Speakers to pair with Elicit-R / Rega Planar 6?


I am in the market for a pair of floorstanding loudspeakers for a medium size room. I have:

Rega Planar 6
Shiit Mani phono preamp
Rega Elicit-R

I have not heard compelling things about Rega’s speakers and wanted to get any recommendations on a speaker set that might pair well? I play classical/pop music mostly.  

Budget < $3k

Thanks so much for any feedback you have!
bound4h

Showing 2 responses by verdantaudio

Depending on your taste, Rega has a decidedly warm sound profile for their amplifiers.  They also tend to do best with speakers that are easy to driver in terms of impedance.  They may be rated for 4 ohms but they will not be at their best.  

I would look at a neutral to slightly forward sounding speaker with a min impedance above 4 ohms, ideally above 6 ohms.  What you haven't mentioned is if they should be stand-mount or floor-standing.  

My initial thought is that Paradigm would be a good option but it would come down to the specific model.  This would lead to a pretty neutral sound profile.  Another option would be the Monitor Audio Silver line (200s) and paired with the Rega, would be to the warm side of neutral.