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17 of 23 speakers in my studio and home theater systems are internally powered. My studio system is all Genelec and sounds very accurate. I know the best new concert and studio speakers are internally powered there are great technical reasons to design a speaker and an amp synergistically, this concept is much more important to sound quality than the vibration systems we often buy. How can an audiophile justify a vibration system of any sort with this in mind.

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I don't think you can find a speaker that measures better than the JBL M2, you need to audition it just to set the JBL bar. It used in both studios and the Synthesis line of high end home theater:

 

The Dynaudio only offers wireless as a convenience, you would wire them for best performance:

 

To dismiss these because of the price is a mistake, matched with those 900 watt monoblocks you should listen to compare.

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@donavabdear , in this hobby the law of diminishing returns kicks in hard. You will get 90% of the performance of what ever is at the top of your pyramid for something like half of the price or less. This is why you need to compare different price points and brands. I would only use the matching amps that come paired with the speakers in the auditions.

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@donavabdear ,

It would probably help if you provided some more information:

  • What brands does the dealer you must buy from carry. No point us suggesting stuff if not on their franchised list.
  • Are you planning to do anything with your room in terms of treatments?
  • How much time are you willing to invest in room correction, not just pushing a button, but playing with and adapting curves to your listening experience?
  • When are you going to get those bloody subs fixed so they stop buzzing? 😎 -- sorry had to throw that one in.