Up to $4000US tower speakers for Jazz and Classical Music


Hello All!

My wife and I are musicians who happen to also love listening to music! Last 3 years we have used a pair of Q acoustics Concept 40 tower speakers powered (now) by and Audiolab 6000A integrated. We listen to 90% of our music on CDs (Audiolab CD transport) or vinyls (Audiotechnica turntable). Mostly jazz and classical music in our roughly 53 square meters (550 sq ft) living room. Some other speakers came and went but we have so far liked the Q acoustics more than any other. We like their honesty with a tinge of warmness, but they are also engaging, open sounding, dynamic, airy! We love how chamber music sounds on them: string quartets, piano trios (jazz or classical), voices, big bands, etc... but we do miss a bit of that lower octave the Q acoustics simply don't have. A friend lent me a pair of Elac Adante AS-61 but did no like them much. lots of transient attack (which was good for percussion instruments) but it somehow changed the color/timbre of other instruments. I work also as a mixing engineer and have a pair of Neumann KH310 monitors in my treated room so I can say I'm picky with sound. Of course we don't want the analytical sound of the Neumanns in our living room (completely different beasts) but we want speakers to still be honest, but engaging, open, dynamic, airy. We are looking for a pair of tower speakers around $4000 that will provide us with a more believable orchestral crescendo, pianissimo, fortissimo, and that lower octave of a double bass the Concept 40s can't provide (by the way, we don't want a sub; tried several and simply did not like the overall presentation). We are looking at possibilities in Crutchfield, Music Direct or Amazon in case we need to return them (we live in the countryside and can't audition any speakers nowhere near!). Our list includes: Klipsch Forte III, Definitive Technology Demand D17, Kef R7, JBL HDI-3800, Dali Opticon 8MK2, Revel F206 and B&W 703 S2 or 704 S2. They will have to be efficient as the Audiolab does not have a ton of power! Any suggestions, greatly appreciated!! Thanks!

langelo68

Doesn't anyone read what the OP wrote!

He likes his amp.  

He listed a budget.

He does NOT want subs.

 

Corelli... That's why, outside of their phenomenal sound quality, I suggest looking at the Moab or at least the Double Impact from Tekton. Neither needs a Sub, at all, shipping is free and more often than not, there is no sales tax added,

On a $4K pair of speakers, taxes will be $280 to $400, and shipping of anything of any size with drivers to meet their bass requirements is going to be $600-$800 in addition to that at this point. In short, a good $4K pair of speakers with tax and shipping is going to be between $4,800 and $5,200

So the Moab at $4730 or even the Double Impact at $3,150 is a great deal. There are also (7) standard colors to choose from as well as making it a custom color for an additional $45 (obviously more if you want an exotic finish which they are happy to do). Just some food for thought.

Tekton- Moabs are going to Very Hard to beat $4,800..

I have the Tekton- Double Impact se, I upgraded from the Seas Pendragon’s both of which are outstanding speakers..

I have three amps I rotate, (EL34 PP-22 watts, 300B SE- 8 watts, and solid state amp - 75 watts).. They all sound great in their own way on Tektons..

Almost any speaker from Tekton will work well for you, but I would recommend buying something from the $2,000 range and up..

 

VOLTI AUDIO, is the only other speakers I recommend,OVER the Tekton brand..

They are more expensive.. I recommend ALL of the VOLTI audio models, they are superior to almost anything I’ve heard..