At your price point new you're looking at Daedalus Athena or Muse. The owner Lou won't steer you wrong. There's also a used Argos mk2 for sale right now that is very tempting.
Help me choose a speaker match for my Line Magnetic 805ia tube amp under $10K
Since all of you were such a huge help in getting me to arrive at my decision to get the Line Magnetic 805ia tube integrated, I thought I would start another thread to discuss speakers to consider. I do love my Ascend Acoustics but after hearing the improvement that the Line Magnetic gave my system, I am wondering now if there is a reasonably priced but a better speaker that is a better match for my system. The only criteria is that the price be equal to or less than $10k. I am looking for a speaker that is not harsh in the higher frequencies but still has enough sparkle and snap that doesn't give up anything in terms of detail. The ability to deliver some low end, dynamic punch is something that I would be looking for as well as this is the one area the Ascend's lack in currently.
My current setup is...
Speakers: Ascend Acoustics Sierra Tower with RAAL Tweeters and Ascend Acoustics Center Speaker with RAAL Tweeter
Amp: Line Magnetic 805ia at 48W x 2
DAC: PS Audio Directstream Junior
Primary Music: Jazz and Female Vocals
Speakers that I have considered so far include (power requirements notwithstanding):
My current setup is...
Speakers: Ascend Acoustics Sierra Tower with RAAL Tweeters and Ascend Acoustics Center Speaker with RAAL Tweeter
Amp: Line Magnetic 805ia at 48W x 2
DAC: PS Audio Directstream Junior
Primary Music: Jazz and Female Vocals
Speakers that I have considered so far include (power requirements notwithstanding):
- Magico A3
- Dynaudio Contour 60
- Focal Sopra 2
- Sonus Faber Olympica 3
- ...
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Not sure of room size, placement, etc, or type of music listened to, but the below listed speakers will work very well with your Line Magnetic Integrated _____________________________________________ http://www.coincidentspeaker.com/super-victory-II.html ______________________________________________ https://www.zuaudio.com/loudspeakers/soul-supreme with https://rel.net/shop/powered-subwoofers/serie-s/s3/ ______________________________________________ http://tonianlabs.com/ https://www.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-tonian-labs-classic-12-1-s-amazing-phy-hp-driver-2016-0... with https://rel.net/shop/powered-subwoofers/serie-s/s3/ _______________________________________________ http://devorefidelity.com/ Gibbon 3XL with https://rel.net/shop/powered-subwoofers/serie-s/s3/ ________________________________________________ http://devorefidelity.com/ Gibbon 88 or Super nine with https://rel.net/shop/powered-subwoofers/serie-s/s3/ _________________________________________________ http://www.reference3a.com/decapo.html with https://rel.net/shop/powered-subwoofers/serie-s/s3/ __________________________________________________ http://www.reference3a.com/reflector.html with https://rel.net/shop/powered-subwoofers/serie-s/s3/ __________________________________________________ http://www.stirlingbroadcast.net/ls36.html with https://rel.net/shop/powered-subwoofers/serie-s/s3/ ___________________________________________________ https://www.spendoraudio.com/#products with https://rel.net/shop/powered-subwoofers/serie-s/s3/ |
@freesole, I've owned the Olympica III, and the highs were the completely opposite than "harsh." If you felt the treble area was harsh and fatiguing, then it was coming from some other component in the system, not the Sonus Fabers. Remember that when you are demoing speakers, you are demoing a system, not the speaker. |
I would love to hear Tannoy's. Haven't heard them before but have to admit that they are not my aesthetic. @djfst agreed. I was just surprised given the gear was primarily McIntosh. Given I was also thinking I would go McIntosh integrated or hybrids, I was surprised at the performance in the high range. |
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