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Upgrade to my system - Speakers maybe

I have been a long time reader, first time I am posting.  This will be my first upgrade in a while..  Other than Roon it has been like 6 or 7 years since I bought anything other than a Sonos for a bedroom.  

My current system is:

Rega P3-24 w/ Elys2
Rega Brio R
Marantz NA7004 Network Player
Revel Performa3 M106s with Revel stands
Sunfire HRS 8 Subwoofer
Streaming from a Mac via Roon
 
Room is 13' x 20' with 8' ceilings.  

Not sure if I should get book shelf speakers or bigger speakers.  They need to take up same amount of space.  Speakers now are like 3' from the back wall.  Size needs to be about the same.  I will be too close to the speakers if they are out any further.  

I listen to everything except hip-hop and country.  This is audio only.  I have a separate home theater. 

My budget is $6-7K. Maybe more if I can sell the Revels.  I can go higher if something wows me but I don't want to.  I did listen to one speaker, the Revel 126BEs.  Seemed like the obvious choice.  Way too metallic sounding.  I hated them.   



sunujing

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audiokinesis
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Sunujing, I know you said that the size needed to be similar to your Revels, and that they couldn’t be placed more than 3 feet out into the room. Might speakers considerably larger than the Revels be a possibility if they are designed to go up against the wall? How about if the top of the speaker was a nice friendly flat surface, instead of domed like the Revels, so that they gave you back some usable space? 

Duke  
speaker manufacturer
audiokinesis
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Sunujing wrote: "@audiokinesis, if it is the speakers that I am seeing at James Romeyn site, they are different in terms of styling. Which ones are you recommending?"

The Azel Stand-Mount ("SM"), with your subwoofers providing the extension south of 60 Hz. The Azel Stand-Mount can go up against the wall if the cabinets are toed-in aggressively, which in turn results in a very wide sweet spot. The ports can be plugged as well, depending on how much boundary reinforcement the speakers are getting.

You might contact Jim Romeyn and ask about the demo pair shown in the photos.

Duke
audiokinesis
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Congratulations sunujing!


audiokinesis
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Sunujing wrote:  "Styling does matter and this is a better fit for me.  Glad I learned about your speakers though.  Cool designs.  Thank you. " 

I appreciate your feedback, and agree with your opinion that styling matters.  My one current design (the round-wooden-horn Gina) which might have scored well in that area is outside your price range.  

Also BIG congratulations to @verdantaudio on what is obviously an excellent-sounding design that does not trade off styling! 

Duke
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