Changing to bookshelf speakers. Recommendations?


Looks like I'm moving in with my girlfriend and in the process am going to need to replace my floorstanders (Focal Chorus 836V) with bookshelf speakers. Unfortunately her cat thinks my floorstanders make a good scratching pole (ugh.....).

So I'm looking for some recommendations on bookshelf speakers in the 2K-5K range that provide enough reasonable bass in a medium room (15x15) that I won't get angry without having a subwoofer. I do listen to more rock but am not a big fan of "bright" systems nor do I listen at concert levels (but on the louder side from time to time).

My front end consists of:

- Muse Model 3 Signature Preamp
- Muse Model 160 Power Amp
- Quad 99 CDP2 CD Player (which will probably get upgraded to a muse product in the future)

As you may notice, I like Muse gear.....

Speakers I've thought about:

- Usher BE-718
- Focal Electra 1007Be
- Totem Mani 2 Signature
- Amphion Argon 2 Anniversary (or new Argon 3)

Anyway, any thoughts?
dsutfin

Showing 1 response by jtuba

I used to catch my cat doing the same thing. I put a scratch pad next to the speaker and he prefers that instead.