Upgrade from Silverline 11

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have a pair of 17s and 17.5s in my listening room. For a 10'x15' room I think either would be fine, but the 17s are going to run out of steam before the 17.5s. It just depends on how loud you play your music. The 17.5s really are quite ballsy.

I will check out the Merlins and hold out as I have for some 17' or 17.5's to appear also. In the meantime I will listen to the Silverline 11's and my Tyler talo mini's.
Keep the tips coming, everyone's input is very useful to the novice I am. Thanks.

1. Your amp might be more of a constraining factor than the speakers.

2. Both the 11 and the 17 series are among Silverlines more neutral and analytical speakers. Others have a more natural sweetness to them, as I recall, at the expense of (perhaps) a little detail. In the sweeter range include - again I'm working on memory - the Sonatina I and II, models 15 or 16 or 12.

"To get a more refined sound, I did, however, replace the stock capacitor and resistor."

reynolds853 - I own the original Sonatinas. Which ones did you replace for the stock?