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Speaker Selection: B&W 805S or Revel M22 w/Sli-80

Hi,
Please help select the right speakers for the long run for our upcoming purchase of cary sli-80. My wife and I listen to mostly female vocals;krall, jones, enjoy a full soundstage environment. Will be running with rega planet 2K with au24 ICs and Anti-cable speaker cables. Speakers will be place on the long wall of a 10x20 room.

Your suggestions/comments are appreciated.
Thx
cmrkyeung
cmrkyeung OP
5 posts
 
Thanks guys, unfortunately, we don't have a local dealer where we can demo the merlin tsm. we will demo the sig805 or the 805sb and with the m22 in the next couple days. In terms of the integ.amp, I also read alot of the primaluna prologue II, wondering which is better for the long run. Sli-80 sig. or the prologue II?

Again, thanks for your comments.

chadlesko
94 posts
 
Auditioned the M22's at home and wound up liking Spendor S3e's better...check out "What Hi-Fi" (August I think or thereabouts) they reviewd the M22, 805's, S3e and several others.... It might be a good second opinion from reviewers that had them all in one room. I liked the M22's a lot and it was close, but for female vocals and whatnot the Spendors won outright.
drseid
201 posts
 
I agree with the Merlin recommendation. If you don't have a dealer (I don't either), Bobby at Merlin can hook you up with an owner in your area who will let you have an in-their-home demo. I did this a couple weeks back, and had a great time, while hearing some superb speakers too. I planned on staying 30 minutes, but was there 3 hours. :-)

---Dave
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cmrkyeung OP
5 posts
 
Just demo the M22 with the dealer recommended pathos classic MK II, (hybrid intg.) sound wonderful, full soundstage, extended bass, just wondering if anyone else have experienced with this combo? open to other hybrid integ. amp suggestions as well.

Thanks,
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