My journey to search for standmount bookshelf speakers...


Over the years, I’ve auditioned several speakers:

System Audio SA706 - Sound really good with classical music with state of the art recording, otherwise I would not consider it as forgiving kind of sound on some less than perfect recording, the high can become pretty hot sizzling, no sibilance though, just a bit bright if listen for a long time, but I have no complain on bass except drum kicks music

Chario Syntar 516R - Sound crisp and clear, thus not so forgiving on some recordings sensitive to treble, though no sibilance found, bass not as clean as others I’ve listened

PSB Alpha B1 - Small little speakers that sound great, a bit glaring on the tweeters over long listening sessions, bass limited due to small woofer size

Q Acoustics 2020i - The best smooth treble I’ve ever heard, I found nothing to complain on the mid & high, rich but not overly lust, bass though again due to limited woofer size not dynamic and fast enough

Elac B6 - Oh, sound pretty balanced, neat and vivid, overall presentation is clean and clear, bass is varied based on recording, I would say it sound a bit light on some, some just right, treble compare to Q Acoustics a little bit less smooth, most probably a better amp will do better, but I’m not sure how much you have to spend again

Dynaudio Focus 110 - I actually feel in awe when listening to this speakers with first track Igor Stravinsky - The Firebird - Finale (from album Tutti!), a small speakers that sound so big dynamic powerful, surprisingly the Focus series is pretty forgiving on some old recordings, very listenable, the only weakness I would say is the woofer a bit stiff for drum music, and frequency cutoff by the crossover design, instead of rolled off I’ve experienced from other speakers I’ve auditioned, I’ve to say the high really special on this

Currently, I own Wharfedale Denton classic speakers, very forgiving speakers, a bit of mid bass bump kind of speakers, high is not as clean as Dynaudio Focus 110 but still sound smooth without hot sizzling effect, the bass is considered not powerful and dynamic enough

Guys, what else I can look for at this price range?

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@hddg It looks a bit funky definitely, but the 6.5in woofer suit me well, not too big not too small, but price really not cheap, there is XTZ dealer here at Malaysia, let me see if any used pair on sale
@soundworksltd The Focal Aria 906 using metal tweeters right? Any problem with gear matching? I feel the build quality can be better if made in wood veneer cabinet, feel very cushion look to me at this price, not cheap
Try the ATC SCM11v2 - I have these speakers, very detailed and neutral. Only thing is you need a beefy amp since they're inefficient (86db). I drove them w/ Peachtree audio nova300 in the past w/ excellent results(had to return the amp though coz' of static noise issues). At the moment I'm using an Marantz AV receiver (140w @8ohm) but planning on upgrading to ClassDaudio SDS-470C in the future.
My advise by used much much better value.
Currently the Excellent Rockport Mira for in the z $4500 range used
Or the excellent--Marten Duke-2 around  $5k
Either one is outstanding my Any reasonable standard.and Very well respected 
Noth are more then double this cost New.and are on Audiogon currently
As with most monitors a  powered sub would make these a legit free range sytem.