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3 best 10k speakers now imho

If I was about to pull the plug to replace my present Verity Audio Rienzi, I would consider those 3 contenders as my first choices.

1_ Revel F228BE
2_ Magico A3
3_ Spendor D9

I strongly believe those 3 pack the hardest punch right now at 10k.

Revel F228BE offers 2 x 8 inches bass woofers and a beryllium tweeter, this is a lot at that price level if you consider you have to go up to the Sopra 3 at Focal to get the same. Also ceramic composite drivers like Raidho, very light and stiff cone material.

Magico A3 has been compared favorably to Kanta 2 and Sopra 2 by online reviewers, Plus you get an all aluminum casing. Back ordered at dealers everywere, they seems to attract a lot of buyers.

Spendor D9, those are really special speakers imho, they are the « sleeper car « pair between the 3... often forgotten. Very quick and snappy, pratty drivers. EP77 cone material makes for a very natural midrange, a bit like Harbeth but without the thin wall resonating casing. Very nice soft dome tweeter also that has proven to be a musical, reliable winner for Spendor all these years. ( made from SEAS I believe)

What you guys think?
techno_dude
tweak1
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twoch, most if not all the speakers mentioned are sold through dealers, which means ~ 30-50% price increase over manufacturer markup + shipping .

Enter Emerald Physics (open baffle) their diminutive size belies their huge performance capability. Their newest versions use carbon fiber woofers. Internal wiring is provided by Wire World OFC. 

I have been enjoying the $2500 KCIIs (with WW OFC upgrade) for ovr a year, replacing my 3.5R maggies: think comparable maggie speed and soundstage, with bass punch BT with begnine sensitivity and high efficiency.. I drive mine with a Audio Alchemy stereo amp (125w/channel)  

The  EP 4.8 (carbon Fiber) is available with/without DSP 

EP has an incredible deal right now. If you are flush, run don't walk

One pair of the new EP4.8 speakers   3 way-15" carbon fiber woofer & 12" Carbon fiber mids In a gorgeous $2000.00 Cocobolo gloss Tri-coat finish Full range single amp 3 way crossovers with a $500.00 BOM bass manager List $10,995.00 Sale $4,999.00/pair delivered

 
sciencecop
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@dimora
It's hard to beat the folded ribbon tweeter in the T-Refs that is so smooth yet revealing

This is one of the worse tweeters around. Hard to imagine an experience audiophile fall for that. Even JA was alarmed, time to get the wax out ;) 

https://www.stereophile.com/content/goldenear-technology-triton-reference-loudspeaker-measurements

  



techno_dude OP
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helomech, +1 about spendor

They use the seas 22 tff, that tweeter is imho one of the best soft domes. Looking at its measurement graph, very impressing. I feel Harbeth should use this tweeter instead of the seas aluminium dome along with a supertweeter in their super HL5+. More natural sound, better dispersion made by the ring dome technology. Nevertheless, I do find their RADIAL midwoofer a masterpiece  of technology and sound.

About B&W 804d3, sure they can compete. But I think the 3 enumerated in op offers a tad more performance for the money.


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jafant
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techno_dude

Why would you consider replacing the Verity Audio
techno_dude OP
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jafant, The more I think of it, the more I believe I will keep the Veritys.

But you know how it is, would like to have something more alive and quick, more dynamic and pratty...Sopra like or D9 like.

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