With what you said about your electronics I don't think you've truly heard your Monitor Audio's yet. You always want the start of the chain to be the strongest. How can you end up with great sound if you don't START with great (sounding...don't have to be expensive) components and cables? Also, you are starting down a slippery slope if you think you have to spend significantly more to get better. I have heard a pair of Focal Aria 900's sound absolutely life changing hooked up to the right stuff (if you're curious it was a Marantz SACD player Prima Luna Prologue Premium preamp and pair of Red Dragon audio M1000's). If you got more specific in telling about electronics maybe would have some suggestions but I am sure you probably haven't got the most out of those Monitor Audios...IMHO
Standmount speakers 4k-8k
On the lookout for standmount/bookshelf in the 4k-8k range. I've now got Monitor Audio GX-50 which are great for the price but I'm looking higher now.
So far I've heard Aerial 5t, Totem Element Fire and Kef Reference one. The Kef's offer a huge sound, but are, hard to describe it, a bit grainy in tone. The Totem are sweeter, but a little dead sounding. The 5t were really quite good--fast, clear, lively. None of them had noticeably better bass than what I'm using now! so I'm still in the hunt.
Very interested to know if anyone has heard the new Monitor Platinum II line, particularly the 100s, which are what I'm interested in.
I'll be listening to some Focals soon, and Dynaudio.
Any other tips? I need to get something fairly small, and very conventional looking (that's why not listening to BW D3).
Thanks folks.
rsg
So far I've heard Aerial 5t, Totem Element Fire and Kef Reference one. The Kef's offer a huge sound, but are, hard to describe it, a bit grainy in tone. The Totem are sweeter, but a little dead sounding. The 5t were really quite good--fast, clear, lively. None of them had noticeably better bass than what I'm using now! so I'm still in the hunt.
Very interested to know if anyone has heard the new Monitor Platinum II line, particularly the 100s, which are what I'm interested in.
I'll be listening to some Focals soon, and Dynaudio.
Any other tips? I need to get something fairly small, and very conventional looking (that's why not listening to BW D3).
Thanks folks.
rsg