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Speaker upgrade around 100k retail

Hi guys,

I'm selling my Focal Maestro Utopia III speakers, which I love very much. Nothing wrong with them, I only have the bug again. So here are the ones I'm considering as next step

- Focal Stella Utopia EM (not the new EVO)
- Rockport Altair 2
- Magico M Project
- Tidal Agoria

My system:

CH Precision C1 + D1 / dCS Rossini
Krell EVO Two
Krell FPB 450 mcx / Lamm M1.2 / Burmester 911 monos
Tara Labs cabling

I would buy them as ex-demo or second hand, price differences are within 10-20k range.

So please share your thoughts, experiences, suggestions. Which one yould you choose?
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audioman58
4,082 posts
 
One of my All time favorites MBL 101 Radiostrahlers, please excuse the spelling ,if you heard the speakers you know MBL
makes excellent products.
alextobi7
16 posts
 
Agree with OP. Stay in your loved speaker brand and move upward. 

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pindac
2,735 posts
 
The Link is to a user review of a Avalon Speaker that might find a place
on your shortlist if the reports and furthering of the investigation proves tempting.
 
https://www.analog-forum.de/wbboard/index.php?thread/148416-vorstellung-des-avalon-acoustics-osiris-lautsprecher-systems/
headphonedreams
524 posts
 
The speakers I liked the most at shows or dealers was larger Focal Utopias and Magico M6 nut these are very expensive. 

As someone said the MBL 101 is also really good. Try them to see if you like them, sounds different from most box speakers. I think the Bayz Courante are similar, maybe even better. There is also a Bayz Counterpoint that is more expensive but said to be better.

https://rhapsody.audio/bayz-audio/

Or Borresen 05, very good but I have only heard them shortly. 

https://borresen-acoustics.com/index.php/the-speakers/borresen-05
highend666
352 posts
 
The Borresen 05's are better than the Bayz Counterpoint's and the top of the line MBL's and could be one of the best on the market period if you have the money! 

 But Borresen is coming out with the much lower priced Z Series soon!
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