Best speakers around $130k?


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mjbishop99

Sad state of affairs when the peanut gallery can't give advice and instead insult or joke ad nauseum.

IME for $130K new I would recommend Magico M3s, Vivid Audio Giya G1 Spirits, Rockport Lyras and Vandersteen 7 XTRMs are all excellent. I would augment all with a pair of JLA Gothams. This all assumes your room is large enough to accomodate such speakers. 

 

 

GLWTS!

 

 

Good question (because I’ve had the pleasure of listening to all the speakers I mention). 
Very difficult to choose from these 3. Looks, WAF and placement might help you decide. 
1. Alsyvox with external crossover. Ribbon panel. Huge, crystal clear soundstage. Easy to place in a room. Gorgeous furniture, WAF. 
2. Dieses Roma. Reminds me of Darth Vader. Clean, Italian rectangular horns that integrate sonically and visually with conventional drivers below. And he conducts, plays and sings for you personally. There in the room. Got soul. 
3. Bayez. Strangest looking. Like giant worms crawling out of the floor. Sound reminds me of MBLs, but perhaps a tad more refined. 
 All 3 at $130k price point. 
I’d consider Magico. 
BTW, acoustic room treatment is essential for any room at any price point. 

Why spend $130K when $33K might do? Why spend $33K when $3.3K will do?

Conspicuous consumption, bad for the planet.

And. Odd price point. Something else afoot. I’ll decline.

why not consider second hand. Usually at that price level the speakers have been very well maintained, look like new or possibly have a little tiny something somewhere, but are sold at half the price. At this moment several up for sale at audiogon, including a pair of Gryphon Pendragons, for much less than your price point. 

Tidal speakers.  Period.

 

I have heard many of the suggestions listed above.  However, there has only been one system that had me 100% completely fooled that there was not an actual piano playing in the room.  Tidal Contriva G2's with a whole Bricasti front end.  It literally brought a tear to my eye and a moment in my life that I will never forget.

 

Good news, they are about half of the OP's budget.