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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
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richardbrand
1,385 posts
 

@parkergetdean

I can't say anything bad about Fyne. Just out of sight out of mind.... my ignorance

I only mention them because like KEF they strive to emulate point sources, which in my opinion is one of the most important differentiators between speaker designs.

I wish your list could be pinned somewhere handy!

kennyc
2,884 posts
 

GoldenEar speakers would be a great choice. Great musical Sonics with ample bass.

parkergetdean
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@richardbrand yes, that takes me to my confusion about Tannoy and Fyne. Is Fyne a Tannoy knock off? A cheap Tannoy? Or Tannoy is an expensive Fyne. Way too much overlap for me not to be confused.

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jmmaccord
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If you can find a pair of Infinity Column II's, you should check them out.

andym23456
24 posts
 

Stretch the budget an consider Klipsch Heritage Series speakers. Your vintage equipment would work fine. I picked up new Las Scalas for $9800, and am not looking back at my now closeted Martin Logan Ascents or Polk SDA SRS 1.2TL’s. Next time I open the closet will be to sell them.  Best of luck!

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