Good Speakers for Rock and Roll Under 15K

My favorite speakers for Rock, dynamic music, and voice this past year (under $15K) have been the Vivid Audio K25's.  The bass and midrange power they present has got me coming back again and again. So much fun!  

I have previously owned a couple of PSB models, the last being the Stratus Gold, but have heard a couple of Paul's more latest offerings. I can absolutely attest to their ability to turn your listening room into the best sounding, most articulate Black Sabbath concert ever held. 

+1 for ATC SCM40a. Under budget and you can run XLR right to your tube pre. Have a look at their client list….

Legacy Audio or Focal.

Yet another vote for ATC. Prior to the active ATC SCM50ASLT speakers in my main listening room, I had Legacy Focus XD speakers. These ATC speakers are about half the size of the XDs, don’t require power amps (I didn’t like running the XDs full range active), sound better and actually play much louder (way beyond what is safe for my hearing) without distortion.

I’m equally impressed with ATC’s SCM20ASL pro active monitors in my recording studio.

I’m a classic rock keyboard and bass player. Although I enjoy all genres of music, my first love is classic rock.

Finally, I want to point out that passive ATC SCM40 speakers won the Arizona Audio Video Speaker Fest in 2019 against seven other mostly more expensive, highly regarded speakers. The presenter was not playing the normal audiophile music but mostly classic rock. Towards the end, some of the attendees wanted the volume really cranked up. The SCM40s filled the large room with clean, undistorted sound without breathing hard. They were driven with ATC’s P1 stereo amp (100W/channel).