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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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ghdprentice
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Wives have fondness for Sonus Faber because of their natural sound… think not shrill. They have better hearing and are quickly offended by distortion and unnatural sound… as always we (men) are pretty clueless in the world they inhabit.

It has taken decades for me to move away from overly detailed and harsh systems… finally that we are in our 70’s we are on the same page… and my system has never sounded better.

Oh yes… it is great to have fantastic looking speakers for a change… my Sonus Faber Amati Traditional in violin red are simply stunning. What a deal!

audition__audio
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Well you first need to decide what type of speaker you prefer. Horns, panels or dynamic driver systems. Each design has it merits and its drawbacks. Determine a general design and let this narrow down your search.

jkf011
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Definitely big Maggies 

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roksan10
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Proac is a good value for the money

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2psyop
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Audition audio gave good advice. What kind of sound do you prefer? The kind of money you have to spend can get you almost whatever you want. If it were me, I would audition the top 5 contenders once you have narrowed down your search for the sound type you want. Maggies do not sound like big horn Klipsch or Volti.

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