Speaker upgrade suggestions


Hello all
I am thinking of upgrading my speakers. My system as of now is a Forte 4 power amp, Forte model 2 preamp, Arcam diva cd192, audioquest jag interconnects, audioquest GR8 speaker wire, and B&W 602 s3 speakers on nice metal stands with a B&W 600 sub. The system sounds good, no question, but... I want more. My opinion is the speakers are the weak link. But I'm not sure, any suggestions or comments?
Thanks, Mcgarick
mcgarick

Showing 1 response by madmax_br5

Magnepans are great for midrange and midbass, strings so lively you HAVE to air guitar to them and vocals really fly. And you already have a sub so that takes care of the maggies' slightly weaker bottom-end bass if you need it. I use a pair of 15 year old maggies with no sub and they sound great, but I wish I had a sub for when I was watching movies or listening to deep dance music or hip hop, with a lot of very low, loud sounds. The maggies are also wicked detailed, and resolve noticeably more detail than even my grado headphones. They go for $950 new. on audioreview it has a 4.83 out of five from 42 reviews, I'd trust that: http://www.audioreview.com/cat/speakers/floorstanding-speakers/magnepan/PRD_120037_1594crx.aspx

They are also great from a design prespective, they really don't overpower the room and they look very sleek in a home theater setup, you can get them in a variety of finishes as well.