I'm looking to upgrade my main speakers for home theater/music setup.
Currently have Sound Dynamic 300 ti's that are about 16 years old. I
have a Marantz 5009 AV receiver and some Orbs for side and back
channels. I have a sound dynamic center speaker too. The room is 11x15
with a fairly low 7' ceiling. I want to replace the LR main and Center speakers. Budget < $5K.
floorplan:
http://tinyurl.com/zd68dqf
Soundwise I am after improved brightness and up front treble and mids. I am
not the biggest bass nut - a) I have downstairs neighbors and b) I've
played drums for 40 years and have heard it all. I hate being bounced
out of my seat every time stuff explodes and mainly want to hear dialog
better for TV and clearer more sparkly acoustic pianos and
spangalang of cymbals like they're in the room with
me.
So far from what I've heard in stores, I liked the Magnepan .7's a lot.
But they just won't fit the space. Too wide and didn't pass WAF. I
listened to a few other speakers - mid level B&W's, Golden ear,
martin logan, and so far little compared to the magnepans except maybe
the BW 805D3's - which are way over my budget. I thought about looking
for used 805d2's. I did like a pair of Focal 714's and could probably
live with them. But this is the last pair of speakers I ever want to
buy. So I keep coming back to
thinking about the new 805's or something close.
I've been interested in a lot of the factory direct speakers like the Sierra Tower & 2's but it bothers me to buy speakers I can't hear first.
Any advice appreciated.
Thx!
