Help with a system for a guy into electronic music

For electronic music, I would also try another danish speaker brand: System Audio. The sound is just a rich and full as Dynaudio but much "quicker" in the bass. The new System Audio Mantra 50 floorstander is probably a very good choice. I have heard the Mantra 60 and compared it side by side with Dynaudio Focus 160, in two different rooms, and it is actually better in every aspect as long as you don't have a very small room. Both speakers are great though!

I'm a big fan of electronic music from way back. I bought Tangerine Dream's Pheadra LP within a week of when it came out.

I've followed the ambient music scene ever since. Infinity Project , Global Communications, Transient Waves, Massive Attack, Juno Reactor, etc. I guess I like the dreamy stuff, but with lots of bass impact in the recording. Many of them I find to be demonstration quality and I often play them (all are on LP BTW) at shows.

I use tube amps and easy to drive speakers. I find it much easier to get the system to play bass and I can reach higher volumes without pain. At home I have Classic Audio Loudspeakers (model t-3.2) but I am a big fan of the Audiokinesis speakers, which pack a huge bang for the buck. Speakers like these allow me to get by with a 60 watt/channel amp without fear of clipping, they can shake the building and have tons of resoltion. The tube amps I use have direct-coupled outputs so they have full power to 2Hz. They can play bass like nothing else.

Did you know they can put a 10Hz signal on an LP? One reason I play analog because the bass is better :)

Egoben, fastness is really important, but I'd rather let the subs deal with that rather than the speakers.

Egoben, also, I can't seem to find anyone in Chicago with System Audio Mantra's :(

That's a pretty big room. Plus, if you try and tame the acoustics, you may need more wattage into the Dynaudio's than the Simaudio can provide. Accordingly, I would look into either a more powerful amp or more effecient speakers. The Focus 160 is rated at 86dB efficiency. With the Simaudio amp, you get 100 watts/channel @ 8 ohms. If you like to crank it, even with the subs, there are serious power demands on your amp in the lower mids and mids. In speakers, I'd look for something with an efficiency rating of at least 90dB. If you want more power, I'd look for at least 200 watts per channel. Your options are extensive. One idea: The new Peachtree X-1 integrated with a built in DAC. An example of an efficient speaker in your price range, although a tower, not a stand-mount, the Golden Ear Triton 2 (91 dB efficiency). For $3K, that's what I would buy if I needed efficient speakers for electronic music.