steve59

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Speakers or room
You’re screwed, big throw rug with padding beneath, heavy drapes you can close when listening, subs to compliment the speakers might have you playing back at lower volume which can tame the reflections.  
Forever speakers around $5000
persona 3f used, dynaudio C60, both around $6k in vgc the persona will have the fq balance you’re looking for the dyne is a big speaker that can pump some air. I don't have experience with Legacy or the newest revel f228be, but personally i'm look... 
Tannoy Prestige Stirling
Does tannoy put the tweeter flush with the dust cap ala kef or is it further down the voice coil?I like the crew at simply stereo, they know what they're doing. 
Considering the option of "DSP speakers"
lets back off the politics so the thread stays open.  
Speaker for my system around 10K$, used.
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Speaker for my system around 10K$, used.
What kind of volume do you listen at? 
Speaker for my system around 10K$, used.
I set my budget for $10k used a few years ago and learned a few things. I learned that some speakers are more room sensitive than others, some of the more revealing speakers are brutally hard on upstream components and what started out as revealin... 
Considering the option of "DSP speakers"
Dutch&Dutch were reviewed in stereophile and at the end he does an informal comparison of the kii and beolab90. 
Recommend speakers for a large living room
$50k for speakers! Lot to consider, appearances, sound quality, size. Since you mentioned omni directional MBL would be quite the conversation piece and if you trust the reviews they’re always mentioned in Best sound at the show. I have a would be... 
Vienna Acoustics 'The Music'
VA gets it. I did try to replace my Beethoven with the Strauss and they did rock better, but I lost more resolution than I expected and low volume listening was less engaging. I let a pair of The Music get away last year for $10k plus shipping and... 
Audiophile speakers that get loud
I had a pair of dynaudio audience 80’s for a week. I wanted to replace my kef R105/3’s with them and the bass lines coming from the A 80’s was impressive! Actually they were really musical,and they were the entry level at the time. If you like the... 
Paradigm Persona 9H - hard to drive !?
I listened to the 7f a couple saturdays ago. After rereading my comment about my listen to the 3f it seems my impressions are consistent, Tight bass, excellent detail and imaging, but a little dry in the midrange. I'm drawn to what they do well an... 
What speakers use SEAS or SEAS-sourced drivers?
Meridian  
Time to move UP, speaker-wise...
I found some sweet speakers in the price range you're shopping, doubt you'd like em tho'. 
Considering the option of "DSP speakers"
Has it been determined that 24/96 is about as good as we can hear? If you get a dsp system that unfolds 24/196 mqa would it be considered mediocre. Also why wouldn’t dsp speakers be upgradeable? Meridian is doing it so why couldn’t other manufactu...