I just purchased a pair of Focal Aria Evo X No.4 and I couldn't be happier. They have a great soundstage, and the bass is just right for me.
Have the itch yet again. $5-6k budget for floorstanders.
Well I've owned around 20 floorstanders over the last 30 years. Ridiculous I know but for me that's the hobby: trying new gear every 1-2 years. Anyhoots currently have Zu DW6 Superfly in my main rig, Wharfedale Evo 4.4 in the small TV room. Have both tube & SS amps I rotate. Yesterday I sold my SVS Ultra Tower (the prior version) ergo gots me thinking, so fun to go shopping, no? I listen to mostly jazz, on vinyl & via Qobuz. Some beats also (downtempo/chill). I used to rock out but nevermore. Prefer to stay under 100lbs; not getting any younger. I do have a SVS sub the SB 2000 pro btw.
Here's my short list:
- SVS Ultra Titan
- MOFI 888
- Dali Opticon 8
- Cornwall IV (rich buddy downsizing)
- Goldenear T66 (owned the orig Triton One way back 2013, dug them, had to downsize for a move)
- Dyn C2 (wildcard, never heard em, wish I could audition)
Anyhoots, who wants to chime in?
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@johntori +1
Big Totem fan. You can pickup some awesome floorstanding used in your price range. Big sound, huge soundstage, and they do a great disappearing act. |
@ozzy62 just read the stereophile review on the Dovedale. JA sure dug them. Similar in sound to Elysian 2 you think? @incorrigable I owned Tyler D1 back in 2012ish for maybe 6 months. 5 ft heavy beasts w/anemic bass & kept blowing tweeters. Tyler, super nice guy, sent me several replacements. Very glad I sold them, on ebay I think. Great cabinets, anemic sound, for me. My buyer wasn’t happy with them either. @twoleftears those BMR look fascinating! I’m a big PMC fan due to their stunning clean bass output & transmission line obsession. In fact I’ve owned Fact 8, which led me to the massive Eb1i, which I will forever regret selling. I called them earthquake machines. Going to read up on BMR. Do you own them yourself? If so be keen to have a chat with ya. I’ve never heard Focal or Totem, oddly. Maybe at shows. Never heard Tekton, sure curious, but not at 200lbs or whatnot. Looking for sub 100 pounders. I owned KEF Blade 2 for a year in 2023, only 80lbs. Sold them to my rich buddy noted in OP.
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