Need speaker advice

The best Dali you can afford!

@adam8179

These ”spider eyes” are the only thing that I think is likeable about Tekton speaters. Sorry. If it ends up with Tekton (The Perfect Set I think is the most interesting) it has to be with black finish. The black finish is the best looking. And I hate black speakers ;).

For Zu audio speakers, I have heard, subs are a must, which seems to me like buying an unfinished speaker. But I don’t know. Have never heard any and there are no dealers for Zu i Sweden.

@djones51

I can’t find much on these speakers. Nowere to be found in Sweden to my knowlage.

@pcc67

I haven’t heard the new ones just the Heresy III. Forte IV looks very nice, but I don’t like that so many reviewers says that Klipsch Heresy, Forte and Cornwall are ”labeled” as a ”Rock speaker”. Some expressly say that these speakers are nothing for classical music. And I really like classical musik, as much as rock music. So…

@richdirector

I will probably sell the Tannoys (as my ATC SCM 19 v2) when I buy new ones.
Yes, I really wanted that the Klipsch sound would be my sound. The look very nice.

@elliottbnewcombjr

I like to roll tubes and have already more than I will live to wear out ;) But mostly pairs, not quads.

@ilkeresmer

More ”exotic” speakers that I would love to have a chance to listen too, but...nowhere to be found in Sweden.

@ferrox

Another speaker brand I can’t find in Sweden. Unfortunatly.

@hshifi

90 dB is just one dB more sensitive, so…
”You are a few miles away from my favorite store in the states.” Is there a place in the US called Sweden? I know that many of your ancestors came from Sweden, but a place called Sweden in the US?

I’m from ”good old country of Sweden” in Europe :)

@ffzz

But isn’t Sonus Faber FM2 just a small stand mount at 84dB sensitivity?

@russbutton

To find a pair of Avalon Ascent within my budget would be hard. But I saw that they are not sensitive speakers, even if they are flat in their resistance they will be to hard to drive for 2x12w.

@sounds_real_audio

ProAc Tablet? They are rated at 86dB sensitivity, but their nominal impedance are stated to 10 ohms!!! They are very small stand mounts. Defenitly needs subs.

@aubbrin570 

No dealer for Zu Audio in Sweden. But I know the dealer in Denmark where I bought Audio Audio also have Zu speakers. But it’s a long way to drive if I wanna audition them. I saw a you tube clip where they described a Zu speaker as having an A shaped sound profile. What they meant by that was that Zu speakers lacks bass and being rolled off in the treble. The medecine to that was to add a sub and have them toed in at the listener (if I remember correctly).

@1111art

Dali speakers are to hard to drive with 2x12w.

When I was a dealer I had a number of monitor speakers and with the good ones I never felt the need for a sub woofer. I guess that is because I was very satisfied with the midrange which is where the music resides. 

If you look at FM2’s spec, the only thing that seems SET friendly is its high impedance (over 8ohm). But it turns out that, I enjoy them better when pairing them with my 2A3 vs. XA25. 
FM2s were made at least three decades ago- there may be new book shelf speakers that work well with your amp, especially when you sit less than 7 ft away from them.

@ffss,
Very interesting ( Many would say unexpected) outcome you describe. Is your 2A3 amplifier SET or PSET ? What do they do better than the Pass Labs XA 25 when paired with your Sonus Faber speakers? This situation reminds me of the Rogers LS3 5/A BBC monitors, low sensitivity (82-84 db) but very easy to drive 15 ohm impedance load. Some listeners used them quite successfully with low power tube amplifiers.
Charles