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Speaker recommendation thread (Organised by tiers of price)

The aim of this thread is to create a list of speakers that people enjoy and recommend and to organise the speakers into a list based on their MSRP. Please recommend speakers that you have personally heard or own and enjoy. I will add the names of the users who recommend a speaker next to the speaker name (and if someone already recommended the speaker you had in mind please feel free to recommend it again because I will add your name as well).

Please feel free to include gear that was used to listen to your recommendation and some impressions (although you do not have to).

This list may be useful to new buyers to get a general sense of popular models to help guide what to audition during the purchase process.

[Under $1000]

[$1000-$5000]

[$5001-$10,000]

[$10,001-$20,000]

[$20,001-$30,000]
Pardigm Persona 9H @smodtactical

[$30,001-$50,000]

[$50,001-$70,000]
Magico M2 @smodtactical

[$70,001-$100,000]

[$100,001-$200,000]

[Over $200,000]
smodtactical
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audioguy85
2,018 posts
 
You know what I’m going to say (and what herb Reichert says)

Under $500

Wharfedale diamond 225’s ($449/on sale now for $349)
Believe it or not, the diamond 220's sounded fantastic as well at $349. I sold them to buy the 225's

I love them so much I have two pairs.

I own other speakers but can’t comment on those, as I have not even removed them from their boxes due the fact I love the above diamonds so much. When I tire of the diamonds then maybe I’ll give the others a go....(harbeth & spendor) bought and own them just because of the legend lol, who knows, maybe they will sound better than the diamonds, and maybe not...price point is meaningless...its all in the design and expertise of the designer.
keegiam
731 posts
 
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dan2019
6 posts
 

A couple of my favorite speakers:

Upper $30K range is the big Eggleston Works Viginti.

Just above $10K is the Legacy Signature SE.

Both full range speakers and filled the room with sound.

Thanks

gormdane
35 posts
 
$5001 - $10000
Magnepan 3.7i

Musical Fidelity Nu Vista 800 Integrated Amplifier
PS Audio Directstream DAC
PS Audio Directstream Memory Player
Two Definitive Technology Supercube I subwoofers

Very happy with this setup
smodtactical OP
979 posts
 
Hello guys and girls (@keegiam) ;)

@sfseay He was the first one to make recommendations so I simply added them to the list... for some reason he deleted them.

@mijostyn I am not trying to say 1 speaker is better than another based on price. Simply that these are speakers people enjoy organised by price that way if you say 'Hey I have $2500 to spend... what should I listen to ?' you can consult the list and get a quick list of speakers in that price range that people enjoy.

Ok updated list as follows (Thanks for the suggestions! Keep them coming):

[Under $1000]

Dali Oberon series: @audiotroy

Kef Q 550: @audiotroy

Kef Q 750: @audiotroy

Quad S1: @audiotroy

Audioengine 2: @kacomess

Buchart S400: @mrdon

Tekton Pendragons: @technick

Mark Audio Sota CestiB: @dseltz

Wharfedale diamond 225: @audioguy85


[$1000-$5000]

Quad S4: @audiotroy

Quad S5: @audiotroy

Quad Z3: @audiotroy

Qaud Z4: @audiotroy

Kef R 5: @audiotroy

Kef R 7:  @audiotroy

Revel F208: @hemi04

Dynaudio Special 40: @bwaterme, @manorsessions

Harbeth C7es3: @biscorbit

Magnepan LRS: @kacomess

Vandersteen 2C: @kacomess


[$5001-$10,000]

Golden Ear Tritron 1R: @audiotroy

Dali Rubicon 6: @audiotroy

Dali Rubicon 8: @audiotroy

Legacy Signatures: @audiotroy

Paradigm Persona 3F: @audiotroy

Kef Ref 1: @audiotroy

ATC SCM 19: @audiotroy

SCM 40: @audiotroy

Dynaudio C1 Confidence Platinum: @manorsessions


[$10,001-$20,000]

Pardigm Persona 5F: @audiotroy

Kef Reference 3: @audiotroy

Kef Reference 5: @audiotroy

Dali Epicon 8: @audiotroy

Wilson Yvette: @audiotroy

Rethm Saadhana: @dseltz

Dynaudio C4 Confidence Platinum: @manorsessions


[$20,001-$30,000]

Legacy Aeris: @audiotroy

Kef Blades:  @audiotroy

Sonus Faber Amati: @pfank12


[$30,001-$50,000]

Pardigm Persona 9H: @smodtactical, @audiotroy 

Vimberg (model?):  @audiotroy

Wilson DAW:   @audiotroy

Egglestonworks Vigniti: @liamowen


[$50,001-$70,000]

Magico M2: @smodtactical

Dynaudio Evidence Platinum: @manorsessions


[$70,001-$100,000]


[$100,001-$200,000]

Wilson Alexia: @audiotroy


[Over $200,000]

Kharma (which model?): @audiotroy


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