Don't worry about if the speaker is good for classical. What makes a speaker good will be equal for jazz, classical, rock or what have you. No-one's figured out a way to make electronics (including speakers) better for a particular genre. This is a very old and prevalent myth.
Excellent Speakers for Classical Music - $2,000 USD Budget
Hello All...I am primarily a classical music listener, leaning more towards solo piano, symphony/orchestral, and chamber music. I have a Rotel A14 integrated amp in which I plan to add mono amplifiers to at some point in the future. I let a pair of B&W 804 Nautilus Speakers slip through my fingers recently. There is a B&W 804 Matrix set for sale near me, but don’t know if the Nautilus are better than the Matrix. So, I let a good pair slip through my fingers. But, it got me to thinking...Are there any other brands that I should consider besides B&W? I had in mind to audition Magenpan and Martin Logan electrostatics. Seeing that I only want to spend around $2,000, does anyone have any ideas?
In my office, I use Adam A7x nearfield monitors with ribbon tweeters, and for headphones, I love my Sennheiser 800S’. I like a nice detailed, clear, and forward sound. Would another ribbon tweeter floor standing set do it for me? Electrostats the way to go?
Looking forward to your suggestions.
In my office, I use Adam A7x nearfield monitors with ribbon tweeters, and for headphones, I love my Sennheiser 800S’. I like a nice detailed, clear, and forward sound. Would another ribbon tweeter floor standing set do it for me? Electrostats the way to go?
Looking forward to your suggestions.
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op for very nice re-creation of orchestral music try an older spendor or harbeth model that fits your room - fritz makes some very nice monitors as well your rotel amp is a little lean and bright, best to go with speakers that have some innate warmth the brands you mention - b&w martin logan are all known to be rather bright, so unless you want your music to have quite accentuated highs, you should stay away from those - most classical lovers like more balanced speakers with more warmth and body magnepans can be very balanced but you will need better amplification and patience with placement |
https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649742043-spendor-sp91-floor-stand-speakers/ ^^^ these would be absolutely wonderful ^^^ https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649643178-spendor-fl10-speakers/ https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa733i-proac-dt8-floorstanding-speakers-full-range https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa96da-proac-response-2-5-full-range https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649747501-devore-fidelity-gibbon-88/ ^^^ any of these would be quite good but not nearly as good as the 9/1’s ^^^ |
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