It all depends on what specific improvements you’re looking for over your BP30s and what sound characteristics are most important to you. Also, what’s your budget and are you looking for new or used?
Wanting to upgrade my speakers
I currently have Yamaha A-S2200, Definitive Technology BP30 Towers,Definitive Technology Powerfield 1500 Subwoofer and Bluesound Node Icon
Was looking at Sonas Faber Sonetto V G2's, Sonas Faber Lumina V Amator and JBL L100 Classic Black Edition. My room size is approximately 21L×13w×8H
I really like the looks of the Sonettos but was wanting to get the best speakers for my Yamaha A-S220 and room size
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Yamaha NS-2000A, 8k/pair In consideration of your room’s dimensions, put a higher quality subwoofer like a Rythmik F12G or G22 at the right spot and you’ll be gold. Yamaha is the grand daddy of hifi with unmatched engineering clout and rather uniquely placed in the industry... especially in light of their musical instruments guys playing a bigger role in voicing how these things sound these days.
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@garrymac unless you like your vocal presence to be mellowed and body of vocals be thinned out whilst having some added lower treble glare, do not get the Sonus Faber you have listed. it will initially impress but for the long run listening it can become annoying, and you start blaming the amp when it is the speaker. So, unless you listen at low SPLs like 50dB, if you listen at 80dB average then the colourations of the Sonus Faber can become annoying. That is just my singular experience with them though. I'd rather a relatively more balanced presentation so yes, get the Super Linton from Curtchfield - In Walnut, In Black, In Mahogany |
op y0u have a relatively large room in terms of volume, and your amplifier only outputs 90 watts and you like classic rock a perfect loudspeaker for you
would be a pair of legacy signatures they are very efficient 92 db they will effortlessly fill up a large room they have very deep bass 22hz
they are transparent yet warm and punchy thy absolutely rock
Dave and Troy Audio Intellect NJ Legacy dealers |
This is a bit long-winded, but I still really really love the Ascend Towers and think they are an unbelievable value. Review, here. |
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@audiotroy Yamaha under reports their wattage. it is more like: 105 W into 8 ohms |
Just a comment on speakers. Their output is dependent on the electronics and room acoustics as well as the sonic expectations. I am familiar with speaker from Wilson, B&W, Focal, Sonus Faber, DynAudio, and many others. They vary somewhat in the general character but are closely clustered on realistic sound. I can assure any perspective buyers that Sonus Faber have absolutely no innate glare, are not thin sounding or heavily colored in themselves, Of course they must be feed an appropriately natural signal with the desire for a natural, realistic, and musical output. |
Take a look at the Usher Dancer Mini-Two speakers that are about the same price as the MoFi. Gorgeous high-quality build and sound and simply an outstanding value for what you get. One of the few companies that makes their own drivers, which is why these get the same diamond tweeter used in their $42k flagship speakers. Read the reviews, and this dealer offers a 10% discount and returns if for some reason they don’t work out. https://soundapproach.com/usher-mini-two-2-x-7-2-way-diamond-tower-speakers-pair.html |
@garrymac get this subwoofer - Power Sound Audio S1512m |
back in 2000 for 400$ and would need to get them recapped. I like to listen to Classic Rock, Blues and some Country.