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2 Questions?

It has been pointed out to me by some posters here, that generally higher-end speakers are not so forgiving with poorly recorded music much of what seems to be 70 - 80's era rock.

Room treatments aside (and without cutting holes in my walls to vent my speakers outside as some have suggested).
I am looking for some advice from others about what speakers have worked well with this situation?

Currently running  Roon Nucleus through a W4S 2v2SE Dac tethered to CODA CSiB V1 configuration  
(150 w @ 8 ohm) integrated amp.  $3,000 ceiling, give or take.

Second question: Is there a decent quality speaker switch that I could hook up to my amp to simply toggle between two sets of speakers? My amp has 2 speaker outputs on the back but no A/B switch to change from one set of speakers to the other.

I see there inexpensive switches offered that have limited power ratings (eg: 100 watts per channel). Are these sufficient for doing the job? Will these switches have a negative effect on sound quality? Thanks.
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fuzztone
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Theoretically anything added is a detrimant to SQ. EQ and switches
,feedback etc.. I have a 5 way in the shed and it sounds fine there. You can get a cheap one that’s good enough to AB speakers. If you blast them it might not handle it. Since each pair will have their own cables just terminate with banana plugs for quick change once you settle.
high-amp OP
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OK, thanks fuzztone...
soix
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I agree that with that genre your best and most cost-effective way to polish the turd is to use some form of EQ rather than trying to find equipment that somehow colors crappy recordings to make them sound good.  The other benefit is that when you find the rare 70s-80s rock album that’s well recorded — SRV’s Couldn’t Stand the Weather comes to mind — you can bypass the EQ and listen to it on its own merits.  And I agree MA makes some solid all-around speakers if their sound appeals to you.  I’d also throw out that LSA is selling their new speakers at a big discount (and sometimes with good speaker cables included) here on A’gon and offer a 30-day trial that is very helpful — their 20 Signatures in particular may be worth a look in your case.  Best of luck. 
high-amp OP
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Hey, thanks soix. Those LSA’s Look very interesting. I see you promote them a lot. Have you heard them yourself? And just curious, is there any affiliation here?
soix
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No affiliation, and I don’t promote anything here but rather just recommend products I truly believe are worth consideration by an OP.  I haven’t heard the new LSA speakers but am very impressed with the two respected guys who designed them from a clean sheet and that they reportedly targeted the Joseph Audio Pulsars and Perspectives — speakers I hold in very high regard — as a performance bogey but wanted to achieve that level of performance at a much more approachable price.  From the initial reviews I’ve read it seems they may have largely succeeded, which is why I recommend them and would strongly consider them myself if I was in the market for speakers.  That you can try them at home IMO is a huge plus.  Hope that answers your question. 
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