Looking for speaker recommendations


I am trading in my PMC Twenty5.26’s and looking for new speakers. My room is 15 ft. L x 12 ft. W with a 8 ft. ceiling. The speakers will be driven by Metaxas Solitaire monoblocks and a Devialet 200 pre-amp. Some speakers that I can get in my price range are:
B&W 804 D3
Legacy Audio Signature SE
Paradigm Persona F3
Vivid Audio B1
Joseph Audio Perspectives
Dynaudio Contour 60
Magico A3
I am looking for a greater soundstage and bottom end slam while maintaining the clarity of the PMC’s. I listened to the B&W’s and Paradigms and preferred the B&W’s. Not sure if any of the other speakers would be too much for my room or not? Any comments on these speakers would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

darrenmc

Showing 1 response by chcumo63

II am a month into a new pair of B&W 804D3’s and couldn’t be happier. Upgraded from 805S and the difference is astonishing.  To be fair, I also upgraded amp and sources, so the whole rig is substantially better than what I had before.  I have not heard the others in your list of candidates, but the people at my dealer sell Magico and told me that the A3 is a great speaker but felt the 804 is more natural in its presentation.  The guys who delivered and installed everything told me that the 804 is their favorite in the B&W 800 series. The install and listen to lots of very expensive and well reviewed stuff so I give their opinion a lot of credence. 

However, just like wine, everyone tastes something different out of the bottle, so go “tasting” to find your match.