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Bass or not, to me it had to be the Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento! Really amazing speakers!
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PSB Synchrony one
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I was gonna ask the same thing... I need to put together a list of speakers to audition, except i'm looking to do 5.1. I'm probably 60/40 HT/music. I'm in an apartment so the room isn't huge. It's about 12' x 20' with an alcove on the side. The fronts are on the 12' side. There's 8' between them. They're front-ported so they're relatively well-behaved despite being closer to walls than i'd like.
I have to admit that i've lusted over the SF guarneri for quite some time... Not sure they're appropriate for HT though since there's no matching center... What speakers should I be looking at under 15k (for the fronts)? Will be pairing with MC207. I really wanted to make the ultimate upgrade to Ultima Salon2s, but they're freakin' huge and they'll overwhelm the place. Last edited by mcg33k; 10-26-2010 at 12:06 AM. |
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mcg33k.......Welcome to Audio Aficionado.
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There are LOTS of different price points for small speakers - I will break down the ones I like at various price points:
Under $500 -- Audioengine A5 $501-$1999 -- Dynaudio Excite X-12 $2000-$3000 -- Thiel SCS4 $3001-$6000 -- Dynaudio Special 25, Esoteric MG-10 $6000-$10K -- Dynaudio Confidence C1 $10K ++ Wilson Duette, Magico Mini, Evolution Acoustics MM1 I have not heard the Sonus that eveyone is raving about in this thread, and I am a dealer for all the ones under the 10K bracket. :-) |
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I've heard those and their matching towers, both do very well with SET amps or high power SS.
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Well, since my last post, I had not yet heard Dynaudio Confidence C1s, but I finally heard a pair driven by a wonderful Octave Integrated at RMAF in mid-October and have to change my previous list to Dynaudio Confidence C1s.
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The new Solus monitor, sounded better than any other speaker at the CES show for it's size.
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Although not the smallest, The Kharma mini exquisite is by far the best two way floor standing speaker I have heard. But man it costs alot.
Next would be the YG Acoustics Carmel, they are small. Stand mount for me is the Magico Q1. In a more normal price range I have always liked the Totem Mani and Mani 2.
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