Well I went and auditioned the Golden Ear Reference’s and the Paradigm Persona 3F’s. The references are quite large. Bigger than what I thought. I was not blown away by these speakers. The lacked the nice highs and midrange. It maybe the bass was overpowering. The definitely have a wide soundstage. The Persona F3’s were much better in terms of dynamics, mid’s and highs and very smooth and balanced. Could not compete on the bottom end and soundstage with the GE’s. I would like to audition the Persona’s at home. They are stunning looking and more to my taste.
Speaker audition recommendations?
I can audition speakers from the following speaker brands Kef, Paradigm, Dynaudio, Bryston, Golden Ear, Elac, Wilson, Aerial Acoustics, Vandersteen, Monitor Audio, and B&W. I would be looking to spend $8,000 to $9,000 US. Does anyone have any recommendations from these brands in this price range to audition? I do not want to by used and I currently have PMC Twenty5.26' s. May amp is a Devialet 200. Thanks in advance for the advice.