Attractive Bookshelf - Under $3k

@ skeptic66 posts

04-22-2022 at 01:15am

“ ….@akg_ca

Those may sound glorious, but they’re nowhere near $3k, or did you miss that part of the title? ….”

my apologies sir, no…I did not miss it, but I erroneously omitted the paragraph suggesting that he look to a pre-owned purchase with a modest stretch in budget. .

The “special” 40th Anniversary 30.2 model had the speaker upgrades from prior 30.2 and 30.1 models, that are now standard fare in the new 30.2XD models.

The 40th Anniversary models pop up regularly pre-owned

Depending on your bespoke room strengths and warts .., here is a wild card option … XAVIAN speakers. There are three ads on CANUCKAUDIOMART ( in $CAD at a 25% discount to $USD) . I’ve posted just one of the three .., check out all three ads .

"...sheer quality of pace and timing was unbelievable. It would have been from an enclosure ten times this size, but from this mini it was just sensational. The box simply oozes with musicality and overwhelms the listener with a sense of enjoyment and ‘being there’ at the recording in a way that few designs, even those costing ten-times the price, can manage with such aplomb." - Trevor Butler, The-Ear.net (Editor’s Choice awarded)

Corallo Esclusivo has received positive reviews in several journals, including hifi+ and The Ear, which gave Corallo an Editor’s Choice rating. Review link - The Ear

https://www.the-ear.net/review-hardware/xavian-corallo-esclusivo-bookshelf-loudspeaker

+1 @elangley01 Salk has a number of different bookshelf-size offerings that would fit your "sound plus appearance" criteria.

The Fynes in Walnut are stunning. I have the 502SPs and the 500SP uses similar drivers.

If you can stretch your budget a bit, $3,500, the Audiovector R1 signature is a great looking and sounding speaker. And you can upgrade it to the higher versions of the R1 series.

Individual upgrade concept A technology which gives you the option to upgrade your speakers whenever you want. You can upgrade to a higher level or if your loudspeakers are replaced with a new improved model. This means that all Audiovector speakers are future proof.