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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
helomech
1,727 posts
 
Well, from the patterns I've noticed, more listeners end their search and upgraditis with the British monitor brands and Vandys.

Of course it's all personal, and everyone here is tooting the horns of their favorite brands. I simply jumped on that wagon, not unlike the Focal, Revel, and Golden Ear fanboys. 
buellrider97
419 posts
 
Hey Dragonbutzz , additional thoughts. I had Zu cables . I went to Anti-Cables and now have Morrow . Like them both over Zu. Also had the lower priced Zu power cords. Then ran Pangea and now Silnotes . At $100 per cord , the Silnotes are hard to beat . So for budget consider the Silnotes power cords and the Anti-cables Level 3 or Morrow Level 4 speakers . . Also try to audition ( or maybe somebody can chime in on ) Bryston Middle T . They look like what you might want . But I haven't heard them . Big beefy " Meat and Potatoes " speakers . But sound is everything . I do very much like the Acoustic Zen Crescendo , but even used they are expensive . But  if I was using the Rogues , I'd avoid built in subs ( but that's my opinion ). With a low power system I'd put the Tritons on a very short list . So that's it for today's ramblings . I just blew up my Dennis Had Inspire and I'm off to Fed-X to ship it off to N.C. for repairs 😫. Too bad your not in Central California, I'd let you try my JBL 4312A's with custom Sound Anchor stands . Regards , Mike. 
blooz
5 posts
 
Always a fan of of floorstanding monsters but Origin Director 108’s changed that, 109’s are going to tested but the company (which created Speakercraft) has engineered the finest architectural in ceiling, in wall speakers Money can buy in 2 short years. So good, the produce Bang and Olufsen’s 107 that run 10k. Currently, I’m moving new 108’s at 1k, 104 at $500 and we will order you any a/v item at 20-50% savings. (Text) 1-950-0143 for anything you planning inside, out, auto and landscaping,
dragonbutx OP
12 posts
 
so looks like i agreed to buy a pair of legacy signature se speakers. going to pick them up next friday. think these will fit the bill. guess next weekend i will post my impressions and whether i feel i did ok or not. i'm pretty stoked about it. thanks everyone for all the great suggestions
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gdhal
1,641 posts
 
so looks like i agreed to buy a pair of legacy signature se speakers. going to pick them up next friday. think these will fit the bill. guess next weekend i will post my impressions and whether i feel i did ok or not. i'm pretty stoked about it. thanks everyone for all the great suggestions

Very nice! Best of luck with them.
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