Following and reading as this is interesting to me as I have old but very reliable 804Matrix fronts from early nineties I think and 805 N rear surrounds (sound anchor on both make dramatic positive impact to low end ) some unknown but ok sounding ceiling and in wall speakers that were in when I bought house. The BW’s are my weakest links aside from wall ceiling believe but I’m not unhappy with overall sound. Just upgraded a Krell HTS 5.1 avp to McIntosh MX 123. Krell Kav 2 and 3 channel amps plus a sweet sounding MC275 mkV powering fronts. Kubala Sosna ics and speaker cable. No sub yet until new speakers. Thinking of maybe used Sony’s Faber Olympic III? Or more bw 803/4 D2/3.
Advice on whether speaker upgrade is in order
Hi,
Looking for speaker advice. I’m not super knowledgeable about gear nor do I have time/access to demo a lot of stuff. I am still with my first pair of good speakers (B&W803Matrix2). The signal first goes through a Velodyne DD10 subwoofer (using the sub's crossover to keep the lower registers). I have a heavily Bryston system, and am probably not going to change that anytime soon: All front end sources go in digital format to Bryston DAC 2, which runs to Bryston BP25 preamp, then to 7B squared monos. System sounds pretty good, though I wonder if speakers are limiting factor, and I would like the simplicity of not having a sub. I also can see what people mean about Bryston gear sounding a little tinny or bright at times.
If I were to evolve the system, would speakers be high on the list, and recommendations given this hardware? (I have read ATC, PMC, and Dynaudio are well matched to Bryston, but I don't know if materially better, and I can't keep up with the new entrants, Tekton, etc.) Other thoughts on system evolution (or should I shut up and focus on music!).
Thanks
Matt