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Proac K6 Signature, Sonus Faber Amati Tradition,Verity Audio Amadis, Kharma DB-9

...if you were me and you played rock and roll like the Stones, the Allman Brothers, John Mellencamp but also played singer songwriters like ; Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Brown, Waylon Jennings, Josh Ritter but also loved jazz like Pat Methaney, Return to Forever, Cannonball Adderley. In a room that is 16 wide and 30 deep with cathedral ceilings and all Accuphase separates with the amp being a 60 watt pure class A design …...which one would pick ?  I have narrowed it down to those 4 brands  - don't care what you have or had just anybody's thoughts on those 4 Particular speakers. Thank you and stay well and safe out there !         
garebear
gregm
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@garebear IIRC: if I remember correctly
So you’re looking for a Lagavulin 25 years in a speaker... or similar!
Single malt wise, the Proac would be on the smooth side, but as they have lots of dynamics, they can bite. The Kharma are dryer and very elegant tasting, not as smooth and lush.The SF taste lush, plush, with the most elegant upper palate -- so much so they can become... unobtrusive

The Verities: it is the Lohengrin I was thinking of, I disctinctly remember three drivers in front. By the way, ribbon tweeters are nothing to worry about (the Proac has one too), at a mere 30W power (an easy load for modern drivers) you will be hitting around 105 dB which is very, very loud!


speakermaster
738 posts
 
Of the four mentioned i would go with the Proac but i would also consider a large classic british monitor like the large harbeth or spendor to fill that large of space. You need a speaker with a large woofer and a bigger cabinet face to project the sound in a room of that size. You may even want to listen to some very good vintage systems in that size room, what you hear may really surprise you.
garebear OP
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Hello speakermaster - thank you and I did research on Spendor's largest floor stander the ; Classic 200 but no dealer carries that speaker and it does not seem to be a speaker that is well coveted over here in the US. The spec's do indicate that it very well may be a veyt good speaker but is little to no information it. It really looked at that one for a long. Not a big Harbeth fan.
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twoleftears
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Have you listened to the Spendor Classic 100?  I imagine the 200 will have a very similar sonic signature, just with a bit more bass extension and power handling.  The Classic 100 already goes lower than some of your listed options.
garebear OP
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Hello two leftears and I have listened to the older version the ; SP 100 R2 and loved them but what I am '' hearing '' that ever since Dorothy and Spencer Hughes left it is not the same company or sound. I don't know what to believe at this point but the classic 200's are north of $25,000. So there is a lot of competition at that price point and the reviews of the classic 200 have been marginal at best  ; stating that they sounded very ; soft.  
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