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Large speaker recommendation

I've lived with the Sonus faber Elipsa speakers for 10+ years. Now thinking about upgrading to something with a bigger sound. Elipsa sounds great with classical music but not so great with pop/percussion type of music in my system/room. I do listen to classical music most of the time though, but hope to get a pair of speakers that are good in both worlds. Have also owned Tekton DI and Audio Solutions Figaro XL (really big, too big) but looking for something better, under $30k used or new, aesthetically pleasing. My system consists of: Mark Levinson No. 33H monos, Mark Levinson No. 523 preamp, Aesthetix Io signature phonostage, Basis Ovasion turntable, Vyger Atlantis turntable, digital components include Okto Dac8 Stereo, Oppo UDP-205, AMR DP-777 dac, Schiit Yggdrasil, and Bryston BDA 3.14. Room dimensions: 20x15x9 ft. Thanks! Ron

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audition__audio
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Well you first need to decide what type of speaker you prefer. Horns, panels or dynamic driver systems. Each design has it merits and its drawbacks. Determine a general design and let this narrow down your search.

jkf011
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Definitely big Maggies 

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roksan10
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Proac is a good value for the money

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2psyop
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Audition audio gave good advice. What kind of sound do you prefer? The kind of money you have to spend can get you almost whatever you want. If it were me, I would audition the top 5 contenders once you have narrowed down your search for the sound type you want. Maggies do not sound like big horn Klipsch or Volti.

mglik
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I believe that speakers do not necessarily work best with certain genres of music.

And when comparing larger, $30Kish ones they, mostly, do big scale well.

However, speakers definitely have a “house sound” which usually represents the designer’s idea of what music pposounds like. And surely it is best to hear a speaker before buying. But I have only bought used speakers with some small cosmetic issues. Sometimes the used speakers are a fraction of retail. And they have the advantage of being well broken in.

Do you generally like the sound of SF? I have always liked their musical and natural sound. And few companies match their gorgeous look.

There are a few current model upscale SF on the ‘gon.

 

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