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Need speakers recommendation for my system (in Jakarta, Indonesia)

Hi all! Long time lurker first time poster here!

I am from Jakarta, Indonesia, in South East Asia so a bit far from the United States.. however I did spend about 8 years of my life in sunny California!

I am quite a newbie in the audiophile world, my current setup are as follows:
Speakers: Focal Chorus 726. Amp: Jadis orchestra reference integrated (with KT120 power tubes, the latest version), CDP: Rega Apollo, TT: Rega Planar 6 with MM cartridge from Rega (forgot the name).
My audio room size is: 6 meters by 5 meters (around 20 feet by 16 feet)
Type of music that I love: jazz, vocals, classical concertos, pop. 

I am looking to upgrade the focal floorstanders to the next level (around 5k-10k USD range), and have auditioned the following speakers in Jakarta: Sonus Faber Olympica II, sonus faber venere, ATC SCM40, PMC 26.25, Kef R800, B&W 8 series (the cheapest floorstander one), Tannoys (kensington, westminster, etc), focal kanta no 2.

So far the ones that I like best are the olympica II and the ATC SCM40 (these two are different price range, the ATC is the best value overall). The olympica II has the best characteristics that I am looking for: deep solid bass, transparent mids & highs, and very detailed sound. The SF venere is nothing special and can't compare with the olympica.
The ATC is amazing for its value: deep bass, very thick mid and highs, albeit not as airy and extended as the olympica II. The PMC has amazing detailed mid and highs, but the bass is very lacking IMO. The Kef R800 is a good all arounder, but nothing shouts "special" to me. The B&W speakers I just don't like: the sound is like "veiled" and not transparent at all. Also the tannoy setups I find very one dimensional (only good for vocals and do not play "crowded" music well (crowded like orchestra). 

I plan to audition more speakers such as: wilson audio sabrina (a bit out of price range), vienna acoustics, the magico A3 (am really keen to try this based on the recent rave reviews), and the Kharma S7 (I heard the Galileo exquisite and its mind blowing.. but definitely out of my price range) 

Would love to hear more recomendations for speakers! Hopefully I don't have to upgrade my jadis integrated amp to a higher power one to drive these new speakers! Thanks in advance!   


jadislover

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jadislover OP
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Unfortunately there is no distributor in my hometown
jadislover OP
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Never heard of these before, but just checked harbeth website and it says there is a dealer in my home town. Which particular type should i check out?
jadislover OP
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@caphill 

actually I did own a DAC chord qutest with a marantz ki pearl lite as the cd transport. We did A/B testing with friends and all agreed the rega apollo CDP provides better staging and warmth compared to the chord setup. The chord was incredibly detailed but it sounded a bit like headfones (artificial enhancement).

as for the planar 6 eventually I will replace the phonostage (am using the cheapest rega phono) so can use MC cartridge. 

My motto in this hobby is continuous improvement, ie making one upgrade at a time to incrementally improve the SQ. right now I feel that the bottleneck is with the speakers thus why I want to go one (or two) levels higher than my focals. Whats the fun in changing everything at the same time? 😁


jadislover OP
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@twoleftears 

I heard the newer proACs are not as good as the old ones? Is that true? Will give them a try as well.
yes will also give the VA liszt a try. Thanks for the advice 😊
jadislover OP
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@caphill 
Yes definitely I think Rega makes best "bang for buck" products. Definitely the next step up for me in terms of CDP is probably the rega saturn. I got my Rega Apollo CDP for $500 as NOS.. was basically a steal at that price and it performs beautifully for my current needs. 

Yep the marantz gear I pretty much shelving or trying to sell... not a big fan and the sound is more "sharp" compared to the Rega. 

Unfortunately we don't have Tidal here (unless if I use VPN but not looking into that as well). I would like to keep it CD and LP at first because I use streaming (spotify) mostly only my cheap active speakers (google home). My 2.0 setup is now exclusively for CD and LP.

Eventually I will upgrade my transports, but of course my budget is limited so the next big ticket item that I have are speakers. I really enjoy making incremental improvements instead of shelling big bucks to overhaul everything. Thus why I am ok with buying used gear (bought my jadis pretty much new at a good used price as well). 

Thanks for your advice, will check out the DeVore as well.
jadislover OP
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@yyzsantabarbara 
Just checked the yamaha is 20k dollars.. out of my price range. Thks for the recommendation though 

@lowrider57 

yes thats the plan to keep the amp and get a speaker that can be driven by the amp.. and doesnt require me to upgrade everything else. Right now I am not focusing on streaming coz the quality difference vs cd is just too vast imo.
Hmmm dont think we have that Indian brand here.. also i am considering warranty claim issues as well

@obergaiman thanks for the advice. Will check out the proacs as well
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