Budrew, my Blue Circle gear is a step down from what you're running, but I've had great success running them with ProAc monitors. I get great detail, soundstaging AND musicality, especially in the area of female vocals and acoustic instruments. You can take a look at my virtual system. You may want to consider the ProAc floorstanders like the 2.5.
Looking for speaker recs to go with Blue Circle
I (will) have a Blue Circle BC3 preamp and BC28 hybrid amp. I also have an Electrocompaniet EMC-1 CD player. I currently have Tannoy D500 speakers. I'm happy with these speakers plus my wife likes them, but I have not done an extensive speaker search. I happened upon the Tannoys. What speakers would you recommend I consider? I like bluegrass, follk, classical, jazz, ambiant/space music, plus some rock. My listening room is large -- about 24x14x9 high -- with wodden floors and the usual living room acroutments. I actually don't have a dedicated listening position, so good sound off-axis is important plus low volume capabilities. Looking for more of a full-range floor stander than a mini, but I'm open minded. The speakers face long-wise (I know, bad position). I'm looking for an involving speaker, not overly warm nor analytical, and not bright. Something that talks music, something that communicates the instruments and voices as they should be. Not analytical accuracy, but musical accuracy. The Tannoys actually work pretty good. Can I better them? Thanks!