Speaker Recommendation Needed
Brimel1974, you shouldn't overlook the Salk Song Tower. A small floor stander with glowing reviews. FWIW, an Absolute Sound Editor's Choice for 6 years running. In your price range and you can customize the finish. http://www.salksound.com/model.php?model=SongTower Terry |
I also found the LS50's to be a bit overly bright sounding, so maybe that's your ticket. The only other speakers on the list I have heard are the Monitor Audios and other Zu Audio models. I was pleasantly surprised by the Monitor Audios, and they were being run off a modest system. The Zu's that I have heard do what they do very well, but what they do is not for everyone, and it's not for me. I find the highs on the Zu's to be a bit bright, and peaky, and the midrage to be a congested sounding, if very fast and clean. What you should be careful about is mistaking an uneven, peaky midrange and treble for an overall forward sound in these ranges. A smooth tilt up in the power response as you go higher in frequency may be pleasing to you, but I would expect you would find a peaky frequency response to be fatiguing. The best advice I can give you is to try to audition any speakers you're seriously considering in your own home, with your own gear and your own music. A good Brick & Mortar dealer will make that possible for you. |
To answer a previous question the speaker's I am using are a pair of Wharfedale 10.1s paired with a Rel T5 sub. I am using a cheap Denon AV/Receiver to power them. Before and after the sub I turned the treble up to +4. I just got the Peachtree Nova 125se in the mail this week and have not hooked it up. I am not even sure I need to fill up a large room. I just want to be able to turn it up occasionally so it plays into the kitchen. I have space in the living room for either bookshelf speakers and a sub or smallish tower speakers. |
