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Upgrade to my system - Speakers maybe

I have been a long time reader, first time I am posting.  This will be my first upgrade in a while..  Other than Roon it has been like 6 or 7 years since I bought anything other than a Sonos for a bedroom.  

My current system is:

Rega P3-24 w/ Elys2
Rega Brio R
Marantz NA7004 Network Player
Revel Performa3 M106s with Revel stands
Sunfire HRS 8 Subwoofer
Streaming from a Mac via Roon
 
Room is 13' x 20' with 8' ceilings.  

Not sure if I should get book shelf speakers or bigger speakers.  They need to take up same amount of space.  Speakers now are like 3' from the back wall.  Size needs to be about the same.  I will be too close to the speakers if they are out any further.  

I listen to everything except hip-hop and country.  This is audio only.  I have a separate home theater. 

My budget is $6-7K. Maybe more if I can sell the Revels.  I can go higher if something wows me but I don't want to.  I did listen to one speaker, the Revel 126BEs.  Seemed like the obvious choice.  Way too metallic sounding.  I hated them.   



sunujing
audiokinesis
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Sunujing wrote: "@audiokinesis, if it is the speakers that I am seeing at James Romeyn site, they are different in terms of styling. Which ones are you recommending?"

The Azel Stand-Mount ("SM"), with your subwoofers providing the extension south of 60 Hz. The Azel Stand-Mount can go up against the wall if the cabinets are toed-in aggressively, which in turn results in a very wide sweet spot. The ports can be plugged as well, depending on how much boundary reinforcement the speakers are getting.

You might contact Jim Romeyn and ask about the demo pair shown in the photos.

Duke
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steve59
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I was referring to the recommendation for the A3 on ag the previous post mentions, If you consider them look at the pics closely.
ebm
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Drive to Minnesota for the MAGICO A3S here on Audiogon for a GREAT PRICE NOW!!!
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I did a quick google for Totem pricing. Here’s a link.
https://hificentre.com/collections/totem-acoustic
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sunujing OP
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@steve59 Since it was local pickup I didn't even look at the images.  That is a big scratch. 

@ebm I will pass on the 19 hour one way drive for a pair of speakers with a huge scratch in them. 

@audiokinesis I am not in love with the look of them.  I am intrigued by any best in show and I like the sensitivity.  Not ruling out but will explore other options first

@rocray  Thanks!  Fire V2 looks like an option. 

I am heading over to Verdant Audio for a demo tomorrow to listen to a few speakers.  Will report back.  


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