I am Looking for That Elusive 3 Dimensional Room Filling Soundstage
If you are looking for immersive soundstaging hard to beat something like these Shahinian Obelisks used they are in your price range. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649554774-shahinian-acoustics-obelisk-speaker-system/ |
For my identically sized room the only speaker that comes close to your price that I am considering is an used Thiel 2.7. You can only get them used and they are hard to find now. The only one available for sale I see right now is up in Canada for $3300 USD. Company is out of business and there is the danger of driver replacement not being possible (need to research that). I have about 5 speakers that I am considering at higher price points for my identical room. One is the KEF Reference 1 which is around $5K used. The new KEF R series is supposed to be similar to the Reference line and is around your price requirement brand new. I am using the KEF LS50’s right now and the R series is supposed to be much better than the LS50’s. https://us.kef.com/speakers/hi-fi-speakers/rseries-2018.html Oops, my mistake the R series is priced per SINGLE speaker so add $1000 MRSP to around $3K (new). The ELAC speakers are likely similar to the KEF’s though I have not heard the latest, just the ones from 2 years ago. Which was very good. |
I've got a buddy who has 25 year old M&K bookshelf speakers which he runs full range; he also uses an M&K 12" sub to augment the bottom. His electronics are 25 year old Adcom fed by an Oppo 103 player in a 12x14 room with drywall and hardwood floors over concrete. The listening position is a sofa backed up to one of the walls. He positions his speakers when listening, 7' out from the front wall, 3' off the side walls and 7' from the listening position. Every time I hear his system, I'm shocked....it sounds like surround sound. It makes me think that especially for smaller rooms, optimal positioning is even more critical to get that 3d soundstage you are looking for. |
