Speaker of My House…!


Hey Boys - (and gals if there are any here)

It’s time to usher in a new speaker. It needs to be nuanced and elegant. It needs to party but also be super fast and detailed. No muddy lows or shrieking highs. It needs to image like electrostatic speakers but with a large sweet spot. I don’t have room for Subs, so I need at least 25hz.

My new speakers are probably floor standers and they need to look beautiful.

My current Amp is an ARC 160s.

Source is Rossini Apex

My main listening room is about 18’ X 22’ with vaulted 12’ ceiling. My system also spends time in my home office which is small - 13’ X 14’ also with high vaulted ceilings and as many room treatments as I could fit.

I just sold my 18 month old Sonus Faber Serafino Traditions. I loved a lot about them. Probably still the prettiest speaker I’ve ever seen and at just under $20k new, pretty awesome sounding. They really ticked all the boxes in so many areas but they got a little breathless in my larger room. Mostly the bass got lost and less detailed.

So….

I’m considering the new SF Amati’s.

Joseph Audio Pearl Graphene

Wilson Sasha DAW (ugh - I know, but that sound..!)

So…. Let’s have it. Whatta you guys think I should consider…?

(Im not ready for Maggie’s just yet)

Thanks for your help..!

Joe

 

 

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Showing 5 responses by grislybutter

you had a post a few weeks ago about your problems and nobody understood what your issues were with the Sonus Faber Serafino. It seems that you just want something else for the sake of change - instead of tweaking what you have? I mean, every component you have is a trillion dollars, are you just bored?

@jomonhifi 

sorry if I offended you, I guess I only knew 2% of the story. (however I am not sorry for, maybe this was one quick to way to get the details out of you :) )

Good luck to you. I work hard too, but I am more on the "buried in debt" side, and I just dream about little things like a cheap, used subwoofer. So I don't have your problems, but I enjoy reading about them.

on the question: because of your room size (from the pictures) I would use bookshelf speakers.

this is a fine list:

Marten, Sonner, Joseph would be my order of interest....

just curious, you said "try" and then "used", you plan to sell them if they don't work out?