Speakers for string Quartets

If you want the best speaker for string quartets look for the best jazz speaker or the best rock speaker or the best folk speaker. Most likely it will be the same speaker.

Because i can control at will all acoustical factors in a room designed for specific speaker, i think that acoustical treatment and especially mechanical control import way more than the brand name speaker itself...

Even in near listening...

I repeat that because all people with different ears, with different speakers boast their favorite speakers, but who spoke about the huge improvement from acoustic control over the relation speakers/room ?

My box speakers in a well controlled room are not behind but better than magnepan in a bad room by the way , EVEN IF TECHNICALLY the magnepan are better speakers...I know one of my friend own big magnepan but in an horrible room.....

Then....Conclude yourself....

The choice of speakers itself matter least than room control and treatment...

Timbre perception dont emerge magically from the speakers techs sheets, but from his specific relation to the room acoustic content and all other acoustic factors too comes this way...

Pick the best speakers ratio/price for your needs and for your room size and geometry and think acoustic treatment and mechanical control ...

Acoustic listening experiments are way more fun and enlightening for us than "buy this brand name and plug it"...

But it is for me at least....

Deeper purse with no time to loose in experiments think otherwise for sure.... 😁😊😎😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

ESL63’s. Hands down. Incredible midrange. Pinpoint imaging. They need power, tho. 

I just came across this post. I agree with some of the early posters that Atc makes speakers that do a good job with this type of music. I have SCM 40 V2s and of all the types of music I play, I think they are best with string and wind quartets.

You can get a set of these used for around 4K.

Thanks for all the perspective!!!!

I’m leaning towards the “British Invation”…

question…with a pretty large room, open to kitchen/dinning room, I’m hesitant to go for bookshelve/monitor size. 

I believe Quads would be great, but I don’t know if I could go to something with so little dynamics after loving my horns for all the dynamics!

Harbeths seem to be my go to to audition, but I’m sure you pay a lot for the name.
interested to see if I can find a way to Audition Spendor, Stirling, ATC (which I’m super interested in!) .

Any thoughts on the current KEF line up? Somehow I don’t think they’re very “British” anymore.

Out of left field I’ve become interested in Great Plains Audio Altec 604 coaxial 15” drivers. From what I’ve read it may have possibilities.

thaks again!