Speakers: Color VS. Nuetral

Thanks everyone- This forum thing is awesome and very helpful. Too bad I made my purchases already! What about adding a preamp to the Peaechtree's amp? Or use the peachtree's preamp/ Dac and then getting a different amplifier to plug into?

In regards to the Aerial 9ts. The technician at Peachtree actually recommended the Aerial 7ts as a great fit for that price range. I saw the Dalis used locally at a good price and couldn't hold off. I just bought the Peachtree new a month ago.

Just saw the last two posts from begator and Jl35. Yes those points make sense. The enclosure is a bit small and when Peahctree showed off the Grand they did use the bigger speakers. I'm sure the Dalis can get more from some of the signature Amps as well but perhaps the best move would be a different speaker. I do enjoy the Current combination for the mellow side of music such as Fleetwood Mac , the Grateful Dead, or anything mellow -Sounds fantastic. Ridiculously flat and lack luster with anything heavier though. If anyone can think of a set of speakers which should go for $2500-$4000 used let me know your suggestions. What about Kef?

Thanks for all the suggestions. I'll have to schedule a field trip to listen to the Aerial collection and check out some other amps for comparison. Have a great weekend. Any others suggestions are certainly welcome.

Yes, and that strategy goes for anything in life (job , girlfriend etc...) :)

I Demo'd the Peachtree grand amp with my old Kef XQ3 speakers which are about $2k MSRP vs the 9k Dalis and I believe the issue is with the speakers and not the amp. The Dalis are too sophisticated, polite and rounded (at least for that amp) The kefs while smaller, brought back the roar in Billy Squier's "My kind of Lover" Def Leopard's "Photograph " and really brought out Sammy Haggar's, "I'll fall in love again". The Dali's sound much better with Robert Plant solo stuff and a whole slew of "grown up" rock and assorted genres however.

I'm going to need some different speakers to cover more of the bases. Per my budget -Something that would have msrp'd for about 6-7k that is now less $ used. Something that compromises some finesse for an edge on heavier guitar bands and screamers.