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Recommend speakers for Hegel H190

What speakers under $5000 would you recommend for Hegel H190?

Used in a room that is 6x8 meters, high ceiling. Currently have B&W 683 S2 and like them but would like to improve.

Thanks for the advise.
aobscura
ecolnago
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Picked up a pair of used Joseph Audio Pulsars last fall after many many years of changing nothing but evolving sources. Reignited the bug for more. Found an Atma-Sphere pre that is now a keeper. In process of auditioning amps, am listening to a Hegel H20 as I type this and enjoying it very much. Very engaging, dynamic with great soundstaging, speakers truly disappearing. No doubt the Atma-Sphere deserves some of the credit, but the Hegel and Pulsars seem to play rather well together. Think I gave $3.6Kish for them. Prior owner upgraded to the latest version. They don't seem to pop up often, but if you do catch wind of some being available they are certainly worth consideration. Believe they are $7k new?    
audiofool1
36 posts
 
aobscura, I own a Hegel H360 and an H390. I have auditioned many speakers in the last few years and I found an almost perfect marriage for both Hegel amplifiers with a little know speaker manufacturer from Finland that deliver exceptional performance at and well above their price range. The speakers I use as my reference are Amphion Argon 7L. I believe they list for $6k, but can be purchased new or used for very reasonable prices below what you are looking to spend. My room is also similar in size to yours. BTW Hegel often uses Amphion speakers to voice their amps. They are also very well regarded in the pro studio segment. I am not sure where you are located, but there is a very reputable dealer for both Hegel and Amphion on the east coast. Adirondack Audio. I have no affiliation with them but did purchase from the owner and he is one of the most reputable dealers I have dealt with in audio in the past ten years. Good luck.
casteeb
28 posts
 
I use a pair of Sonas Faber Concerto and REL with mine, it works fine for my needs.
If I upgraded speakers I would be looking for either a better SF of go to electrostatic speakers. However, going down that rabbit hole can get expensive. Mine is fed with Blue Node 2i , Apple TV digital inputs. For single artist recordings I love it, for group performances or classical recordings it’s more just a grin, you’ll need to spend some money to reproduce that.

Good luck.


highend666
352 posts
 
The owner of Hegel uses Kef speakers as their reference speakers so maybe some Kef r11's would be a great match.
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hilde45
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@aobscura The key for me is home trial. Crutchfield has Dynaudio, Revel speakers among others. 60 days home trial, and $20 to ship speakers back. (Not a typo.) I just tried out the Martin Logan 60's from Crutchfield without a hitch. Full refund minus $20 for $3500 speakers weighing 80lbs each. They respond quickly, politely. I'm not a fanboy by nature, but when you get treated right, over and over, you learn to become one.
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