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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
celtic66
1,933 posts
 

@elliottbnewcombjr  Sidebar.  No offense intended, but just so you know, Cody is NOT part of Wyoming.  Neither is Jackson Hole.  They are but recklessly misdirected pretenders, mythological entities perpetuated by daft tourists and those with obscene money, nylons tucked inside cowboy boots and Deranged Rovers.  I know, I grew up in nowhere Wyoming 90 miles south of JH with no street names and dirt.  Lots and lots of dirt.  I appreciate REAL Wyoming and its patina.

Thank you for the info about the speaker company and I do wish them well.  Back to our regularly scheduled programming, already in session.

mbruflodt25 OP
8 posts
 

Answering soix. I've seen some great reviews of the ProAc D20r. How would these compare the Mofi 888? Who sells the ProAc D20r?

mbruflodt25 OP
8 posts
 

Answering celtic66. I agree. I live 35 miles north of Cody. I only go to Cody to go to Walmart. My wife and I don't like the California transplants or the tourists.

parkergetdean
1,036 posts
 

My wife and I don't like the California transplants

what's wrong with them?

8th-note
469 posts
 

I was just in an Audio store (Quicksilver) in Kennewick, WA a few days ago and noticed that they had a pair of SVS Ultra Evolution Pinnacle speakers ($5k per pair) so I asked to listen to them. They sounded absolutely wonderful. Clear, fast, dynamic, with a prodigious amount of bass. Imaging was excellent. I hate to gush about these speakers but I can't help myself. I've been to three audio shows and have heard dozens of high end speakers but I've never heard anything for $5k that sounded as good as these. If they would have cost $30k I wouldn't have batted an eye.

If there's any way you can take a road trip to hear these I strongly recommend it. To my ears they set a new standard for affordable speakers.

One more thing. If there's any way you can swing it, I would highly recommend that you go to an audio show. AXPONA (Chicago) is coming up in April and it's a great experience, especially if you are in the market for new gear. There's no better way to get a sense of what you like and don't like in audio sound.

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