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Large speaker recommendation

I've lived with the Sonus faber Elipsa speakers for 10+ years. Now thinking about upgrading to something with a bigger sound. Elipsa sounds great with classical music but not so great with pop/percussion type of music in my system/room. I do listen to classical music most of the time though, but hope to get a pair of speakers that are good in both worlds. Have also owned Tekton DI and Audio Solutions Figaro XL (really big, too big) but looking for something better, under $30k used or new, aesthetically pleasing. My system consists of: Mark Levinson No. 33H monos, Mark Levinson No. 523 preamp, Aesthetix Io signature phonostage, Basis Ovasion turntable, Vyger Atlantis turntable, digital components include Okto Dac8 Stereo, Oppo UDP-205, AMR DP-777 dac, Schiit Yggdrasil, and Bryston BDA 3.14. Room dimensions: 20x15x9 ft. Thanks! Ron

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gotolondon2
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Another thought….

With that budget, go find a Steinway-Lyngdorf dealer and take a listen - it is a vast departure from you asked for, but the end result is there. It is a system package, which is an adjustment, but let your ears do their thing. 

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clearthinker
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$30k used is a BIG budget.  It can take you above $50k retail.

You could afford big Wilsons, or indeed pretty much any top-range speaker.

Suggest you get out and do some listening

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bgross
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20'x15'x9' isn't really a big room, or is it? I'd say a set of KEF, Reference, 5 Meta or Dynaudio, Confidence 30. Have heard both in a similar (a bit bigger) sized rooms and both are truly wonderful. Played with Octave, Canor & Classe' Sigma electronics. If you can listen to either of these speakers I believe you'll be highly impressed. Just my opinion,...

 

 

 

chayro
3,001 posts
 

Personally, I think once you get used to Sonus Faber, many other speakers may sound disturbingly forward to you. But, as long as people want to guess, how about the new PS Audio speakers? Maybe you should just add a couple of subs for when you want more impact. 

ronboco
855 posts
 

Rockport Avior ii would be worth a listen. Good luck ! 
 

Ron 

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