Needing to replace thirty year old speakers.


I have a thirty year old pair of Canton ergo 80 speakers. I 

never felt they were that good. My current system includes

a Chronus magnum dark integrated amplifier, a Cambridge 

audio can v2 streamer and two Svs 2000 pro subs. The

Chronic dark replaced an Adcom 555-2 amplifier and an

Adcom 565 preamplifier. I always thought the Adcom 

equipment sounded harsh in the upper midrange. The

Chronic solved that problem. It is better than the Adcom

equipment in every way. I like speakers that are slightly 

warm sounding but still give detail. My budget is around 

$5,000, maybe a little more. What speakers would sound

good with my setup? If a recommended speaker allowed 

Me to delete the subs, my wife would be happy 😊 

mbruflodt25

If you can stretch a bit, and as you apparently only buy speakers every few decades or so I think it’s warranted here, I’d highly recommend the ProAc D20 and Joseph Audio Profile.  Both are neutral and nicely detailed yet very natural sounding and should pair nicely with your amp, and if you value things like an expansive 3D soundstage and disappearing as a sound source they are both outstanding.  Best of luck. 

@mbruflodt25   So, you've lived with a set of speakers for 30 years, that you "never felt they were that good"  Somewhere, a chapter of the Procrastinators of America is toasting you.  🤣