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what speakers to buy

so this is my 1st time posting. the question is what speakers. i am going into this blind trying to put together a decent system on a budget. i live in a city where bose is considered the high end of high end and the nearest audiophile shops are hours away.
over the years i have owned a lot of vintage gear and still collect some of it. solid state and tube. some of the tube gear was marantz, macintosh, dynaco, heathkit, radio craftsmen, pilot etc. also the usual solid state marantz, pioneer, kenwood, adcom. speakers jbl, polk, altec (model 19 and vott), paradigm, klipsch, bozak, sansui, AR, advent. all the usual suspects
so far i have purchased a copland tube pre cta-305 and a pair of rogue audio m180 amps. all mint condition all under a year old for under half price of new. i also have a denon DP-60L TT 
(with sumiko pearl cartridge)
speaker budget is around 5000 give or take a 1000. if i'm patient i think i can find something that was originally in the 12-20k price range for what i want to spend.
so far i am leaning towards ew andra ii, dali euphonia 800, canton reference 3.2, revel studio ii. size is also a factor and all of these are within that limit.
i have a fairly large area open concept living /dinning and breakfast nook with high ceilings.
and i know "dont buy without listening" but not an option
so looking for some opinions/options

after speakers i will be getting tuner, cd and music server, current interconnects and speaker wire are all ZU mission


dragonbutx
inna
7,296 posts
 
I like speakers with big sound and also those with as few drivers as possible. In addition, I think, and someone will corect me if I am wrong or not quite right, that Danish speakers are designed with solid state electronics in mind.
If you do eventually decide to get Focals, you might want later to upgrade your Rogue to VAC, Allnic or somethign else to take the sound to the next level. Cabling will be important too, isn't it always? Purist Neptune fluid cables should be great. Or Echole. I am sure some others would work fine as well if that's too expensive, something like Fusion Audio Magic line.
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gdhal
1,641 posts
 
You may want to check into something in the Golden Ear Technology Triton Tower line. https://www.goldenear.com/products/triton-series
nycjlee
286 posts
 
I’m on the same page with Troy. What kind of music do you play and how loud? Also, what city do you live in?

Being a Vandy fan....I would recommend something from the Vandersteen line. The TREO CT would sound awesome with the Rogues (I have TREO CTs). Btw, I would give Johnny Rutan at Audio Connection a call, he carries both Rogue and Vandersteens and will give you some good advise. Personally and in my opinion, in a high ceiling and open space, one of the best speakers I’ve heard was the Devore Orangutan O/96, power by a Leben CS600 tube integrated amp. Very musical (both highs and lows) and if jazz is your thing, give it some juice...close your eyes and you’ll feel like you’re right there inside the club. A bit out of your budget even used but they maybe worth saving up for. Good luck!
chayro
2,973 posts
 
I’m not much of a Wilson fan myself, but used Wilsons are a great buy, IMO. Wilson is constantly coming out with Mark 2, Mark 3 and other versions, causing the owners to dump their speakers at very good prices. Personally, If I had the room, I would go for a pair of Sophias. You can even get them used from Wilson dealers, certified and in mint condition at very reasonable prices. There's 2 pairs of Sophia 2s up right now at $5500 from dealers.  
I think that's a great buy myself.  I heard the Sophia's at one of the shows with Lamm tube gear and they sounded very good.  For me, I much prefer the smaller Wilsons to the larger ones, but that's me. 
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