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Feel like I'm outta my mind....

Been through this forum, and don’t know where to start. Y’all are a pretty wild bunch!

Looking to go to a 2.2 setup, but have no idea where to begin. Haven’t seen anyone review speakers wholly, or in their entirety so far.

Old guy; ears are about 85-90% from the grinders and diesels.....LOVE the feel of sound - hence 2.2. Current dealio is dual 10" drivers and a 1" silk dome in each tower (no-name, about 275WPC on 8 ohm), and a 100W 10" front-firing sub. Missing lots of vocals though...... Looking for a full, rich-sounding set, or set(s) of towers.

Power is available through twin Carver M400a’s at 500WPC, and twin Carver M400t’s. Would love to have dual, and responsive subs to cover the low bits - let the ’a’’s handle the mids, and the t’s can get up high. Pretty sure I have the power to bi-amp on 20A breakers.....(electrician - (NOT electronics-guy!), amongst better things.) Source is usually CD, from the few thousands lying about here...

KEF Q950?? Polk R700?? Monitor 300?? SVS Pinnacle? Paradigm Premier? Monitor?

Any generalities that can start pointing me in a decent direction? Budget is simply....."let’s not get stupid...."

Metal is priority. Rock second, opera third, classical fourth. Just lookin’ for thoughts. Anything to start some ideas......
 

the_general
jrwaudio
333 posts
 

I’m no spring chicken, and my hearing is around 14k, so I’m in the same boat I have tower speakers with built in sub woofers, plus two SVS Ultra 13 subs with the upgraded plate amps 1,200 watts, 4000+watts peak all controlled from my smartphone and using the SVS app I used DIRAC to dial everything in and just love the viseria impact! I drive my speakers with a very powerful D class amp I also have a tube amp and tube pre amp that I use along with my Magnepan 7’s You may also consider getting a streamer as you’ll discover so many new artists! Enjoy your search and if you end up with good towers, like Goldenear and two sub woofers, you’ll love it!!!

 

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mijostyn
8,248 posts
 

2.2 is absolutely the way to go. 

Without getting stupid or too stupid here is where you should start.

Get a pair of Harbath P3's and put then on stands the get two Martin Logan 210 balanced force subwoofers and a MiniDSP SHD to run everything. This will out perform the vast majority of systems out there. Do not be fooled by their size. The limiting factor is always the tweeter power handling ability. The Tweeter in the P3 can and is used in much larger speakers. Small speakers are special because the enclosure is so small it disappears sonically leaving a pristine image. This system will have no trouble doing 110 dB in a medium sized room. Rock to your hearts content. 

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clearthinker
1,582 posts
 

Some suggestions above involve big dough.  So listen widely and think long and carefully.  So many here have said they bought an item and then changed it a short time afterwards.  As you're getting on in years (like me), I suggest viewing these changes as your 'forever system'.

boxcarman
335 posts
 

Consider the size of your listening space before buying speakers.  Some need more breathing space than others.

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johnnycamp5
124 posts
 

If you’re going with dual subs (I think you should, as they eliminate any lumpy inconsistent base response throughout a room, unless it’s the size of an auditorium) then I suggest using high sensitivity speakers.

Dual subs generally eliminates the need for low lower sensitivity speakers, which dig deeper in bass response .

IME using high sensitivity mains and dual subs (properly crossed over) unloads the mains and allows you to enjoy much better effortlessness in sound, resulting in much cleaner and dynamic sound!

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