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Speaker choice for BAT VK3xi/VK250

I'm at the end of my charter and am looking for a match for the gear listed above. I love vinyl of all sorts, you name it... I have about $5k and a large, open but broken up area w/10' ceilings. I've been researching 3.6 Maggies, Dynaudio 5.4, Sophia II, Watt puppy 5.1 I don't have any easy way to audition speakers in my home so I need to be careful when I make a decision. Any help would be great
repeter
fin1bxn
140 posts
 
Having owned Magnepan MG3.6 and have Demoed Dynaudio 5.4, I purchased and like better Revel F52's. So my recomendation is a pr of Used Revel Studios you can get them for 5k
jont
54 posts
 
Save some of that cash and try the Vienna Acoustic Beethovens. I had the VK5i and VK200 with those and it was great!
repeter OP
4 posts
 
This is the second recommendation for the Sophia's. I was told to only consider the IIs so I'd be interested in some input here. The ESP's also have come up before and will look into their characteristics. I'm getting unanimous opinions to shy away from Maggies, although I auditioned them and love the precision when coupled with a fast sub. The Dynaudio 5.4s appear to not get the enthusiasm that their driver design/quality should yield. Are their "C" series better? Revel Studios... I need to learn more about studios because I thought they were only for those who were space limited. Thanks for the feedback.
petar73bg
16 posts
 
A happy user of BAT vk-3i / vk-200 / dynaudio 1.3SE here.
sdrenslow
65 posts
 
The problem with Sophia 2s for you is they are nearly $17,000 new and around $9-11,000 used! I have no personal experience with the Sophia Series 1. My understanding is that the Sophia 2s offer refinements over the Series 1, but are not radically different speakers. Perhaps someone else can weight in on this...
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