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Looking to upgrade floorstander speakers.
I should also mention that Bache is now putting the port on the front baffle. That’s how my speaker is.  
Looking to upgrade floorstander speakers.
I started with a similar position that I had used with the Tempos, which was 3’ from the front wall, 2’ from the side walls and toed in. Where I have them now, which sounds better to me, is 2’ from the front wall, 30 inches from the side walls, an... 
Looking to upgrade floorstander speakers.
I should add that I’m using 50 watt tube amps in a 13’x 22’ room.  
Looking to upgrade floorstander speakers.
My suggestion would be to demo Bache Audio’s Tribeca-002 with the Elton Symphony II woofers.  I have had many speakers in the past and still have Quad ESL 57s rebuilt by Quadsunlimited and Audio Physic Tempo Plus speakers. I have demoed Harbeth M3... 
Looking into speaker upgrade/change?
Well, I don’t have the Classic 30 but I do have the Tempo Plus. I’m about 20 miles from the AP distributor and bought them from them. I went with the Tempos as they are better in a music only system. The Classic series was made to fit better in a ... 
I need a good looking and good sounding speaker ....
Take a trip to Brooklyn and visit Bache Audio.  
Super tweeter for FullRange Driver
My Bache Audio Tribeca’s use the Fostex FT96 EX-2 tweeter with a modified Tang Band wide band driver. I believe it’s crossed over around 8K. It’s a great sounding tweeter. You may get good results aiming it at the ceiling. Another option would be ... 
Speaker for Line Magnetic LM 518IA in Large Room
If you can get to Brooklyn you should listen to Bache Audio's newest version of the Tribeca with the Eton Symphony II woofers. These speakers have a big, tonally balanced, holographic sound that's very coherent and easy on the ears (non-fatiguing)... 
Floor standing speaker recommendations new or used, $10,000 and under
Bache Audio Tribeca 002 with the Eton Hexacone Symphony II woofers. Very coherent and holographic sound that’s balanced from top to bottom. The Eton woofers produce a tight bass that combines speed and warmth. 
Speakers that can reveal orchestral instruments' positions
My Audio Physic speakers image better than my Bache Tribeca speakers as far as instrument placement. However the wider dispersion from the Bache’s sounds more natural to me when I’m listening to orchestral music.  
Rethm Maargra Speaker: High efficiency, very easy impedance, built for SET amps.
 I do like a number of systems using full/wide range drivers, particularly when those drivers are actually used in multi-way systems. My Bache Audio Tribeca speakers use a wide band driver, sans the whizzer, augmented by a super tweeter and 2 woof... 
Harbeth Love and your experiences
I thought I would love Harbeth as a Quad 57 owner. I listened to the M30.2’s a few times but they didn’t do it for me. I ended up with a different speaker. 
Emotive sira?
I'm going by memory, but I think the 7044 was warmer sounding compared to the 5687 and 6900. I may have even tried different cathode follower tubes and the 6080. I would have to check my tube stash to confirm. You can always just send me a PM and ... 
Emotive sira?
I had the Sira in my system for a short time but I did do some tube rolling for the input tube. Aside from a Tung Sol 5687, I tried Bendix 6900 and  RCA 7044 tubes. The 7044 is a nice sounding tube, but many were noisy.In my Epifania I'm using a B... 
Emotive sira?
Going from the stock caps to Sonicaps, the sound became less colored, but also a bit leaner and harder sounding. When Fred changed the Sonicaps to the V-Caps, he also did the autoformer volume control. Since I can't say what each would do individu...