Joseph Audio Vs. Von Schweikert Vs.?


I'm trying to decide which speakers I should purchase in the near $1500.00 price range. I already have a pair of Quad ESL 63s which I am using for my light listening that are run with a McIntosh C28 pre amp and MC 2105 100W amp. At some point in the future I will be purchasing one of the newer Marantz surround sound receivers for home theater and a tube amp set-up. I'm hoping to have some flexibilty and be able to use the tube amps to either run my Quads or to biamp some towers with the tube amps for the highs and the McIntosh amp for the base. The towers would also be used in my home theater set-up as the front channels. I also already own a M&K subwoofer that I can use with my home theater. I really don't want to use my Quads for the front channels of my hometheater. Already tried that and destroyed my Denon surround receiver as the Quads kept causing it to shut down until it finally gave out. I have a really large room, so the towers need to be capable of putting out a lot of sound.

I have been looking at several different options for my front towers including Joseph Audio RM22si signatures, Joseph Audio RM25si signatures, Von Schweikert VR4s, Vandersteen 3A Signatures, Tyler Acoustic Linbrook Signatures, and Dunlavy SC 5.

It would also be nice to go with some monitors due to size considerations, although I'm concerned that this may limit the flexibility I want and am also worried that they won't be able to put out enough with my large room. Monitors I'm considering include the Usher BE718 Dancers, the PMC DB1+, and Mark & Daniel Maximus Ruby.

Any wise input in this decision would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
thebclshow
you nominate some outstanding candidates, although you'll be hard pressed to score some of 'em at your $1500 price point. for fronts in a ht, i don't think you can beat dunlavy--they're the best imaging, most detailed speaker i've heard. you wont get the v for $1500, although i see the iv model listed near that price; i'd jump on 'em.
FWIW, the Joseph audio RM25si, which I heard at one of the HE shows in NYC, is one of the best speakers in its class that I have heard. Very clean, open, non-boxy sounding. Nice, smooth treble with plenty of detail. Surely worth a listen.
Both speakers are great but work best with tube amps.

Dunlavy is not in the league. Bright, harsh, and imaging like headphones. You have to set them wide and toe them in drastically because the off axis frequency sweep is + or - 18 db. Very bad and sound worse the louder you play.

PS. I was a Dunlavy dealer for 7 years and the only people that liked them were those that wanted detail to slap them in the face and wanted focus so tight that a singer sounded .5” wide.