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$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.

chuck
williewonka
3,166 posts
 

@chuck - the best speaker I have ever heard regardless of price range is Avantgarde, which are in your snack bracket.

Avantgarde Speakers

  • superb dynamics
  • neutral sounding
  • great frequency response
  • crystal clear sound
  • superb 3D imaging
  • extremely detailed and very smooth
  • all music sounds good through them
  • not fatiguing to listen too

Drawbacks -

  • Excellent product - but sometimes hard to find
  • they take up a lot of room - there are smaller versions but the sound is not quie as good as the big horns

Advanages

  • they can be driven by a 5watt amp - as in the system I auditioned
  • Regular speaker cables or Line Level inputs
  • the big horn is very cool to look at

Regards - Steve

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bottomzone
33 posts
 

Absolutely, rsf507. Regardless of how well-engineered a loudspeaker is, if it doesn't sound good to the potential buyer, it doesn't matter!

mark200mph
842 posts
 

Madisound has a kit like the rockports with textreme speakers like fockports 5 k with piano black high gloss cabs. Take a look and enjoy the hunt.

phd
1,344 posts
 

If you can afford it, go for it. You're not ever going to be completely satisfied until buy them. It is far better to go with your gut, rather than wasting your money on several other brands of speakers on your audio journey.

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