Audiophile Speakers for Rock, HipHop and Techno


I love many genres of music. Having a hard time finding a speaker that sounds great with hip hop, techno and rock. Suppose I should mention I've auditioned the Dynaudios Hertiage Specials and Sonus Faber Oylmpia Nova 1s. They sound fantastic with classical, acustic guitar, female voices etc... But what audiophile speaker ..especially at the 7-8k price point doesn't. Idk..  Im starting to think I need two sets of speakers. Sonus Faber Olympica Novas sound beautiful...then maybe a pair for other genres of music. Any suggestions for speakers that sound great for hip hop rock and tecno? I'm only able to do bookshelves...and I do have a pair of RELs already.

My pwr amp is a coda no.8 v2 @ 250w

tmac1700

Interesting question. I have owned a number of Sonus Faber speakers… for natural sound you will not find better. Perfect for jazz, classical, rock, world… well most as recorded. They will sound like intended.

I think you just need a couple of subwoofers or a swarm… B&W are good for rock and the more bass heavy genera… but then you will loose some of the other genera you like. So I think you just need subs.


I chased a specific genera for a decade or more… electronic. I got the electronic to sound better… but all other genera sounded worse. I finally started listening to real acoustic music live… the symphony every month. It drew me to Sonus Faber… and  all the genera sounded the better and better. So, be a bit careful on optimizing one kind of music. You can see where I ended up in systems under my user ID. I can assure you I am captivated each time I listen to it, regardless of the genera.

i have a pair of AirPulse A200 and they absolutely rock with techno, amazing. I do use an external DAC and a sub. The built in amps are delicious. Get the new A300 Pro I bet they kill it...

I have a pair of Dynaudio Special 40s and listen to a wide range of music as well--house, electronic, rock, disco and everything in between. I also have a REL sub and the music sounds amazing. I have a Luxman integrated 505uxii. I'm not sure how different the S40s sound from the Heritage Specials---I'm using Transparent speaker cables.