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Looking for help with speaker upgrades...

I am currently driving a pair of Totem Model 1 Signatures with Bryston integrated and source. I recently moved these speakers into a much larger room and away from a dedicated listening room. They now seem to get lost in the larger room and are missing whatever bottom end they had in the smaller room.

I enjoy the Totem's and don't want to take a step backwards just to get a bigger, louder, and lower end speaker.

Looking for a floorstander and my budget is $5-7k. I also need something that is easy to place since i won't be able to have them 4 feet from the front walls. they will be placed 3 ft from the side walls but < 1 ft from the front walls. Also looking for something with some WAF as well.

PMC,Proac,B&W other?
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darosenb
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I second what Rodge827 posted about the Shelby+Kroll system. It really does deliver a huge soundstage. It also provides fantastic detail, is tune-tune-tuneful, and very involving. Bass is clean and tight with easily heard tone and overtones. Dynamics are superb and the imaging is freakishly real given adequately recorded software to play

How big is the sound of the SK's? These mini-mons are replacing a pair of Tannoy CPA 15's (LARGE dual concentric monitors) and the sub is replacing a venerable Velodyne ULD 15. That was a big sound kind of system.

Both systems were driven by a Pass XA30.5 amp. The Tannoys are 100db efficient and were easily driven. The SK's are about 87-88db efficient are also easily driven.

I have heard nothing close to the SK's in their price range. Nor far above their price range. And they look great to boot.
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