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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Andrew jones speakers such as Elac Unifi Reference, Debut Reference, Elac Carina. MOFI Sourcepoint, etc....Andrew Jones tends  to use Yamaha amps when voicing his speakers.

They are also much better speakers than the typical V curve imbalanced, mid starved B&Ws, Klipsches and Focals.

@mulchy"would you consider the aluminum/alloy ribbon voice coil in a ribbon tweeter to be a disqualifying factor? I actually quite like the sound of Monitor Audio’s platinum line rt."
All that matters in the end is that you like the speakers you chose...
 I personally have never heard a ribbon tweeter speaker I liked..I've found the few I demo'd either beamy or disjointed from the bass...

Studio Electric M4 2-way, non-ported. A little over your budget, but excellent speakers

Amphion Argon 3S also 2-way, non ported but with a rear passive radiator, used, in budget, new, about $3600.

Elac Vela 2.0, pair, about $3000

I have not heard but have been reading about the Closer Acoustics OGY loudspeakers, which are a full-range transmission line bookshelf design, and reportedly very good. In your budget.

 

 

Have you ever thought about building your own? I am getting the CSS Criton 1TD-X Kit. All the reviews are really good. If you have the space, the time, the patience and a few clamps and a soldering iron you are good to go. This will be my third speaker build. Started small and cheap with Parts Express. I use their C-Note for my computer speakers.