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Worked Backwards and Would like to Hear Suggestions on Speakers

I did the opposite most folks on forum suggested. I already had Bose 901 Series VI speakers but built my system around them. My setup includes Mcintosh MC501's, C2500 Preamp, Thurman Conditioner, Cary 100 DAC, which I'm selling, Oppo 105D, and MusicHall 7.1 turntable. I use all Cardas Golden XLR Cables except for Bose Equalizer which I use Cardas Golder RCA's. I mostly stream using dedicated MacBook 13" retina..

The Bose sound really good but would like suggestions for better. My range? Not sure, I can spend up to 10K but would rather stay in the 3-6K range.

Thanks!
roddyboy

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bondmanp
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+2 on the Ohm Walsh suggestion.  Depending on the size of your room, these should come in well within your budget.  I have been happily running a pair of Ohm Walsh 2000s for about 8 years (although I do run them with subs, because, well, I am a bass-head!).
bondmanp
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gdhal - With all respect to your dealer, has he heard the Tektons?  I have not, so I have no idea if they are any good or not.  But I do understand the need for speaker designers not to talk too much about their "special sauce", especially if it is not protected by a patent.  Speaker designing is as much art as science, and, perhaps, Tekton's designer can take ordinary drivers, crossovers and cabinets, and fashion them into something that performs quite well compared to other speakers.  But for a B&M dealer to criticize a speaker he has not heard and could never become a dealer for is, well, a bit suspect.


bondmanp
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roddy - I don't own 5's, but I have a pair of the battery-biased M-HP5 crossovers.  The batteries are soldiered in for better sound.  If you are good at soldiering, you can do this yourself.  If you are a klutz like me, a dealer or a capable friend will have to do that.  The good news is that you can use fresh lithium batteries with a 10-year life span, so you only need do this once each decade.
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