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Speaker recommendation please, please, please

Thanks in advance.

I'm new here, really and a relative noob on the high-end audio.

Looking to upgrade my front speakers for now. My use is probably 60% audio, 40% video. For my wife, you can invert those numbers.

My musical tastes run from Thelonius Monk to the Butthole Surfers. Krautrock, obscure '60's and '70's rock, fusion, jazz, electronica (The Orb, etc.). Very eclectic but mores rock than jazz or electronica. No classical/opera.

My system:
EAD Power Master 5200 5-schannel (300 watts 8ohm)

Musical Fidelity X-ray - the original ovoid design model

Pre-amp Krell - KRC 3

Speakers: B&W Nautilus 805's in the front CDM's in the rear and Nautilus HTM 1 center, Velodyne 12" 1200 watt sub (I forget the model offhand - top of the line 10 years ago as I recall)

For now I'd just like to upgrade the front two speakers. Eventually will upgrade the others as funds allow.

The room is rectangular 30' x 15' x 8' with wood floors

My ceiling to spend is approximately $6k

I'm considering used or new:

Evolution Acoustics MMMicro One
Raidho Eben X-3
Lawrence Audio Violin
Joseph Audio Pulsar
Gallo 3.5 Referance
VMPS RM30

Thoughts?

Anything else I should be looking at?

Auditioning is hard as I live in a very rural area but I could do a day trip to Tampa or Orlando if I could find a dealer for anything I'm looking at, which so far I can't (still working on that though)
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mateored
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This is interesting, since I've been considering some of the same speakers myself. There was a pair of Joseph Pulsars on eBay today that wound up selling for about $3500, which seemed like a good deal. However, I didn't bid on them since I'm auditioning the EA MMMicroOnes tomorrow. If those don't work out, I'm considering Merln TSMs or Gallo Stradas with a sub. I also noticed that Gallo 3.5 with the sub amp for sale.

I'll try to post my impressions of the MMMicroOne after I hear them tomorrow.
mateored
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I auditioned the Evolution Acoustics MMMicroOnes today in fellow member Eddiesudz's impressive listening room. His system and listening environment are in a completely different league than mine, so I'm sure the speakers won't sound as good in my room with my components. That being said, I was immediately impressed with the MMMicros and quickly decided to place an order. I've heard monitors with a more delicate and light and airy high end, but I've never heard speakers of this size have such a full yet clear sound. Ed had them set up right next to the 1300-pound MMTwos, and I had to put my ear next to the speakers to make sure he wasn't trying to trick me. They sound fantastic at all volume levels and can really belt out with his Dartzeel 100wpc amp.

In addition to playing around with some digital tracks on his Mac and Playback Designs DAC, Ed treated me to some great cuts from a test pressing record on his Wave Kinetics turntable, and some great tracks on his Studer 1/4" reel to reel.

Anyway, I never got to audtion a few speakers I was interested in (and I still might buy another pair just to play around and compare in my room), but for $2500 including the nice looking and very solid stands, these seemed like a no-brainer. Ed thinks the speakers will ship in about a month.
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