I am fortunate that in the DC and NYC areas there are B&M stores that carry a number of high sensitive speakers. However, as I learned the hard way, there is no substitute for a "longish-term" audition of speakers in my own home - with all the know vagaries in room acoustics, listening position, speaker position, etc. As a result, I consider the costs and time involved in dealing with companies such as Zu and Daedalus - who allow 1-2 month in home auditions - to be a bargain.
Looking for advice on these speakers
I'm going to trade my 180 watts tube amps for yet unknown SET amps, and will need a new pair of speakers to go with them. I'm considering speakers from DeVore Fidelity, Coincident, and Deadalus Audio. My budget is up to about $15,000. Unfortunately, I'm not able to audition any of them so I was hoping that I could get some meaningful advice from my fellow Audiogoners. Here are my potential choices:
1. DeVore Orangutan 0/96; Coincident Super Victory II; Daedalus Athena
2. DeVore Silverback Reference; Coincident Total Victory V; Daedalus Argos or Ulysses
The analog front is a VPI Classic with a Lyra Delos (soon Kleos or possibly Etna). My musical preferences are roughly 50% classic jazz and 50% classic rock.
Thank you for any advice or input.
1. DeVore Orangutan 0/96; Coincident Super Victory II; Daedalus Athena
2. DeVore Silverback Reference; Coincident Total Victory V; Daedalus Argos or Ulysses
The analog front is a VPI Classic with a Lyra Delos (soon Kleos or possibly Etna). My musical preferences are roughly 50% classic jazz and 50% classic rock.
Thank you for any advice or input.
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