speaker shopping


I have a classe fifteen amp with parasound front end and am looking for speakers to go into a 12x22 room with 4 ft knee walls.
cwright590
I had a Classe fifteen amp and tube preamp powering a pair of Vandersteen 2ce signatures.  Sounded quite nice.
FWIW, I have used a Classe Audio DR-15 with my Sonus Faber Electa Amator speakers for the past twenty years, and I’m still happy with the results. I can’t comment on the effect of the 4 ft knee walls (or even what they are-LOL) but I’m certain that the above recommendations for Thiel, Spendor and Vandersteen speakers are good ones.
cwright950,

     I think if you're looking for speakers to match your amp, you're going about things backwards and it's not the best method for assembling a system you really enjoy.

     Instead, I suggest you take the following steps or choices in sequence:

1.  Determine how you want to position your system.  
Your options are to have a rather narrow  and deep room (if you decide to place your speakers along one of the narrow  12' walls) or have a wide and shallow room (if you decide to place your speakers along one of the wide 22' walls).  
This is a critical decision since the room acoustics will be very different depending on which configuration you choose.  Speakers also have various radiation patterns and positioning requirements that will be more or less suitable to specific room sizes and configurations.  I suggest you may want to become more knowledgeable on these matters either through your local dealer or through your own research.  There's a wealth of relevant information available on this as well as other internet sites.

2.  Search for speakers you really like the sound of that would also work well in your room.

3.  Only decide on amplification once your speakers are known.  
You're much better served by matching the best amp for a given set of speakers than matching the best speakers for a given amp.

     It seems like you're very satisfied with your current Classe 15 amp.  My opinion is that it's a very good amp that would work well on a wide variety of speakers, perhaps even on the speakers you like the sound of best.
     My main point is that you're going about this backwards if your goal is achieving the best sound in your given room.  Speakers are the primary determinant of a system's sound and therefore should be chosen before you decide on which amp to use.  Choose speakers you really enjoy and then choose amplification that will optimize their performance.

Thanks,
   Tim    
Well i dont have the funds to purchase speakera and a new amp as well. I  have listened to the b&w 803s and dynaudio contours.  Still something in the mids missing. I also have a coda 10 in another system