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Best Monitors for Rock N' Roll under $2500

Hi,
I'm looking for some suggestions for a great pair of monitors that work great with POP & ROCK music.

Here's my equipment:
Rotel 1080 amp
Rotel 1090 preamp
MMF-5 turntable
Rotel 1055 cd
Signal Cable power cords and interconnects
Anti-cable speaker wire
Richard Gray 600S

I'm currently using Aurum Cantus Leisure 2SE's. They sound fantastic with Jazz, Vocals, acoustic music but not the sound I'm looking for to handle my everyday listening; lots of New Wave, Punk, Classic Rock. Can anyone help?

Brands I'm considering:
Paradigm Signature series
JM Labs Electra 907 BE, 906
PSB Platinum 2's
Dnyaudio Contour 1.3SE

Thanks,
Robert
theb2826
matti
114 posts
 
How about NHT 3.3's ? Not a monitor but, as per the other posts here, you'd be asking a lot of any small speaker. I owned the 3.3's and beside needing some power they were an unbelievable speaker that compete with the best designs of today. At $1500-2000 used I can't imagine a better rock speaker.
jay_douglas_2879b79
239 posts
 
it just occured to me that speakers shound have numbers and not names. rock and roll music isn't supposed to be played through a product with an odd name. it should be something like xr5's, non euroscouts
usblues
1,217 posts
 
KRK Systems are very good along with those mentioned already,Bob
arrakian
36 posts
 
Gooddomino-

You may trade in your Europas for more bass, but you DEFINITELY will miss the quality of sound happening above that bass.

Seandtaylor9-

The Callisto has dual ports, and is tuned to allow more bass output. Try listening to Ciarra's "Goodies" or Akon's "Locked Up" with the Europa. Both of these tracks have high-volume synth bass and TR-808 kicks. If you can't turn it up loud and rock your room, you now know what's to be gained in the Callisto. True, the -3 dB is 47Hz, but everything there and above, rocks!
rkerv
51 posts
 
I am a huge fan of the 1.3SE's and the Special 25's. If you want power in neutrality.... look no further.
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