You didn’t mention speaker cables or stands with current speakers but with the amp you have I would spend my $ on Sonus Faber Lumina II’s on good stands with decent cables with bi wire jumpers or already bi wired...
Pairing Bookshelf Speakers to my Yamaha A-S801
Hello dear Audiogononians,
I’m a long time lurker, who made a personal account to ask for some advice. I’m looking for a pair of bookshelf speakers that I can buy new or find used that would pair nicely with my integrated amplifier (Yamaha A-S801). The current speakers are a pair of B&W bookshelf speakers. I don’t recall the exact model number off the top of my head, but it doesn’t seem wholly relevant as they retail for less than half of the MSRP of the amplifier (and I happened to have gotten them for free. A story for another day.).
The sources are as follows (wired with audioquest interconnects):
Bluesound Node
Apple TV (ARC back to the node)
Sony Blu-Ray player (ARC back to the node for movies, and coax into the integrated for use as a CDT) (Will eventually be upgraded to the Yamaha CD-S303)
Teac TN-350-SE Turntable (with bypassed internal phono stage going into the phono preamp in the Yamaha)
Sanyo Cassette player (soon to be upgraded to the TEAC W1200)
Any advice or conversation is greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Mulchy
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I'd say go for a new set of KEF R3 Meta. Couple of hundo over $2K but superior to the others in many ways. They are really VERY good and the Yamaha/KEF pairing has been a match made in heaven all the way back to the 80s & the Tweeter Etc days when they used to pair them together in almost every full system they sold; and that was a lot. There's a lot of info in this review... have at it. https://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2023/05/05/kef-r3-meta-speaker-review-juicy-beats/ |
It could be a longshot getting a pair in the $2K range, but you should definitely check out Van L Speakerworks Quartet speaker: (http://www.vanlspeakerworks.com/) The owner's name is John Van Leishout and his shop is in a Chicago suburb. There are several articles about him and his designs on Google. Very nice guy to deal with and the Quartet is an amazing speaker. Retails (but not widely distributed outside his ship) for $2900, but he usually has a demo pair or two for sale that may meet your budget. Trust me.... definitely worth checking out. |
KEF LS50 with a subwoofer is also a good option. I have the LS50W meta in my bedroom system, and my son has the LS50. We both enjoy them a lot! The Absolute Sound gave a great review of the Yamaha A-S801 back in 2016, using the LS50 with a subwoofer. You can get the LS50 on sale for around $1299 or less, leaving you a budget of around $700 for the sub. I use and like the SVS SB1000 pro, but there are many good subs in that price range, including KEF and REL. |
OP do a little research before considering ANYTHING with METAL drivers! |
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