Thanks for starting the conversation. My room is approximately 14' wide by 23' deep, standard ceiling height (not open or vaulted), so I do have some room. I listen to mostly 50's through early-mid 60s jazz (Ben Webster and Gene Ammons are my favorites), blues, folk, acoustic guitar, some alternative rock. Tonality and honest timbre of instruments/vocals are the most important qualities of a transducer to me with sound staging/imagery the next most important factors. I played alto/tenor saxophone for many years and I know instantly when I hear a speaker that can recreate the timbre of my Selmer. With respect to bass, I think the 20-40Hz range is important not for heavy slamming bass (not what I'm needing it for), but rather, when its integrated well, bass frequencies support all the frequency information above it, makes the sound more "real" and present, which is what I miss to some degree with my Dynaudios. The Heritage Specials are dynamite with vocals and upper midrange saturation, but it just lacks something tonally. I could go new or used, doesn't matter. I bought my amp used and its never missed a beat. Thanks for everyone's time.
Floorstanding speaker experiences/recommendations in the $12-25k range
I realize there are thousands of options, but I'm looking for strong personal experiences/recommendations for floor-standing speakers in the $12-25k range. I currently have Dynaudio Heritage Special stand-mounts. They really are a great speaker in many ways, but full-range they are not. There's an obvious missing element to the music in the <45Hz range. I listen to 95% vinyl, 5% CD (I stream off a Bluesound very occasionally to get ideas for albums to purchase). My system is comprised of a Rega P10 with Hana umami red cart, Modwright PH150 reference phono stage, Oppo 205 disk player all into an Octave V80SE integrated amp with super black box.
My current "leaders" for speakers are Qln Prestige 5 and Devore Gibbon X based on what I've heard, but have liked the Wilson Sabrina Xs and have heard great things about the newer Borresen X3s. Any experiences/recommendations welcome.
Cheers!
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I was hoping to demo the Confidence 30s, the 50s are amazing and just won TAS speaker of the year, but obviously way too big for my room. Like several posters here have said, looking into subs is a good option too. Thanks again to all of your replies…I have a running list of recommendations and will start to look into the various options you all suggested. I plan on attending Axpona this year just to have a quick first listen. |
Subs with my current speakers. I’m more of a minimalist, and I know subs are always good (at least according to John Hunter from REL), but it’s “cleaner” to move to full-range floorstanding speakers. I wish they had more colors to choose from for the Confidence line…I know that sounds dumb but…I do love the Dynaudio sound. Lots to contemplate. |
@audiotroy @kmcong I’ve heard of Legacy and am intrigued after looking at their specs more in depth. Appreciate it! |
@soix @audphile1 Definitely hear you guys and better understand the limitations of my amp for sure and will find a suitable match. Despite the generalized pairing of Octave with Dynaudio those speakers love current and my amp likely struggles at times. I appreciate folks who obviously have more technical knowledge than I, which is why I try to educate myself. I can say my amp sounds a lot better than 95% of solid state amps I’ve ever heard, so I’m not excited to jump ship on it yet. I need to take my time finding the right fit, but there have been some excellent recommendations!! Again, I appreciate everyone’s time and input! |