you get much better quality with monitors on a limited budget (with most brands). 3K, used is the sweet spot of great speakers, I have a database of them.
The most tower like stand mount under $4k
The title says it all. What's the most "tower like" (i.e. accurate, musical, full sounding, not overly revealing or clinical) standmount speakers you've ever heard new or used around $3000(ish) ?
Also, what speaker (tower or standmount) are screaming deals of value and quality at or under this price?
I want to get quality but only up to the point of diminishing returns. I'm looking to equally spread the quality across integrated, speakers, and dac.
Just looking for the group to brainstorm suggestions for me. There are next to nothing in the way of brick and mortar hifi stores near me except Best Buy.
I have the Revival Audio Atalante 3 monitors and love them. It took all of 3 minutes to adjust to the bass I miss from my JBL 4319s with their 12" woofers. That's how convincing they sound in the lower end. They're even more revealing and detailed than the JBLs but with none of the edge or bite they can exhibit. The designer of the Atalantes used to head speaker design at Dynaudio and before that, Focal-JmLab. Most of their award winning designs were done by him. The best part is the price: $2550 and a 10 year warranty and they're designed and made entirely in France. All the best, |
The speakers I own are the most musical in your price range. Fritz Carrera 7 BE. New $3,500. Used $2,500. 30 day home trial. Buy the Dynaudio 20 stands from Dedicated Audio (deal) and bolt them together.
After that I would look at the Paradigm Founder 40's.
I had 19 different models in my home prior to Speakerfest 2022 last August. MSRP was capped at $3k so the Fritz were not included.
Philharmonic $1,900 bookshelf won the event BTW.
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I think you need to reevaluate your definitions a bit. Tower speakers are not necessarily more accurate, musical or anything more than standmounts. Some may have a deeper bass or fuller bass because of the larger cabinets, but that’s not necessarily the case either. Second, a standmount speaker on a stand may not take up any more floor space than a smaller standmount. If you’re looking to put them on bookshelves, that’s another story, but unless you buy a speaker made for that, like Wilson Duettes, you are really compromising the sound. |
I’ve owned the Falcon IMF-100. You can get the kit or factory built for under 2 grand shipped ( no tax). They are sold factory direct only. They are a Transmision Line design. I received them in less than one week after placing order. IMF 100 “Complete@Home” LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM (falconacoustics.co.uk) Review! https://the-ear.net/review-hardware/falcon-imf-100-standmount-loudspeaker/ |
Not in your price range new, but used they fit in your budget. Great bass for a standmount speaker and the ribbon tweeter is the same in all ProAc speakers. A better description of your system would be helpful. ProAc speakers are generally amp friendly https://www.stereophile.com/content/proac-response-d2r-loudspeaker |
These JA Prisms check all your boxes and come in under your price target. They reportedly offer a lot of the performance of their pricier sibling the widely-acclaimed Pulsar at a significantly lower price point, which makes it a great value in my book. There are some reviews out there you can check out for further info. Best of luck. |