright side, which could have been those "Rooms". All aside, including the room, if you are familiar with that ML sound, can anyone recommend a box, planar, electrostatic or open baffle speaker that will give a similar or better sound as my previous speakers, or should I just go back to Martin Logan’s? Thing is, ML’s seem to have gone WAY up in price! The equivalent to the Spires are now $9-$13 grand! (I paid $5K for demos). Where something like the Spatial Audio M3 Sapphires, Magnepan 3.7’s or Fritz Carrera 7 BE’s with a couple of subs (all having great reviews) come in around half of what they want for the ML’s. By the way, I will probably put a separate (vintage?) system together for rock, so looking to build ML replacement system to listen mostly to jazz.

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That’s not a review.  That’s a guy who can’t do math.  Great speakers at a great price IMHO. 
There’s a pair of Nola KO2s at Upscale Audio for under $8k ($14k new) that are worth a look.  Best of luck.