Speakers - Your "Safest" Choice

What’s your main bread and butter for music type. You mentioned rock first? What kind of rock? Hard rock, metal. Everyone says a good speaker is equally good at everything and I’ve found especially on the higher end that is BS! That’s why I’ve kept my Focal 836w over much more expensive speakers over the past few years.

The Sonus Fabers I have heard I don’t think would do any justice to rock if that’s your bag. haven’t heard them in a bit so dunno. YMMV. 

Focal Kanta 3, Revel 328 Be, both easy to enjoy and comfortably under $20K.  
These I know, and are “conventional” types. Ohm Walsh 5000 or Magnepan MG 20.7 are choices for certain types of rooms and listeners. 

I would never spend $20k on a pair of speakers BUT if I had to, I’d get the Alta Audio Adam for $17k. I heard both pairs at AXPONIA last year and again this year too (I think). What I WOULD do if I had $10k to spend, is buy the Tekton Moab AND Claytion Shaw’s new Caladian open baffle design and I’d still have lunch money left over.

A pair of OG JM Lab/Focal Mezzo Utopia's. 

How about a pretty economical trip to the Florida expo in February. (For me about $800, flights, hotel, tickets to the event, 1 free for my beloved…) then go talk to madman Greg of Volti Audio, have a listen to what he brought to the show. After a good listen there, head to other rooms and compare. I’m fairly confident you’ll head back to see Greg. His passion is infectious, his creations are amazing. Yes you can call me a devoted fan, or fanatic… but I’d put my Volti Razz up against anything south of $20k, they are that good to my ears.