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Top monitors 3K - 6K range

Hello all,

I am looking into some flagship monitors and I'd like some help/recommendations. I don't have a single sound I like and my tastes in music are pretty diverse too. Currently I have a few nice speakers including Harbeth SHL-5, B&W 805N, Magnepan 1.6 and PSB Imagine B. These speakers are all pretty different and I do like them all. I have owned Sonus Faber Cremona Auditor M which somehow did not do it for me, amazing imaging but a little thick. Also I have had the Merlin TSM MMI which was great but my amplification is SS which seems to cause some restrictions.

My room is 12x16, speakers on the short wall. I do tend to like a slightly warm sounds but I also love dynamics, pinpoint imaging and sexy looking cabinets.

I am currently looking into:

B&W 805D
Totem Mani 2 Signature
Dynaudio C1
Focal Micro Be
Usher BE-718
Volent VL-2
Evolution MMMicroOne

Any recommendations? Am I missing anything?
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rodge827
620 posts
 
Shelby + Kroll Nano Monitors with a matching Woofer Monitor!
Very "sexy" and I have been listening to them for about 1.5 years and love what they do. Great detail with a huge side to side and front to back soundstage. I'm using SS amplification and a Dspeaker Dual Core 2.0 as preamp,dac and room correction device. All of this will fit perfectly in your budget and you will have a considerable amount left over for music!

http://www.shelbykroll.com/

http://www.dspeaker.com/
fly_fish_nz
70 posts
 
Lipinski 505s and 707s +1.
sprks
29 posts
 
Go with Vapor Audio and you can have something that looks like this.

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=gallery;area=browse;album=8587
metman
233 posts
 
I'll second the Shelby + Kroll Nano monitors. I don't even have the woofer monitor yet and still love them. Tim does state he thinks they sound their best with class A SS but I'm sure liking what I'm hearing with tubes, It's a shame more people haven't heard these. The fact that you can get a pair of Nano Monitors and the woofer monitor for approx $3000.00 is an absolute bargain.
Good luck, lots of choices out there
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johnc5
42 posts
 
I recently purchased the Evolution Acoustics MMMicroOne monitors. I haven't done any critical listening yet, but what I hear so far I like. I
probably have about 50 - 60 hours on them. They are very well built and look absolutely gorgeous as well. They could have gone through a nuclear explosion and I don't
think they could have been damaged in shipping. Packed extremely well!!! An extra added bonus, my wife likes them! Kudos to evolution acoustics. Jonathon Tinn was a joy to work with, and extremely helpful and courteous. More on the sound when they are fully broken in. So far, so good!
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