Help choosing Speakers for Rega Brio-R

so true about speaker preference. it's all different strokes for different folks,with no real right or wrong. another option with the brio r, if you were interested in a floorstanding speaker, would be the vandersteen 1c. i bought a pair for $225 on craigslist, added the $105 stand, and was good to go. it sounded very good with my brio 3. used prices on the silverline prelude make that another attractive option if you're open to a floorstander.

The new Vandersteen 1CIs are in your range play wonderful full bodied music with this amp with bass down to 38Hz, add the bases , Fill em, level side to side, laser tilt them back equally the same,you are in for a treat as well as Made in USA.
Cheers JohnnyR
Vandersteen/ Rega dealer

the vandersteens really are a steal. i hadn't realized that they had been upgraded yet again until i saw the 1CI designation in your post, johnny. now with tweeter from the 3A? i love the continual improvements to the line and the way components from the higher priced products make their way to the lower priced products.

The Rega RS1 uses a different tweeter than the R1 used. I'm not saying you'll like them, just saying that to my ears the sharpness the R1 had has been tamed. If you have a dealer, you should audition them. If you couldn't handle the R1, I wouldn't but the RS1 blindly though. Just saying I wouldn't dismiss them without a good listen.