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Two Canadians and a Dane walk into a bar.... (bookshelf advice)

Sorry about the intro, but I have gotten the itch to upgrade my current Acoustic Energy Aegis Evo One bookshelf speakers. Current amp is a 40w Jolida 202A with upgraded tubes and the room is small - 13’x11’. My music is everything from Jack White to Miles Davis.

Years ago I sampled many budget bookshelf models and was drawn to the laid back sound of the soft dome tweeters used in my AE’s.

This time around I am considering the Totem Sky, Dynaudio Special Forty and Reference 3A De Capo. I have not heard the BE - Beryllium tweeters used in the Reference 3A’s.

There is a large range in efficiency between the De Capos and the Forties. How much should these numbers factor into my decision?

Has anyone compared any of these side by side? Any other other recommendations?

I am also interested in the respective “little brother” speakers - Evoke 10 & 3A Dulcet. These more cost effective options may work well in this room size.


brinkmm

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brinkmm OP
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The Fritz Carrera BE is roughly 2x the price of both Dulcet and the LSA-10. I’ll keep it on my list.

Anyone have thoughts on Ascend Acoustics Sierra models?
brinkmm OP
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Thanks for the advice!
I sent notes off to both Totem and Tash at Reference 3A.
brinkmm OP
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Thanks for the recommendations, I had Fritz and the LSA-10’s on my original not-so-short list to explore. I may revisit both.
I don’t know much about Vandersteen and the nearest dealer is 3 hours away. I will do some research.
I may be leaning towards the little Dulcets.
brinkmm OP
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I believe the Dulcets are $1799, same as LSA-10. The current Dulcet has a Beryllium tweeter, the previous version was soft dome.
brinkmm OP
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Update - I was able to listen to both the Sonus Faber Sonetto 1's and the Dyaudio Evoke 10's. The Sonus Fabers were nice, but no "WOW" factor for my ears. The Evokes sounded amazing with an 80w NAD SS amp. This brings me back to the sensitivity issue... Evoke 10's are only rated to 84db versus 88db in the Dulcets. I feel like the 4db difference is significant, can someone confirm? Where do I go from here?
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