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Had Three Different Speaker Thoughts; Now A Fourth

I currently have B&W 606 S2 bookshelves and I am thinking about doing something different, I haven't been overwhelmed by their build or performance. So I read and read and read some more and I think I have it narrowed down to three choices. Auditioning any of them is highly unlikely.

I've looked at the Tannoy Eaton, the Volti Razz and the Magnepan 1.7.

My listening room is 12x25 and there's not a lot of room for moving my LP (odd closet and a center of house chimney). 
I have a Parasound Halo6 Integragrated. 
Given the size of the room would the Razz be too much? This is my top choice.

The fourth option a friend mentioned and it has appeal is this... I also own a pair of Polk RTiA7 towers. They are a really nice cabinet with a nice build that house a 6.5 and two 7 inch drivers and a tweeter. He said I should think about replacing the drivers with Scan Speaks and upgrading the crossovers.

Thoughts?
dadork
chorus
976 posts
 
Ever take a 3 day vacation?

How far are you from Denver? 2 hour flight. $300.

Why not go to RMAF in October and hear a few things?
People will say it is terrible way to judge how a speaker
may sound at your home. But it a good way to get familiar
with the different sound of some wide ranging options
you have thrown out. BTW I would take a listen to Spatial
open baffle products too. Tannoy is usually a no-show 
at these events but dealers do exist. Seattle has Hawthorne.

I own Tannoys and will be keeping them. 
Whoever you chose be sure to get a 30 day trail.
dadork OP
632 posts
 
@chorus I'm in norhtern Michigan so my options driving are Detroit, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids and maybe Chicago. 
The first three are limited and limited lines as well so Chicago might be my best choice. Not thrilled about going there with all the violence but I definitely have to hear some things before I invest. I'll have to research online and see what shops carry what. Doubt if I'll find Tannoys or Volti's but...

kcpellethead
137 posts
 
Definitely go to Chicago.  Some of the best audio dealers in that city are in the suburbs, so you're not actually in Chicago proper.  I'm in Kansas City, and I've made several trips to Chicagoland to hear many great loudspeakers.
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audioguy85
2,017 posts
 
Tannoy Eaton is very large standmount. unlike what someone else said, it is not overpriced for what you get. It is rather worth every penny. Out of all you mentioned, I’d go Tannoy and not look back. You could also make the bigger jump to the floor standing Tannoy Cheviot or Arden. If it were me, I’d dump the parasound and get something like a sugden, pass, accuphase or luxman class A. Maybe even a line magnetic.....
helomech
1,525 posts
 
Regarding Maggies, consider the .7s instead. They’re better balanced, more efficient, and more dynamic than the 1.7. Despite being 2-ways, the .7s give up nothing in midrange quality compared to the 3-way 1.7s. The only real advantage of the latter is possibly a higher max SPL (at the cost of more juice).

Maggies tend to sound best with an isosceles triangle setup, the panels placed on the short side. That might be an advantage in your 12’ wide room.

Haven’t heard the Voltis but they might be a good option since you’re coming from the B&W sound.

The Spatial Audio M5 Sapphire is another you should consider. Spatials have a sound that falls somewhere between an planar-magnetic panel and a conventional box speaker. Not as much soundstage depth and not quite as transparent as Maggies but they’re higher in detail and bass extends lower. Good tweeters in the Spatials, the quality level of which are typically found only in >$6K/pair speakers.




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