floor-stander speaker for "classical"

Totem Arro does not scale up well for orchestral. I would recommend Magnepan if they'll fit in your room. Perhaps MMG Super?

I got Magnepan 1.7s last Fall and they have invigorated my classical collection. They keep full scale orchestra and chorus sorted out; tonal balance is excellent, musicality and clarity great, especially for the price.

Yeah, that room size is a challenge even for the Maggie MMGs. Someone
suggested the Silverline Prelude. For classical, especially orchestral, how 'bout
upgrading to the Prelude Plus. It's the same physical size with twice the number
of mid/woofers, which should lower inertial artifacts (overshoot & ringing) and
increase dynamic range a particularly good thing for clarity and dynamics in
classical music.

Plus you get the outriggers and real wood veneer, all within your budget.

I'm a little surprised nobody mentioned the Ohm Microwalsh Tall (or that I didn't think of it sooner). I ran the OP's room dimensions through their speaker-matching calculator and of the four suggestions, the Microwalsh Talls seem to be the best fit--6"x6" footprint, 36" high, omnidirectional pattern. 8'x11'x8' (assumed ceiling height) comes to 704 cu. ft. These Ohms are rated for 600-1000 cu. ft.

09-03-14: Schubert
... All are very good speakers but the Preludes are a tad forward and have a bit too much "jump" for Classical while the Ohms are not quite clear enough. For Jazz I'd take the Preludes (in fact I do} and for pop, the Ohms.

The problem with the Prelude Plus is that no one has reviewed them and no one seems to own any, at least on A-gon. Whereas the Preludes use aluminum drivers throughout, the Prelude Plus has paper woofers and a silk dome radiator. Especially when you double the number of mid/woofers, this should dial back the tonal balance. Still, it's a guessing game so far.

For Bach and Brahms its 'da Rega.

So, you could say that da Rega is de rigueur?
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