Big +1 @eugene81 Without this critical info this is all just a crapshoot.
Big +1 @eugene81 Without this critical info this is all just a crapshoot. |
Well, IMHO you’re doing your excellent amp a disservice with $3000 speakers. It deserves better. My advice — save up your sheckles until you can afford a pair of speakers that does it justice. Leading contenders would be Vandy Treos or Quatttos, ProAc D38 or D48, Joseph Audio Perspectives, Usher BE10, etc., any of which will be a big upgrade depending on your tastes. I will say though that if you’re accustomed to time/phase-aligned speakers you might wanna stick with Vandy. My other suggestion would be a used pair of Verity Audio Parsifals — outstanding speakers that, like Usher, fly way under the radar. Harbeth, IME, don’t image and soundstage near on the level of any of these others so you might be disappointed with that aspect especially coming from Vandys that excel in those aspects. Best of luck. |
Yeah, if you can find a nice used pair of Nola KOs in your price range, which do come up now and again, that’d be a HUGE recommendation (shame on me for not thinking of them before). Carl voices and mostly shows his speakers with ARC gear, so there ya go. Read the show reviews of the KOs and they’re all glowing. I think KOs of any generation with a couple good and well-integrated subs could be end-game speakers and 80% of his Baby Grands on the cheap. DeVore also a great suggestion — maybe used Silverbacks? Read reviews of the recommended speakers here — many of which are excellent — and see which speakers are fairly tube friendly and match with your sonic preferences. But if I’m you, I’m looking hard at Nola KOs and Verity Audio Parsifal along with Vandy. Best of luck. |