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The search among the great ones - 20k+ speakers

Hello

I have started the "speakerjourney", where I want to be able to decide for _the_ speaker for me. I rather save up and spend some more and hopefully live with one of these speakers for a long time.

What are you guys opinion on the following speakers? Have anyone several of them?

The only thing I have now, that I want to build a system from, is a Modwright Transporter. I am going for a digital based hdd-source.

*Evolution Acoustics MM2
*Von Schweikert VR-7
*B&W 800 Diamond
*Burmester B100 Reference
*Rockport Mira II Grand
*Focal JMLab Maestro Utopia III

I want a speaker that I can live long with...be able to play all different kinds of music, and recordings without running out of the room because of "sharp/ringing highs"

Thank
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armyscout41
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I'm not a fan of any of the mentioned speakers but VON SCHWEIKERT would be your best bet for the list. But for the amount, there are so many other speaker systems to me that are far better then any that are mentioned. You can get a used infinityr RS series for that amount and if you're into electrostats and planars, there are so many like magnepan 20.1 or a soundlab or martin logan. There's just too much to choose from. Maybe a DUEVEL even or mark and daniel?
ptmconsulting
1,000 posts
 
From your initial list of speakers it seems that you are looking for cone drivers. Have you heard planers or better yet full range ribbon speakers before? They are genenrally less money for state of the art sound.

I was not a believer before and loved my dynamic drivers over any Maggie I heard, but then I heard some rebuilt Apogees and fell in love. You owe it to yourself to check out some rebuilt Apogees. With the right amp it could be the answer you are looking for.
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mapman
22,299 posts
 
Expensive speakers may be bigger and better. BEtter is good but bigger is not always the best solution. It depends on the room. You need a bigger room in general for bigger speakers. So be sure to keep to the room and how the speakers will integrate into it as a primary consideration when looking at speaekrs in this price range. Depending on modelyou can pay for size sometimes as much as quality. Focus on getting the right size high quality speakers that sound good to you to help narrow the field effectively.
rleff
1,065 posts
 
What type of power do you plan on using or are you getting the speakers first?
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atmasphere
11,841 posts
 
The reason I continue to show with Classic Audio Loudspeakers at shows including the recent RMAF is that I feel that he makes some of the best speakers out there. Easy to drive (98 db), easy impedance for tubes (16 ohms), bandwidth to the bottom octave (20Hz with two 15" woofers, field-coil powered), transparency, imaging, no worries...

The room we used (Lupine) turned out to have a false wall, which extended a couple feet above the false ceiling. Not exactly the best setup for showing off how well a speaker can play bass!

Almost any speaker represents some combination of compromise. In addition, some will work well with tubes and others will not- you have to know the amplification first!
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