@mofojo,
I am running a McIntosh C2500 tube preamp along with a McIntosh MC302 300wpc amp. I smile a lot while listening.
I am running a McIntosh C2500 tube preamp along with a McIntosh MC302 300wpc amp. I smile a lot while listening.
Speaker suggestions under 4k
Well here it is. I sold my Tekton Double Impacts and my Lyngdorf 2170 a while back. I thought it sounded very good! I was getting out of audio and wasn't listening much anymore. Well..... now winter is here, I'm bored and have the itch to get something descent again.
I like rock/metal/bluegrass/ acoustic/ some country. I need impact and good midbass and low fatigue. I have a Crown DCI 4/300 and a upgraded Jolida Fusion preamp at the moment. Plenty of power for almost anything.
My biggest pet peeve is cabinets that start talking at high levels or when the sound hardens at high levels.
Willing to drive up to 300miles 1 way for the right deal and I am in West Mi. A little older does not bother me at all. I've just started looking and a few I've been eying are:
Aerial LR5 or Model 9
Dali MS4
LSA 20 statements (new)
KEF 205/2
Dynaudio Focus 360
Any others anyone feels I should keep an eye out for in this price range?
Thanks
I like rock/metal/bluegrass/ acoustic/ some country. I need impact and good midbass and low fatigue. I have a Crown DCI 4/300 and a upgraded Jolida Fusion preamp at the moment. Plenty of power for almost anything.
My biggest pet peeve is cabinets that start talking at high levels or when the sound hardens at high levels.
Willing to drive up to 300miles 1 way for the right deal and I am in West Mi. A little older does not bother me at all. I've just started looking and a few I've been eying are:
Aerial LR5 or Model 9
Dali MS4
LSA 20 statements (new)
KEF 205/2
Dynaudio Focus 360
Any others anyone feels I should keep an eye out for in this price range?
Thanks
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Your very best value is in a good DIY loudspeaker project, or possibly finding a well-made DIY set used. Don’t turn your nose up at DIY. Many of the designs are done by the best audio engineers on the planet and are just as good as the best commercial designs. I suggest you look seriously at the SEAS Thor. Total materials cost will run you about $2500. If you don’t want to build it, Madisound partners with a cabinet maker that will make it up for you and ship it to you. Delivered will probably run you about $3500. The Thor was designed by Joe D’Appolito, one of the best known loudspeaker designers on the planet. This is not some cheap throw together. This is true audiophile hi-end. This design is very comparable to the Joseph Audio Perspective 2 Graphene, which retails at about $13,000. Both designs use the same tweeter and have transmission line cabinets. The Thor uses a slightly larger bass driver. |
I listened to a pair of Dali speakers at 2019 RMAF. In a crappy little 10 x 12 room they sounded great. Price was about $5k as I recall. Many complaints about Dyna high end harshness have been posted here. I had the smaller budget LSA 2 ways and they were very good enough that I would think their top model is excellent. Happy Hunting! |
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