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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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slimpikins5
191 posts
 
In the $10K range:   Bryston Model T signature; simply outstanding if you have a larger space to place them in.

For a similar sound profile, but with less dynamic output and half the price: Axiom LFR1100.   They look almost identical to the Bryston's as Axiom builds the Bryston's for them, but they are using smaller woofer drivers and are better suited for smaller spaces.   


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mas426
16 posts
 
For the under $5K category and a steal at these price points:

1. Tannoy Revolution XT8F
(On sale now damaged / factory boxes, White Gloss only $1699 @ Upscale Audio) Reg. $2699 and a steal at that price point)

2. Focal Aria 926 (with Faux Walnut Wrap) $2350. These are $3300 speakers with black gloss and real walnut, but some places you can find the faux walnut wrap and they still look good and you save $1K.

I have both these speakers in different rooms. Love them both for different reasons. The Tannoys go louder and have deeper bass an slightly better imaging, one could say the Focals are a tad more refined. Both are musical and non fatiguing. 

The Tannoys for $1699 are an unbelievable value, the fit and finish look like $10K speakers. You would not be disapointed with either speaker.

stoney40
18 posts
 
[$5001-$10,000]

Pure Audio Design Trio 15 Voxativ

A speaker that has achieved the distinction of being my search ender. 

Associated ancillaries

Bakoon DAC 21

Antipodes DX3

Bakoon Amp 13R or Bakoon Amp 12R (both amps special qualities are marvelously revealed by this special pair of speakers) 

This system as constituted feels like a great achievement in sonic excellance. 
 
helomech
1,698 posts
 
Should add Spatial Audio M4 Triode Masters to the $1K - $5K bracket. Many aspects of their sound wouldn’t be out of place in the $5K - $10K bracket. 
janmnov
35 posts
 
Focal Scala Utopia V2’s. $30k ish.  Just wonderful.
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