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Narrowing down floorstander selection.

I'm narrowing down my speaker choices and would be interested to hear any thoughts about these four speakers:

Von Schweikert VR2
Vienna Acoustics Beethoven
Dyanaudio Aucience S82
Vandersteen 3aSig

If anyone has suggestions for other speakers in the 2-4K range, I'd be curious to hear them also. I am ruling out planars and horns, either for reasons of demo availablility or taste. Also, I intend to avoid the addition of subwoofer(s) to augment my setup, at least for the time being.

I intend to purchase electronics after deciding on the speakers.

My room is very large with high ceilings, and placement is
flexible.

I listen to the usual eclectic range 'o stuff, but with a heavy emphasis on large scale orchestral classical.

Thanks for your help.
billw087b
stevecham
3,340 posts
 
The only speaker on your list that is both time and phase coherent is the Vandersteen 3a, if those features are important to you. They certainly are to me. Also check out Thiel 2.4, also time and phase coherent.
ritteri
223 posts
 
I personally would go with the Vandersteen in that list too.The F30's are also an excellent choice. Though dont do it because they are "phase and time" correct. Phase and time correct speakers dont equal a better listening experience or better soundstaging for that matter. If our listening rooms didnt have reflective surfaces then this may be something to be worried about, but real world accoustics prove otherwise. But before you buy any speakers, audition them in the room they plan to be setup in first.
slappy
903 posts
 
Well, you asked to narrow it down and got about 10 more speakers to consider.
happy?

hahahaha

Try to find some to audition at a dealer. If you already have, and think they all sound great and are still having a hard time deciding, then score some brownie pionts and ask the wife. see what she thinks as well.
Its been my experience (when i least need it) that women have a far superior sence of hearing.

uh oh.. i think shelby just heard me type that.
clingman71
64 posts
 
Have you considered Soliloquy? I have the 6.3 floorstanders. They have exceeded all of my expectations. They are around $3200 new, but can be found used/demo in the $1500-$2000 range. Also, their flagship 6.5 speakers, which new are around $6500, are in the $3-4K range used/demo. I cannot comment on the sound of my 6.3s with large scale orchestral music, but from jazz to blues to rock, electric and/or acoustic they are very strong contenders.
danlib1
819 posts
 
I second a look at the Revel F-30's. They're quite good, but note that it takes a while to "dial 'em in". They're very sensitive to placement, and seem to me to be very revealing of upstream component and cable changes. They will image very well once set-up properly, and do an amazing job of "disappearing" for a rather large unsightly box.

Though they're certainly not perfect, they do many things very well, and I've grown fond of mine.
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