Which monitor speaker to choose??


Looking for a monitor to work in a 12' x 14" room. Musical taste range from Jazz, Pop, Soft rock and occasionally, Classical. Considering LSA-1, Ascend Sierra, Vapor Breeze and VMPS 626R---seeking opinions. Must have great clarity, soundstaging ability, holographic and dynamic with detailed bass. Thanks!
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I'm stunned by the performance of the my Vapor Breeze.
Mine were custom build in redwood burl, amorphous core Raal,matching stands with crossover, and Dueland resistors. I'm not sure you need all or any of the upgrades. You can see my review here in the speaker section, and see pics at www.sendtoprint.net Event code is. vapor
My Breeze are the first 6 or seven pics.
Glorious highs, lush mid range, tight ,fast bass, they disappear leaving a huge soundstage, and drop dead astounding tonality. They sound like live music, very dynamic, exciting but also very musical!!
This is my last speaker purchase! If you order standard finish , you may get them in a few weeks, without any extended waiting.
Todd
Another option that is a very interesting design, and is getting rave reviews on another site is the Soundfield Audio Monitor 1. It has stereo active bass from 8" sealed subs powered by 300w plate amps, along with coaxial 5.5" midrange/tweeter drivers in their own enclosure, for better off axis response.
Rebbi, the Breeze is a speaker you should own. I have been following your monitor journey.They are that phenomenal!
At their price point,they are a no brainier. I heard many monitors and full range speakers at Akfest , and in my opinion the Breeze sounded better than all of them. I heard speakers up to thirty grand. I chatted with another Breeze owner who auditioned B&W speakers up to $15,000 and he preferred his Breeze's mid range and highs over the fifteen grand speakers. The Raal tweeter is breathtaking! The bass is has awesome tone and is lightening fast. Your Manley tubes would probably sound soo sweet in combo with the Breeze. My pair of Breeze have an amorphous core Raal, and Dueland resistors. Not sure if they make a huge difference, but at their price point you might as well pimp them out.