The Wilson watt puppy totally upgraded is very musical excellent powerful bass
very similar to the Sabrina V with just more powerful bass
$35000 to $40,000. speakers what would you buy and why?
I am contemplating purchasing my End game speakers. The ones that catch my eye are the Magico M3, Magico M project, Stenheim Alumine 5se, Rockport Cygnus and the Songs Faber Amati Homage G5. My system consists of An Aurender N20 feeding a MSB Technology Premier Dac with Premier powerbaye. Preamp duties are handles by An Audio Research Reference Anniversary and amplification is a pair of Lamm M 2.2 mono blocks. I currently have Magnepan 3.7i's. I love their transparency and inner detail but they do not play in the low registers. I do not want separate subs.... My room is mediums sized. I listen to mostly soft pop, classical and some light rock. I am trying to walk the thin line of tranparency vs musicality. I would enjoy some suggestions and some sound reasoning behind members choices in speakers. I do not want this to morph into a bashing thread. Please stay on topic.
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All of these are good choices but I still suggest you present all key details relating to your system as you di there but include room dimensions, ceiling height, etc. Ask the 3 dominant AI apps (ChatGPY, Gemini and Claude) exactly this: " I have (list system and measurements). I have a budget of $20,000-$40,000. Given the room size and electronics, which speakers would you recommend for me as endgame speakers? That said, I would only add what @chuck said re: REL subs. If you do the research, you will find very few high end enthusiasts incur hobby who do NOT have suns, and higher end systems feature RELS, You will have room, trust me, Most people (as much as he or she may THINK they know about the speaker's ability to play low have no idea what no speaker built can accomplish. The ability of a speaker to play low has nothing to do what a pair of REL subs can accomplish., Not even close. There is an EXTREMELY informative video you can find on YT, channel Pursuit of the Perfect System. . Look for "Probably" the BestHiFi System in the world? Tad Esoteric REL." You will get an education and learn how and why a guy with spears approaching 100K that player lower than anything in your price range benefit from REL subs...and WHY. They can be placed anywhere in the room, FYI as you will see at around the 16 or 17 minute mark. Good luck. |
Sorry I haven’t been able to read the whole thread. But for those $$ and your experience with Maggies, I would suggest you look at Sound Lab Electrostatics. I upgraded to a pair of G7-7Cs. You need the PX technology and bass focus. With solid bass extension to 30 Hz, I retired my Hsu subwoofer. They are also good sounding in my acoustically problematic room. My experience is that they need a lot of power, but it sounds like you have that covered. This is my last rig, without a doubt. |
Speakers are very "subjective"...I feel the most subjective part of the audio experaaince! What measures well, what is hyped, what some feel are endgame, might not suite you. It is the one component you need to go and audition...not briefly, but a sit down dedicated 2-4 hr session, then come back the next day for another 1-3 hr session...take notes. Try to get an apple-to-apple comparison with the same components as in your system or close to. I traveled to five different places...three long drives and two flights - made a weekend of each trip (my price point was only 2/3s of what you are looking at. Since then, I have attended several store promoted events (listen sessions & product introductions) ...an evening with these was noted as remarkable, even incredible. It helped they were paired with Goldmund electronics and top cables. If I win the lottery - their Coltrane series would be first on my top three list. In your price point - their bookshelfs sounded great & you would also be in their entry level floor standing series. https://www.marten.se/ |
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