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Speakers for.....every type of music?

I'm new to this site & first time poster. I am one of the guys that receives the emails every night, reads them and tries to be informed about this "hobby". A little background. I got into stereo early but never pursued it due to drumming, so I am only trying my best to keep up with you guys on this level. I have no gear like yours but keep a modest system that I have pieced together with whatever change I had. But I saw something interesting tonight on the popular discussions about a certain speaker not being a good "rock" speaker. So what do you recommend I think about when looking for speakers when I listen to everything? This is not a joke, I listen to almost every genre of music: classic, jazz, metal, thrash, world, easy listening, disco, you get the idea including vocal only. What say you fine gentlemen about my particular dilemma on your level? I am looking at used Advent & KEF speakers but will they fill my needs? I realize sound is a personal taste but in which direction might you think about?
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n80
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I have nice, older equipment that sounds great to me with everything from prog rock, to jazz rock to classical. 

I can tell you what I have but I don't have experience with anything else so I can't help with comparisons.

My speakers are Aerial Acoustics 7B tower speakers. They handle all the types of music I listen to. They have rear facing bass ports so room position is important and it is quite possible to adjust speaker position to suit various types of music better....except that they weigh 130 pounds. I have done this but no longer do as I seem to have found a sweet spot.

I do not see many Aerial Acoustics speakers for sale used. Not sure if they are no longer popular or if people just hold onto them.
n80
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It is interesting that someone mentioned organ music and a subwoofer. I'm mostly a rock guy but I like a number of the more popular symphonies. I have a good CD recording of Saint Saenz organ symphony. When that organ hits the bass notes through my Aerial Acoustic 7Bs (no subwoofer) it shakes the room and the inside of your chest. It is almost uncomfortable even at modest volume. But, they're being driven by 250 watts. I had access to a large Bowers and Wilkins subwoofer but decided I did not need it.
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