monitors+stands, floor standers? 2 many


So I'm in this paralyzed state, trying to upgrade speakers (previous thread started with "ProAc, Totem, snell, soliloquy, coincident") and I was thinking monitors (which is what I have now). But monitors + stands costs about the same as some floor standers. Budget is in the $1500 range, new or used, so the potential list is staggering.

leading the consideration list is (in no particular order):
Soliloquy 5.3 (floor)

Dynaudio Audience 70 (floor)

Silverline SR17 (Monitor)

Coincident Triumph (monitor), Super Conquest (floor), partial eclipse (floor)

PSB Stratus Silveri (floor)

Totem Sttaf (floor)

Joseph Audio RM7si (monitor)

Meadowlark Shearwater hotrod (floor)

Clements 206i (floor), (they also have a monitor which escapes me right now)

And I am sure to be missing lots of others. BTW, I auditioned the Sol 5.3, and went in really wanting to like them, but was disappointed - while they certainly are decent speakers, I found the music contained/restricted/unemotional and not presenting enough of a soundstage (ie placement seemd limited to the speakers themselves, and the dealer warned me that his cable, equipment, etc were making them sound the best they would sound!).

Please share your thoughts on the speakers on my (growing) list and the debate of monitor vs smallish floor standers. Thanks.
lefarioeb76

Showing 1 response by petewhitley

I don't like mini-monitors. I prefer a full range speaker. It's much more satifying to my ears.

Add the Magnepan 1.6QR to the list of auditions. I just bought the MMG's and love them.