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Speaker upgrade - suggestion

Hello all,
I currently have B&W DM640s with a Velodyne DM4000 sub. They sound great to me, but I feel it is currently the next best place to upgrade the sound.

I like the B&W sound, looking at the 803D, but wondering if there are other options I should consider that makes the most out of my other components.

My pre is a Mapletree 4A SE, and the power amp is a McIntosh MC7200.

Setup is in a large / bright room, I like to crank it loud, and currently listen to jazz, rock, latin, and almost everything else.

Have read lots about the Von Schweikert VR4 JRs, but have not heard them in person. Also, maggies are not an option for me; Was told by someone know hows quite a lot that they would not work in my room.

BTW I'd prefer a well rounded speaker, not something that sounds great only with specific types of music.

Thanks,
alex333

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nmmusicman
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"Setup is in a large / bright room, I like to crank it loud, and currently listen to jazz, rock, latin, and almost everything else."

May I suggest you start by addressing your room acoustics before changing out your speakers? The room your system is in has the biggest influence on the overall sound reproduction and properly addressing room acoustics provides the biggest ROI IME.

Blaming the speaker for poor or underwhelming performance when sited in a room with poor acoustics(which is most domestic rooms)is a sure fire path to the audio merry-go-round. Address the fundamentals first, then the dollars spent afterwards will go a lot further.

Cheers
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