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Warm and accurate bookshelves that can handle volume

Hi and thanks for your help. I have been collecting and trying vintage speakers and ended up with B &.W 803 matrix series II, and also Celestion ls700 Se. The latter  are bookshelves and I use them with an NHT SW2 subwoofer. I like them both but prefer the 700s because they more accurately bring out the timbre of orchestral instruments and can be less fatiguing. Troubke is I have a pretty big room and I can’t play full orchestra at realistic volumes on the Celestions without distorting the sound. Are there bookshelves that will be warm, musical and accurate like the Celestions, but can handle volume?  Rest of the system is Qutest DAC, RA LS25 II pre, Adcom GSA555 II speakers. Thanks for feedback on which speakers to try. My reading etc suggests Harbeth Spendor Sonus Faber. Locally have tried kef and paradigm, but can’t get to much else. Will travel to try your recommendations. Seems that satellite and sub will be more flexible and cost effective than tower. 

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doni
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The Neat Ministra is an isobaric design just reviewed by Mark Phillips at Part Time Audio, and they seem well suited to your needs.  Check his review out.

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jafant
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B&W 805D

 

Happy Listening!

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maxdukecapone
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Focal Sopr N1

 

sameyers1
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Audition a pair of Aerial Acoustics 5T speakers. They will respond well to the power of your Adcom amp. They are neutral to slightly on the warmer side of neutral. They are a 4 ohm speaker that drops as low as 3 ohms. Read some reviews if you can’t audition them. There are occasionally some on the used market. They will play loud without blinking and are good for virtually any kind of music, including large, complex symphonic works.

https://aerialacoustics.com/5t/

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johnread57
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IN my experience the Monitor Audio G100 and earlier G50's are warm yet take plenty of current/power and deliver in spades. Many like the Silver models, but I have always preferred the Gold models. Warm for me means plenty of bass but not excessive to dominate, plenty of mid-range and nice clear highs, that give a sense of spaciousness. Not rolled off and never sharp. I sold the Gold 100's (too many speakers) but still keep my Gold 50's...

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