very intriguing and more than decent looking. I am not crazy about the Special 40s (too much and bright treble), but of course they rarely have any competition in their price range.
Changes in my life, new system, need new speakers
So I have moved into a new place, and have a very very small family room. Also got hit by a power surge and were taken out. I am working with insurance (slow) and manufactures (ever slower). But for now I have gone from an Audio Research LS5 MK III and Odyssey Kismet mono blocks. To an NAD M12 and M32 which I have 0 complaints about even coming from tubes and Class A’s the NAD Masters series just sounds amazing to me. But this new sleek looking system in my modern family room is kind of an eye sore with my current JM Lab Mini Utopia speakers. Now by no means am I giving up my Mini Utopia’s they will go with the Audio Research and Kistmet’s when I get a bigger place. For now I am going to the NAD stuff because I really like it and I want a small sleek amazing sounding bookshelf to go with the setup.
I was looking at the LS50 Meta initially but I do have the budget for more. Then I was looking at the Monitor Audio Gold 100 5g which used is right in my $2500 budget.
I listen to everything but mainly Classical, Jazz, and Rock and whichever bookshelf I pick will be matched with an SVS 3000 Micro
I am not looking for you to make a decision for me. I am looking for amazing sounding bookshelf speakers in my $2500 budget (used speaker budget) or if i am better off keeping the Mini Utopias for now. If I do find something it would be nice if they were a step up from the Mini Utopias. I will do my own research and testing, just looking for speakers people recommend and the reason why. Then this summer when I get a house I will have two amazing systems.
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@grislybutter , The more I read about them and the man behind it all, the more I'm closer to pulling the trigger. New drivers, not off the shelf, designed in house and take a look at this crossover:
They appear to have their own branded capacitors and use Van den Hull Skyline Hybrid cables made of OFC copper with carbon coating for all internal wiring. Who does that at this price point? And not that this means much to some here, but the asian reviewers seem to be impressed over on YouTube. I'll know by Sunday if I'm going to order a pair. All the best, |
@audiotroy I really love my mini utopias. The more time I spend with the NAD M12 and M23 though hooked up to the mini utopias the more I am hearing some flaws in the M23. I would say the m23 is a bit cold through the mids and over bright a bit on the highs. After a bit a listening with the JM Lab tweeter my ears start screaming! I listen to a lot of Jazz so a trumpet will just kick in fatigue so fast! So to refine my original post. My Mini Utopias are never going anywhere! But I am looking for something with a soft dome tweeter that is not bright and warmer mids. I thing it will make the setup I have for now ( I will have two setups soon) really sing. There have been some great recommendations, but some of them have gotten out of my price range. Also I am not going to a Kanta with a Beryllium Focal tweeter I will have no ears left after that. So my search continues specifically for a soft some warm mid bookshelf. |
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