Proac Studio 100

don't know about the price these days but i think you'll be quite happy with the ProAcs. I have had a pair of Studio 1s (the predecessor to the 100s) for 12 years and I love them. Only recently did I upgrade to the Response 2.5 which are fantastic. You really can't go wrong with ProAc!

I love Proac, and wouldn't knock them (their finish alone is an industry standard!!). But if you need a small and narrow floorstander instead of a stand monitor (if you have a medium sized room, rather than a small room), you should audition the Paragon Acoustic's Radiant, $2850. It beats the competition, IMHO, like Joseph Audio and Aerail Acoustics. FOR NEARFIELD IN A SMALL ROOM, the Response 2.5 will be better, BUT IT COSTS 60% MORE. I do think the Radiant beats the Response 1SC, unless you only listen in the extreme nearfield (less than 5 feet from each speaker).

I too have the Studio 1s, and they continue to amaze me, even 10 years later. In that time I have gone from a Carver receiver to a Pathos Twin Towers/Meridian 508-24 and they have managed to keep in step the whole way (they're even better if you remove the plastic covers from the tweeters!). I agree, you really can't go wrong with ProAc. If you can stretch just a bit, I have heard the Response 2s's which I've seen used for around $2000, and that would be a great step up.

Thanks for all the feed back. I decided to go a different direction altogether buy going with a pair of Coincident Speaker Technology's Conquests. Their different from ProAc,of course, but a fine speaker indeed. Their whole line are very tube friendly and I also went there too. Now is it Svetlana's or Sovtec or NOS tubes. So I'm hooked for sure. Many Thanks, Jeff