Try rare, very hard to find but worth every effort, French Atelier de Synergie Acoustique (ASA) Pro Monitors, circa $6500USD MSRP from distributor. Very limited availability. These are the best I've heard (for me anyway), I'm 53 & have been doing this since I was a kid. Nuetral & transparent, detailed, great imagining/stage, & the most fatigue-free I've heard. Familiarity w/ the driver technology may lead to the false conclusion you can predict the sound; avoid this tendency & listen to them preferably on top notch gear in a decent room.
Speakers to replace Monitor Audio Studio 20SEs
I am looking to replace my ageing but much loved Monitor Audio Studio 20SE speakers which I have had for 12 years. System is a Trichord modified Esoteric P700 transport feeding a Musical Fidelity Triviata 21 DAC into a Krell KRC HR pre & FPB300c power amp combo. Hydra 8 feeds front end components & a Hydra 2 the FPB300c. Cables are VH F4 power & VH Pulsar & Eichmann Express 6 I.C.s & Express 6 speaker cables. I really am quite happy with the sound & only want a change as it is becoming apparent that in terms of resolution, the Monito Audios are a bit long in the tooth when compared to modern speakers.
I am considering Von Schweikert VR4 JR; Tyler Linbrook Signature monitors; JM Lab Electra 926; or a pair of second hand Wilson Watt & Puppy 5s, which I can get used for around $5,500 here where I live.
I am looking for my replacement speakers to retain all the Studio 20Se's strengths of neutral to slightly mellow presentation with lots of air. I also need speakers with excellent soundstaging and the ability to disappear & play reasonably loud. This but with better resolution.
Any advise you can give will be much aprpeciated.
I am considering Von Schweikert VR4 JR; Tyler Linbrook Signature monitors; JM Lab Electra 926; or a pair of second hand Wilson Watt & Puppy 5s, which I can get used for around $5,500 here where I live.
I am looking for my replacement speakers to retain all the Studio 20Se's strengths of neutral to slightly mellow presentation with lots of air. I also need speakers with excellent soundstaging and the ability to disappear & play reasonably loud. This but with better resolution.
Any advise you can give will be much aprpeciated.