upgrade to the original birdland

gmood1, have you ever heard the silverline sr17 or any of the jm reynaud monitors?

I listen to jazz, blues, pop, lots of female singers(and male)rock. No classical.

Does anybody have any suggestions? I would love to have the Benchmark but it seems to be just out of my pricerange!

I am looking for honest reproduction of the music, not colored in anyway. I would like whatever player to have real bass reproduction and not searing highs.

Yes it does, I'll try that.

Still zingy at fairly high volumes.

I was thinking that the odyssey lorelei's would be a good choice, or maybe a monitor with outstanding bass.

ignorant question: why do you favor no crossovers or very little? I have heard from people that the reference 3a speakers have no crossover and are outstanding. What are the advantages and disadvantages of one type or the other? Thanks!

Also, cruz123, I have read two schools of thought on the transport thing. What do you think about the opinion...the dac changes the signal anyway so it would be a waste to buy an expensive transport? Sorry for the ignorance!

Thanks man, I do understand from your explanation! I have heard two things on the reference 3a...people like em or hate em...the ones that don't like them seem to say that they are the same problem that I am having now...zingy?

I do have the echo problem, my wife has let me make the room a dedicated listening room! Soooo, there is no furniture except a chair. The floor is pergo with a area rug covering 3/4's of it, one solid wall and one wall with a picture window with curtains that stay closed. The speakers fire down the length of the room. At the opposite end of where the speakers are pointed there are french doors that open.