Looking for loudspeakers under $4,000

KEF Model 3, either plano 3 or 3-2, <$3.6K. lAST FOREVER, even in abusive relationship ie too loud. Speaking or abusive, never allow your wife to dictate audio decisions, buy her her own system, let her rule everything else, but godammit be a man and and buy big and ugly if it f g sounds good....here me.....Best wishes!

You also might want to check the Coincident Eclipse loudspeakers.

I suggest some time with Joseph Audio RM25si. I live with these dynamic neutral vivid speakers driven by a Casse 151 amp Adcom 750 pre a Cal Audio CL12 and Audioquest Diamon interconnects and slate cables. Spekers are subjective. I love the clerity of the voice of singers and instruments, piano, guitar, saxaphone, trumpet... With a well recorded and enginered disc these speakers come alive. In your quest for audio perfection, you will want to hear the greats, including some of those listed above. Take your best recorded performances. Have a good time. PS everyone says that Jeff Joseph is a great guy, which is a bonus. He has responed to my e-mails with usfull information and humor.

I had auditioned the 1.6 and the 3.6 and I prefer the sound of the smaller Maggie. My listening room is 23'x 13' and it fills the room quite well. I think the key is a great amp, which you have already. The 1.6 with a great subwoofer like the one that Vandersteen puts out would be a match made in heaven. I have to say I personally do not find 1.6's when they are fully broken in to have bass that is lacking that much, I too listen too mainly acoustic jazz. At this point I am undecided about adding the sub, because the 1.6's are so seemless. Many people have added either a Vandy or Rell sub and swear by it. All the best-Gary

Martin Logan Ascent, much smaller then the Maggies much better looking and has a MORE detailed sound