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which ProAc speaker?

I have a pair of ProAc Tablettes, but I have moved to a much bigger apartment. I love the brand and I need to upgrade my speakers. I would like everybody's opinions on which model should I go for. I do not have access to someone with knowledge to advise me in Brazil. I am considering the Studio 140 mk2 and the Response D18 and D28. The room is 11,5 x 8 meters and I listen mostly to jazz, blues and rock. The preamp is a Vincent Audio KHV1 and the amp a McIntosh MC 275. Sources are an old Maranz CD player and a new Thorens vinyl player. My question is which from these speakers would better match my components and room, I have not a good idea if any of them would be too little or too much. All comments are welcome.
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johnjbarlow
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Proacs would sound great in that room. the D38 speaker moves plenty of air to fill your large listening room. They are the most user friendly speakers I have ever come across, very forgiving.
najo49
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Look for a pair of response 2.5s,
erikminer
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D28, would be a good match with the MC 275. D38 would be even nicer, but the MC 275 may be a bit small to drive them well.
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ejlif
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I had the D2 the D-15 and the tablette 2000 signature. Strangely enough I had the most enjoyment overall listening to the tablette model and never quite fell in love with the proac sound other than the tablette. They seemed pretty system dependent and they didnt always have the magic but when they did it was pretty good for such a cheap speaker. They are what drove me to try higher up the line but I never really liked those speakers though I tried. I prefer Dynaudio personally so that might give you a good idea where I'm coming from.
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wahwah
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Well, I tried out my Berning preamp with an Audio Research solid state amp at a Dealer recently, using Dynaudio Focus speakers. The sound was clean, but too forrward and veering on brightness for my taste. I then took the amp home for further listening thru my Proac Studio 200s and the system SANG like I could not believe. The Berning and ARC combo was way better than at the Dealer's; with a spacious and intoxicating air to it. I then started experimenting and swapped out for some silver cables, and half the magic dissapeared!
All this to say, everything is really system dependent. Proac and Audio Research in particular, are still a natural match. Also,to me it seems, one should use the smoothest and most refined cables you can afford...
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