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which excels at Rock and Roll

Room is 14X14' No treatments, but, room currently sounds great. Amp PASS X250.8, Fritz Carbon 7se bookshelves, LA-4 preamp, SVS SB3000 sub, Bricasti M5 streamer, Meitner DAC, only Rock and Roll, 85 or so DB   Considering used, Platimon VC 1, Arendal 15-28,  Marten  Oscar, Acora MRB-1, and Small tower, Devore Fidelity Gibbon super 9. There are others, but, I believe these would be the top contenders, USED?  Any and all responses welcomed. Love my FRITZ and won't sell. Just considering the above. Thanks, Robert TN

robshaw
soix
11,249 posts
 

You should give ATC speakers a hard look — they do dynamics like few others and are very well suited for rock music and many other genres as well.  Here’s a nice pair…

https://www.hifishark.com/model/atc-scm-19

Best of luck. 

kofibaffour
718 posts
 

the Arendal from you list and it is not close @robshaw 

 

but my personal recommend is a pair of Sourcepoint 10 Master Edition

In Black or In Walnut

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ghdprentice
9,478 posts
 

Honestly,  big B&W and MacIntosh amp is the formula for Rock and Roll. Most of these other speakers are intended for delicate reproduction of nuances, like subtile violins. A Big Mac and B&W will kick ass with rock and roll. The Mac is heavy on midrange and bass and the B&W can handle it. 

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mattmiller
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Dynaudio is the speaker to beat for aggressive Rock n Roll music, they excel in this area, the more power you have (in solid state form) the better too. I drive a pair of 25 year old Contour 3.0 Dynaudios and I use 2 stereo amps in mono for 700 watts per side, the Contours are rated at 200 watts, the extra power really makes these speakers shine with incredible detail and pace, timing, sound stage. Sure I could drive them with a nice 200 watt per side amplifier but then I would have nice music instead of Instruments in my listening room! 

 

Matt M

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