I need your help please as I'm replacing my floor standing KEF Ref. Series 104/2 speakers with stand mounted monitors and probably a subwoofer due to the wife-acceptance-factor. I'm looking for comments from people who have listened to and hopefully compared the following monitor speakers that I'm considering: (1) REFERENCE 3A - MM Decapo i (2) PROAC - Response One SC or Tablette Ref. 8 Signature (3) VON SCHWEIKERT - VR-1 (4) REVEL - M20 or the new M22 due out Q1 '04 (5) ATC - SCM 10-2 or SCM 20-2 either active or passive.
Other things you need to consider before offering your advice: --> I will be replacing a very old Sherwood receiver with a new tube preamp and either tube or SS amp. I'll get the speakers first and then match the amp to it. --> my room is about 4,800 cubic ft (40*15*8) and is average "aliveness" so having a higher sensitive speaker (e.g. >89dB) is desirable as it'll will mean less power required. I listen mostly to jazz with some R&B and classical. --> budget is around US$2K-$3K (new retail price) --> Id like to buy a REL subwoofer to match (e.g. Stadium II or III)
Right in your price range. GMA builds amazing speakers and they do it at a price that won't break the bank. Time/phase aligned and the comment I hear most often is "They sound scary real" Do yourself a favor and check them out.
Hi All, Thanks for your recent additions to this old thread. In the meantime I bought the Model 1 from FAB Audio which is a floor standing speaker, built a dedicated 'soundproof' music room in a new home and did some other system changes (amp + CDP). Whole new system and mini-monitors may apply in the future for a living room system . . .
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