I’m building my first high fi system after being more of a portable audio person. I want to start with the speakers. Space is limited so bookshelf speakers are a must.
Preferences: Balanced and revealing with a hint of warmth. Midrange most important to get right over highs and lows Timbre is super important - I listen mostly to acoustic music especially jazz But I do need some bass as I also listen to some electronic music Smaller is better but SQ is most important A speaker that sounds good with different amps but also scalable with high quality sources Wide sweet spot - I wont have money for a great amp at first but want them to be scalable for later
These speakers have caught my eyes - any thoughts on them?
Ascend Sierra 2s - Ribbon = dispersion limitations? BMR Philharmonitor - See above. Also massive. Buchardt S400/S300 - Wary of the sudden hype train and limited info Silverline Minuet Grande - Limited info Reference 3A De Capo - This caught my eye as a potential endgame speaker if I could blow up my budget a little. But concerns about BE tweeter as well as some potential snake oil stuff (cryogenic treatment (!?)), exaggerated sensitivity claims and wonky measurements put me off.
What else should I be looking at?
Edit: I could have sworn I had <$2,000 in the title... Anyway, my budget is 2k.
recently purchased a demo pair of Monitor Audio Gold 100 for less than $2k. They are outstanding speakers in my opinion. I listen to a lot of acoustic music especially jazz. Not certain how they would sound in book case because they are rear ported. I listen to mine on Monitor Audio stands made for these speakers.
My Omega Super Alnico Monitor’s have very "honest" sound on classical music but a set amp doesn’t cut it on symphonic music .A 25 watt EL 34 amp does .
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