speakers with balls

250watts going thru horns would make my ears bleed!
big no on the Maggies-
consider a 4 ohm Floorstanding speaker like Dynaudio with the SPL around 86-89. I have a pair of the Contour S3.4s. 

These speakers crave and NEED (250 or more watts++) high current to sound their best. 
But when they get it, they do not disappoint. The internal bracing is overbraced to manage the vibrations that are expected from customers listening to high volumes with high current ... eg, rock and roll, large expansive orchestra's, etc. 
In other words, the Nirvana Bleach and Tom Petty album I listened to last week .... rocked!

Base balls or soft balls or volley balls!!!

If you like your speakers, just buy a big sub.  Sounds like that will do more of what you want.  

I am a Martin Logan electrostatic fanboy so I say that's a winner. Built in sub and a tall panel which presents a pretty large surface area. I find they make plenty of noise. Ballsy enough for me and with 250 WPC just going to the panels with the built in powered sub handling the low end, they'll rock plenty hard.

dep14
DynAudio - I’ve got the Contour 60’s. I think the 30’s and 60’s are damn fine rock speakers. Both can move a ton of air, the Esotar 2 tweeter is just great as it’s detailed without being bright. Big soundstage (but I’ve heard even bigger). Downside - you need power, quality power. Dyn’s up and down the line however have the same characteristics.

those are the exact speakers I’m also considering (the Dynaudio Contour 60s)... along side Paradigm Persona 5F and a few others (curious how the Magico A3s will sound when they finally arrive). And in that ballpark price you can also get a used set of Revel Ultima2 Salons... I’m curious what other speakers you auditioned before settling on the Dynaudio Contour 60s. I’m also curious what amp you use (I have a Hegel H30).

If this gets of topic from the thread let me know and I’ll PM you.... just very curious to hear more from someone who purchased the Dyn Contour 60s.

Thanks!

Dave