Speaker upgrade


Good morning all, hope everyone is well.

My planned HIFI change for 2023 is a change in loudspeakers. My top contenders are JBL L100, Klipsch Forte IV or Corwall IV’s, another couple I am very interested in are the Volit Razz, and possibly the Paradigm F80.

System consists of Rogue RP-1, Rogue Atlas Mag III, Line Magnetic CD-24, MOFI Master deck and Master tracker.

Room is an untreated living room 15x15, hardwood with thick throw rug and lightly furnished.

I have listened to the Klipsch and the Paradigm, enjoyed them both. They are different animals as one would imagine.

I listen to mostly Jazz, Rock and "American Roots" (not modern country).

Thoughts and suggestions appreciated.

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If you have the room i'd take the Cornwall over the Forte it's just a better integrated driver set and superior mid-range horn IMO also the bass is cleaner from my listening. L100 wasn't something i liked personally it was ok but lacked the dynamics of the horn system. May want to consider the mission 770 as well its getting some great reviews and most like it better than the L100.

If i was looking at JBL and Klipsch I'd look at JBL's horn speakers, they tend to be better balanced then the Klipsch stuff. if not more expensive. 

If you are also a low-level listener as well, then horns all the way. 

the paradigms are going to be a totally different sound then the horn speakers. less dynamic but maybe a smoother top end and deeper but not as detailed bass. that really general though as I've not heard them. 

I ran LaScalas for years and loved them, recently moved away from horns to Spendor D9.2 and they do many things better but i miss the dynamics and immediacy of the horns and the ability to sound great with dynamics at lower listening levels. 

Listen to more speakers and listen to your three favorite songs, one from each genre. The advice above from @ghdprentice ​​​​@doyle3433 Doyle is solid. It’s going to be hard to find the perfect speaker for all three genre’s in my experience.

What are your current speakers, what improvements are you looking for, what sound characteristics are most important to you, and what’s your budget?

@soix Currently I have a pair of Tyler Timekeeper and they are beautiful. They will be moving to a different system. They are very sweet, very musical, nice soundstage. I feel I'm looking for more weight, loudness / dynamics..