For the under $5K category and a steal at these price points:
1. Tannoy Revolution XT8F
(On sale now damaged / factory boxes, White Gloss only $1699 @ Upscale Audio) Reg. $2699 and a steal at that price point)
2. Focal Aria 926 (with Faux Walnut Wrap) $2350. These are $3300 speakers with black gloss and real walnut, but some places you can find the faux walnut wrap and they still look good and you save $1K.
I have both these speakers in different rooms. Love them both for different reasons. The Tannoys go louder and have deeper bass an slightly better imaging, one could say the Focals are a tad more refined. Both are musical and non fatiguing.
The Tannoys for $1699 are an unbelievable value, the fit and finish look like $10K speakers. You would not be disapointed with either speaker.
1. Tannoy Revolution XT8F
(On sale now damaged / factory boxes, White Gloss only $1699 @ Upscale Audio) Reg. $2699 and a steal at that price point)
2. Focal Aria 926 (with Faux Walnut Wrap) $2350. These are $3300 speakers with black gloss and real walnut, but some places you can find the faux walnut wrap and they still look good and you save $1K.
I have both these speakers in different rooms. Love them both for different reasons. The Tannoys go louder and have deeper bass an slightly better imaging, one could say the Focals are a tad more refined. Both are musical and non fatiguing.
The Tannoys for $1699 are an unbelievable value, the fit and finish look like $10K speakers. You would not be disapointed with either speaker.