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Help in upgrading monitors.

I'm upgrading from my JM Focal 906 monitors, and I'd appreciate any input from a-gonners. I love the Focal sound, and I'm currently considering Focal Micro Utopias, Revel Ultima Gem or Gem 2, Zingali Overture 2- Omniray, and I'd love to hear other strong speakers in the 3-6K range used.

I run a BAT integrated amp and listen to all kinds of music, but really zone in on acoustic jazz, folk, and chamber music.

Any help, input, questions are very much appreciated.

The Rustler
rustler
rleff
1,065 posts
 
Second Usblues's Merlin suggestion.
martykl
3,578 posts
 
There are many good choices that have already been mentioned and lots more out there that might work well, ranging from Sonus Faber to Acoustic Zen to ProAc, etc. etc. But a word of caution re: Zingali. I own the floorstanding Overture 3. It's a wonderful speaker and very easy to drive which allows a wide range of choices in amplification - should you decide to check out SETs, for instance. However, the speakers do tend to sound "hard" when SPLs go up and - more importantly - the foam driver surrounds will deteriorate with time. The former issue is commonplace, but the Zingalis are a bit more extreme than most IME. The surround thing is a real PITA.

Marty
spenceroo
183 posts
 
I had a pair of Mini Utopias for a while. They sounded nice with lots of detail, but I agree with Goose that they had a tendency to be a bit on the harsh side. They just didn't go as deep as I would've liked them to. I brought my Twin 6 Actives up from my studio and enjoyed those much more. I then bought a pair of SP Technology Timepiece 3.0 (now Aether Audio) and I'm not looking back. These are the most musically appealing speakers I have ever heard. They run about 5.4k new.
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