Floorstander reco given a few criteria...

yes ok --- but the sonos amp, leaving aside the wireless stuff, is on a good day a very mediocre class d, thin/flat sounding amp... its power is also overrated at 125 wpc as it is not even described into what ohm rating... i am not knocking the amp unfairly - i actually have one, i use it with in wall and pool side speakers in the house

so if you are sticking with the sonos amp to drive your tt/analog output i would say get some spendor or wharfedale floor standers, they will beautify and fatten the sound some, make the sonos amp listenable - you put sharper speakers like kef b&w focals it will be shrill city, much less klipsch

Ok, that's fair. You've piqued my interest tho. Let's say the 3k is spread across the speakers and a different amp - and say there is up to an extra grand if it would make a meaningful difference. What's that combo look like and do you think it would sound notably better than the sonos plus the spendor or wharfedales?

speakers

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649654009-tekton-impact-floorstanders/

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649654009-tekton-impact-floorstanders/

or the nicest set of proacs or vandersteens you can find and afford

amps

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649655271-primaluna-prologue-premium/

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649558164-audio-research-vsi-55-superb-tube-integrated/

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649657192-hegel-h80/

good luck happy hunting have fun

I'll take a look at these, thanks!

We have a paur of quad z3 for 2.5k stunning sound and looks
https://www.quad-hifi.co.uk/z-3/

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Dave and troy
Audio intellect Nj
Quad dealers