New speakers for $5000


I’m looking for new speakers for about $5,000. My integrated amp is a Luxman 505z and I have a Rel s/812. The source is an Innuous Pulse with the LPSU and a Chord dac. The room is about 12 by 16. I like acoustic, blues and jazz. I was thinking about the Harbeth Compact 7Es 3 xd 2 or the Totem Forest. I’d grateful for any input. Thanks. 

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Fully agree with @freediver. The M30.2 or .3 are perfect for jazz, blues and vocals. Had a pair for 5 years and compared them to the C7 and the  SHL5. They are one of the best stand mount speakers under 10k$. The Totem are also a good choice but with a different sound signature. If you go the Harbeth route, I suggest the Ton Trager stands. Tried different stands and this is the only one that maximizes full cabinet resonance of the Harbeth design. A match made in heaven IMHO. Good luck and keep us posted.

I have a Luxman L-509Z and just paired it with a set of Focal Aria EVO X2 speakers. It sounds absolutely glorious! The Luxman and the Focal speakers go great together. I'm running a Hana Umami Blue on a VPI Prime 21 going into a Sutherland 20/20 phono preamp. I'm also using a Balari SUT to run the cartridge at 47K ohms to get the volume up a little. The Umami Blue output is weak running as a moving coil in my system.

You might consider Fyne Audio speakers, which generally get good reviews.the F700 bookshelf and the F501 SP floorstanding both come in at $4800 a pair.  I have the F-702 floorstanding models, and they are simply superb in terms of tonal qualities and sound stage.  I am driving them with a Rogue audio tubed preamp and a pair of solid state monobloc amplifiers.  I think they are simply superb speakers.  I listen to classical, soft rock, vocalists from the 1940s to 1960s, music like CCR and the Moody Blues.  I have both a streamer using Tidal and a Thorens turntable for LPs,mincluding some “audiophile” LPs from the 1980s.

I would also recommend GR Research.  I picked up a set of LGK 2.4 towers recently and am amazed at their detail and holographic image.  I've heard hundreds of speakers, (ex-flipper) and these are absolute keepers...

https://youtu.be/vVosFcsfumY?si=tyHRfm8_VzL4DwSX

 

Revival Audio  ATALANTE 5  $5K brand new.  Best speakers I have heard in a very long time.  Happy Listening.