Looking for a good full range floor stander


Hello all.  Making a good two way system for a 20 x 40x 12 high room budget 12k to 16 k.  Powered by a bryston 14b cubed amp.  Have a surround system with Golden ear ref and surrounds powered by parasound a21 for mains  and Carver cinema grand for surrounds. Like the GEs  The speakers I'm looking for will be for music only lots of jazz (female vocalist a fav), classical, classic rock and roll (70's and up).  I have heard good things about proac k6, Joseph audio, and a few others but am not within 4 hours of audition range.  Real interested in people in the know about the proac or suggestions.  Thanks in advance.
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Showing 3 responses by lhasaguy

You have the power and room size for 10.7 Maggies.  Elizabeth often posts about hers.

I almost bought a pair when I bought my 3.6s, but my room was too small.

Just food for thought.
I think disparaging planar speakers is most disrespectful.  They may not be your cup of tea, but accept the are players of quality.

The idea that 4 ohm speakers cannot fill a big room is absurd.  Yes, they are less efficient, but that is easily mitigated with the right amp choice.

You statement concerning planar speakers is like me saying box speakers suck and adding some drivel attempting to support that position.

It is that type of rhetoric that gets people’s back up and want to take you on. 
I will enter my final comment on this thread.  There is an entire community of planar fans who support the planar asylum.

Many are Maggie owners who have amazing systems with a variety of supporting gear.

Now they are either all stupid and have the same taste in music presentation or Audiotroy has no clue about how to make Maggies sing.   

I understand they are not thumper bass oriented and room treatments are key to getting the most out of them.

In my room James Taylor sounds like he is sitting on a chair in the room and playing delightful acoustic guitar, such that you want to offer him a drink when the song is over.

Beware of “experts” who know everything and trash what they do not understand.  I am sone here.

Good luck in your search, keep an open mind and sorry for having to interject some reality here.