Mini-monitors $5,000 - $10,000


I'm looking to replace my Kharma Ceramique 3.2 FE's with a very good mini-monitor. A high WAF factor (I'm a design freak too so I'm in on this too)is important. So far I'm down to the Marten Heritage Duke 2 (I've auditioned their Form speaker so I have a good idea of the "house" sound and like it) and the Joseph Audio Pulsar (which I have yet to hear).

Any thoughts on either would be appreciated as well as alternatives. No, the Raidho's are too much.

I'll be driving them with a SimAudio Moon 600i and a PS Audio PerfectWave DAC. Occasional vinyl once I get a phono amp again. I listen to pretty much everything.

Thanks in advance for your input.
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You are looking for stand mounted speakers I am guessing. How much room away from the rear wall and the side walls will these speakers be placed?
Crazy question but is the sound the OP is after?

As for looks, you must include the Sonus Faber Cremona Auditors or Olympica Is.

We are bringing back Piega to the US, the Piega monitors are a remarkable mini monitor which competes directly with both the Magic Q and the Radiho which are both $20k speakers and in terms of both sound quality and technology betters both:

this is the only coaxial true point source ribbon speaker on the market, so unlike Magico or Radiho you have both the treble and midrange eminate from the same point in space and considering that both sound bands treble and midrange are both ribbon drivers the sound is incredibly transparent, this is a true three way speaker and not a two way monitor.

The cabinet is also not cheap mdf like the Radiho but instead is damped aluminium like the Magicos.

Summary:

True three way
Point source
Deep bass from a compact enclosure
High performance ribbon midrange and tweeter
Highly efficient
Plays loud
Superb construction and technology
Swiss construction