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Shopping for speakers at $1500-$2000 is a chore.

I have been amazed at how many $1500-$2000 monitor speakers are out there. Just to name a few: the Wharfdale Jade 3's; KEF LS-50; KEF R-300; B&W CM-5S2 and CM-6S2; Focal Aria 906. and though NOT a monitor, Golden Ear Technology Model 7 small floorstander at $1500 a pair (which received raptured and orgasmic praise at CES 2013)

I have heard both KEF's , especially LS-50, but despite excellent sound staging and accuracy sound lean and at times lifeless The B&W were better, but the CM5S2 sounded lean and often edgy,However(the CM6S2 is very good to excellent, but also more expensive than the others)

The Wharfdale Jade 3 was the bane of one our members in a recent thread claiming they just did not sound right or what he expected.

However, the Choral Aria 906 monitor has often popped up in discussions, and as I mentioned to another member, they have received very good and solid reviews from generally reliable sources, However, the Focal 906, and the Golden Ear Technology model 7 are harder to find to audition.

So I would like to get some input from owners of either or possibly both speakers about which they preferred, and also the better sounding or most satisfying to listen to. I will greatly appreciate this feedback, as I seek out a dealer of either or both, but hopefully not in a city or state that requires air or train travel to reach.
sunnyjim

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mlsstl
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I recently purchased a set of GE Triton 7s to replace a pair of Spendor SP1/2Es I'd had for years. (The wife finally won the battle of getting the 1970s-looking boxes out of our room.)

I am very pleased with the Triton 7s. Vocal reproduction isn't quite as magical as the Spendors, but they are extremely good. My benchmark is natural reproduction of voices (male voices tend to be difficult for many speakers) and acoustic instruments and the Triton's are excellent. The bass goes deeper than the Spendors while the midrange and highs are balanced and clear. Driver integration is quite good and GE resisted the temptation to add the "Kodachrome" extras one finds in many audiophile speakers.

In short, they are an outstanding buy for the money.
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