Wanting to upgrade my speakers

I will lend further support for the Super Linton.

I just placed this speaker in my second system one week ago.  In a word, a fantastic speaker.

The retro design with beautiful veneers and the matching stands are just gorgeous.

The sound, however, is anything but retro.  In this particular system, I can only bring the speakers 1-2 feet off of the front wall.  It just so happens that the bass response is perfectly tuned for this placement.  Perfectly clear, tight, deep bass response with excellent pitch definition.  This is a very well balanced speaker with great detail.  Beautiful shimmer to cymbals.  Vocals very clear and articulate.  For me, the best part is the expansive sound stage.

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I have the Lintons for my second system and really appreciate the value of them. Smooth and not overwhelming in mid & high range. I listened to the Super Lintons at Axpona when it was quiet in that particular room...really like those best of the two Wharfedale speakers.

When I had a 2200, it had great synergy with a pair of Revel F208s. That was a system I believe many could live with in perpetuity. 
 

For most music no sub is needed with F208s. 

@garrymac get this subwoofer - Power Sound Audio S1512m

Buying the Warfdale Super Lintons would leave me enough money to get a new sub also,max is approximately 5K

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

I'd go for a pair of JBL 4333 studio monitors or the home equivalent JBL 300's. A McIntosh apm with 200w.p.c. would make it even better Personally never been a Yamaha fan.

The Linton is a safe choice—very plain, but elegant. Its nimble, articulate bass and expansive soundstage are charming when properly paired.

Crutchfield has a few on open box. Good luck.

Think I'm going to decide on Mofi Sourcepoint 888

https://youtu.be/9bv5Mt5X__k?si=fRV0DLyiAH2WScmo

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. 

 Legacy Signature SE are beautiful but out of my price range, trying to stay around 3-5K

@audiotroy Yamaha under reports their wattage. it is more like:

105 W into 8 ohms   
135 W into 6 ohms   
190 W into 4 ohms   
220 W into 2 ohms for dynamic peaks. That is a good amount of power delivery for an efficient speaker that is stable down to 2 ohm to get to pretty high SPL averages

This is a bit long-winded, but I still really really love the Ascend Towers and think they are an unbelievable value. Review, here.

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

@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

@garrymac Wrote:

 

Wanting to upgrade my speakers

JBL L100 or JBL 4349 see here.

Mike

yes the Lintons could work

I was looking at the Warfdale Super Lintons also, and I  could buy back my Klipsch Cornwall Ii's I sold for 300$ back in 2000 for 400$ and would need to get them recapped. I like to listen to Classic Rock, Blues and some Country. 

so you want speakers just right for your room size, and the most speakers for your money. KLH, Monitor Audio, Wharfedale, KEF, PSB, Klipsch, Paradigm, Arendal, Aperion to name a few, look for  their bookshelf versions.

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.

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?