Good Speakers for Rock and Roll Under 15K

@ roxy54,

You are correct about the Volti speakers.  I was wrong, I was thinking of another brand.

Take this from someone who plays 90% Rock, every day.  I use Golden Ear Triton Reference speaker system.  Powered woofers and smooth highs.  They are on sale for $9K a pair, regularly $12.5K a pair.  They play Classical and Jazz superbly as well.  You may also like the JBL L100 Classic 2 for around $5K a pair, I use the L100 Classic, the Classic2 just came out.   You would definitely need a sub or two with The JBL’s.   I use a single SVS SB2000pro sub which was around a grand in piano black.  

It’s obvious that a few here have never really listened to Rock, otherwise they would not be recommending Vandersteen, Volti and other speakers that were voiced with Classical and Jazz. I owned 2 pairs of Vandersteen and they sucked on Rock.  You need a speaker that puts out a big sound and inefficient Vandersteen will not do it.  When I talk Rock, I am thinking along the lines of LED Zepp, PF, Nirvana, etc. Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and even C,S&N are lighter rock and may be suitable to the “other” speakers mentioned but not for real Rock.  My 2 cents worth.  

@roxy54,

I already gave my recommendations at the beginning of this thread.  

@veerossi,

Sadly, I have never heard any of the bigger Tannoy’s.  I only heard the inexpensive one with an 8 inch woofer.  I will have to hit another Audio Show to hear the Tannoy’s. I have heard the Klipsch and am hoping to purchase a new pair of Cornwall IV speakers this year.  I will use it in my secondary system that houses the JBLL100 Classic speakers I am using now in conjunction with a McIntosh MA6600 200wpc integrated amp.  I like to try different speakers in this system.  I never heard the PS Audio speakers as they are far too expensive and love my GE Triton Refs in my main system.  My living room is not that big and the Triton Refs with their slim profile allows me truly full range sound and still allows me to see the entire TV screen.