Can you give me your speaker suggestions?


Currently looking for new speakers as I have grown tired with mine, I would greatly appreciate any suggestions that you think would fit my needs!

I had a pair of heresy iii speakers and loved the sound from 600hz and up but felt pretty much everything below that was thin sounding with no weight. I built a bigger ported cabinet for the drivers and it made a decent improvement from say 40-90hz ish but I still needed a subwoofer. 100-400hz still sounded thin, drums lack that punch and impact and male vocals lack weight and presence. 

Basically I am looking for a speaker that gives you the "musicians are in the room" feeling that the heresy gives me but deliver more in the lower midrange/upper bass area. 

I listen to jazz, femal/male vocals, 70's rock, 80' pop etc.. across all genres the heresy is equally good and equally bad (no matter what genre it feels like the 100-400hz area is sucked out of the room).. speaking of the room im in a 15foot by 22 foot room (its an L shape, half way down the 22 foot wall extends another 22 feet about 550sqft total). not an ideal room but its the only place I have. 

I am using a prima luna prologue premium with 37ish watt/channel, I currently purchased a Pathos logos mk ii with 110wpc into 8, and immediately noticed my main area of concern sounded even thinner, the more powerful hybrid amp sounds less powerful, less meat on the bones if that makes sense. when I get new speakers, I will sell one of the amps. 

my current budget is around $4-6K USD, I would consider purchasing used, or even a diy kit. 

the sonetto V reviews seem to tell me they will fit my needs, does anyone have any thoughts? 

thank you in advanced!! 

128x128palutena

I would agree that the quality of the amplification and the choice of speaker are both variables here. In my experience, Klipsch has incredible presence but the sonic challenges you state are common and dissatisfactory. I’ve found Klipsch to work better with beefy SET amps or high current (not necessarily high power) solid state amplifiers. Both of the amps you mention aren’t the best for that.

I had the Prologue Premium about eight years ago. It was a great amp, but it wasn’t until I moved up the chain to realize how much more oomph a better amp would deliver and how much better a speaker could sound with it. If you plan to keep the Primaluna and haven’t upgraded from the stock tubes, I would highly recommend upgrading the output tubes to Gold Lion KT88 if you can find them (seems stock is low nationwide). They are amongst the beefiest sounding out there and will give you a considerable improvement in what you are looking for over the stock EL34.

i  agree with others that power cables and supplies will also make an impact, but in my experience it affects the whole frequency spectrum and not just where you want to emphasize - so while this is worth looking into, it may not easily solve your problems. 

If you upgrade your speakers to ones that have more midbass and midrange density, chances are they will also be harder to drive and require a more capable amp.

Speaker suggestions nonetheless, I would highly recommend looking into Legacy Audio. It’s just above your price range, but the Legacy Classic HD would be one I would recommend. You may even find one on the used market for much less and well within your budget, but ensure that it is the most current generation model as the Classic HD has been around for over a decade.

Ive also been very impressed with the Wharfedale Elysian 2, and it looks like there is a nice pair on one of the used marketplaces that I have no affiliation with. And don’t let the small form factor fool you - that speaker lets out a big sound that flows well and offers good clarity, all while delivering a bit of the Wharfedale/British hifi warmth.

Both are fairly easy to drive and would work well with your Primaluna, especially if you upgrade your output tubes, which I would recommend doing first.

 

 

My B&W 803 D3 definitely give me "musicians in the room" but they are not in your budget. I would consider Klipsch or JBL. Just my 2c...

And Monitor Audio. Have the Silver 8s in another system and they make more bass than the 803s.

Strongly recommend Monitor Audio over Klipsch or JBL.

@palutena Wrote:

Can you give me your speaker suggestions?

I am using a prima luna prologue premium with 37ish watt/channel,

my current budget is around $4-6K USD,

Klipsch Cornwall IV!

https://www.klipsch.com/products/cornwall-iv-floorstanding-speaker

Mike