If I were you, these are what I would consider:
Signature 805
Revel M20
Sonus Faber Auditor
Signature 805
Revel M20
Sonus Faber Auditor
Moving Out of Matrix 805's
All right -- I've seen pieces of answer to this before but I'm looking for consolidation. I'm looking to move out of my B&W Martix 805's and into a similarly sized speaker with cost "some object" (i.e. let's not hope for lotto winnings to get them.
Driving them will be a Jolida 302B (fully modded by Underwood Hifi and tube rolled to a fare-thee well).
Musical tastes are all over the map but primarily female vocals (Gretchen Lieberbrun through Joni Mitchell -- who BTW has a vocal range that really shows off just where the crossover on the 805's is) to Patricia Barber, Susan Tedeschi, Shemeika Copeland, Jane Monheit etc.) but also roll in old Allman Brothers, Jefferson Airplane, Steely Dan, et al.
I'm considering particularly JM Reynaud Trentes (relatively high efficiency, demos are a good price and the reviews -- especially on soundstaging which is critical to my taste). What Else Pray Tell? Thanks. And please, no floor-standers. It's a small enough room as it is.
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Driving them will be a Jolida 302B (fully modded by Underwood Hifi and tube rolled to a fare-thee well).
Musical tastes are all over the map but primarily female vocals (Gretchen Lieberbrun through Joni Mitchell -- who BTW has a vocal range that really shows off just where the crossover on the 805's is) to Patricia Barber, Susan Tedeschi, Shemeika Copeland, Jane Monheit etc.) but also roll in old Allman Brothers, Jefferson Airplane, Steely Dan, et al.
I'm considering particularly JM Reynaud Trentes (relatively high efficiency, demos are a good price and the reviews -- especially on soundstaging which is critical to my taste). What Else Pray Tell? Thanks. And please, no floor-standers. It's a small enough room as it is.
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