There's some Vapor Audio Joule White for sale right now for under 15k. Those look really sweet and I bet sound amazing.
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Since you are looking to redo your whole system, why not take an holistic approach and go audition full systems? Some speakers works better with some amps and if you find a system with the sound you are looking for, then you can just buy that exact system. Going piece by piece is a lot of trial and error. |
You can get Wilson Sasha's for $12K. I would keep the PS Audio DAC (the jump up from that is going to be something like a dcs for $20K), but dump the BHK Amp - get a nice solid-state to drive those babies into bliss! D'Agostino or Rowland. (Rowland Model 7 monoblocks show up sometimes for $3500/pr). This would be FUN. But if you want chamber music, Diana Krall and the like, not a good choice. Then maybe some Mac lifestyle piece with some Focal/Magico/Sonus Faber and lots of whisky to forget your childhood fun rock memories and settle into that easy chair. |
If you like lifelike timbre and musicality and dynamics with bass extension to 22K and a beautiful cabinet (made of 21 layers of wood) check out the Gamut RS7i (Ruby) up for sale right now. Extremely musical and possibly $15K would buy them. I know the seller and the care. Speaker retailed for $42K when new. gwalt |
If you poke around a bit you can get a pair of JBL M2s for right around there. I would have a hard time believing you could get a more accurate, better sounding pair of full range speakers for the same price. I looked at a lot of different speakers thinking the M2s were out of my price range. Then I did some digging. It's worth asking. |
If you like the JA Perspective 2, you should know that you SEAS has a kit (Thor) you can build, for about $2500, which is roughly the equal of the JA Perspective 2, which uses stock SEAS drivers. In fact, the THOR uses bass drivers which a bit larger than those used in the JA Perspective 2. The Thor was designed by Joe D'Appolito, so it's a solid pro design. If you're not brave enough to build it yourself, any competent cabinet maker can build them easily enough for you. And Madisound, the American company that sells the Thor kit, has a cabinet maker they partner with who can build them for you and have them delivered to your doorstep, ready to go. Total cost for that route would be about $3500. I truly fail to see why anyone would go with the JA Perspective 2 when a nearly identical system can be had, delivered to your doorstop, for 1/4 the price. But if you've got $15k burning a hole in your pocket, then get the Avalon Eidolon Diamond. Absolutely extraordinary. Exceptional. |