Speakers to Mate with McCormack?


Hi all. I have a DNA .05 Rev A amp, and am adding an RLD-1 pre soon. I've heard Vandys are good mates, but would like some more options. I need a floorstanding speaker to provide full-range sound for a music collection that has every genre imaginable in it. Primary tastes are rock and jazz, though. Looking at $1k-2k used, ideally, maybe up to 2500.

Thanks in advance for the advice!
aggielaw

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I ran a McCormack DNA-1 Deluxe with Klipsch Fortes for a few years, and the sound was incredible. I foolishly "upgraded" to a Rotel 5 channel amp for home theater, and have been kicking myself ever since.

The Forte has not been manufactured for about 8 years now, but these speakers are built to last, and you can obtain them used on ebay roughly half their original retail. Other Klipsch speakers that would love the McCormack are the Chorus and Cornwall... slightly larger, but some of the most listener-acclaimed speakers ever made.