Picking Speakers 20k-30k
Recently built a HiFi System with much help from this site, now I’m looking at upgrades. Strongly considering an all-Aavik system but looking at speaker options before I pull the trigger on anything, hence the following question: If you were buying new speakers in the 20-30k range (used or new), what’s on your shortlist? Bonus points if you have suggestions based on synergy with Aaviks electronics.
If it helps the conversation: 21’X 19’ treated listening room with cathedral ceiling. Listen to a wide variety of music.
thanks for your expertise!
@brewerslaw adding a sub to a bookshelf/monitor depends on the space, your bass preferences and budget. I personally wouldn't, didn't - but tried. Some bookshelves have base that's pretty full and heavy and better than messing with a sub.
One note to my list, there are at least 20 other brands with speakers in the 20K range, I am still collecting data |
My overall suggestion is to go to a good audio show to hear the vast array of quite good, yet different sounds available to you, many well within your price range. I have not heard your brand of electronics, so I don't have so I don't have much of an idea on what would be compatible. With some high-powered electronics, a mating with VERY high efficiency speakers would not be a good idea because many of those types of amps don't come alive when called to barely do any work. That is why I am a bit hesitant to suggest one of my favorite reasonably price speaker which is the Charney Audio Companion with the AER driver selection (they offer other brands of drivers in that speaker, I like the AER model). These are remarkable single driver systems that are about 100 db/w efficient and probably best suited to low-powered tube gear. But hearing them might make you want to change up electronics as well. I am not good with specific model names and their prices, so some of my recommendations merely mention the brand, others I have the model name. my recommendations are as follows: 1) Cube Audio Nenuphar Basis-single driver purest might suggest their models using only one driver, but I think this two-way model with a built in powered woofer is a much more complete speaker system than their single driver speakers. 2) Fyne F1-12. This looks like a single driver with a 12" cone, but, it has a tweeter in the center (coaxial speaker). Fyne is a company founded by people who left Tannoy, so the speakers have a lot of similarity in design. I happen to like the Fyne version of these speaker a little bit more. 3) Rossofiorentino. I believe I heard the Volterra model and I think it is at or near your price range--a very lively, engaging sound. 4) I heard both of the Songer speakers that are built around a full-range fieldcoil drivers One system has just that one driver, the other is a two-way system with the fieldcoil driver in an open baffle. I believe both models are the same price and both are terrific sounding--very alive and vivid, but not harsh or brittle sounding. 5) Acora Audio. I heard several models, but I don't know their names or their prices but they struck me a quite lovely sounding without being harsh or brittle. They are also reasonably compact and should fit into almost any room easily.
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@grislybutter is the list provided all speakers that you know of (or at least have data on) in that price range or is it all speakers you would consider purchasing in that price range? If it’s the former, which would go on your Mt. Rushmore of Roughly 30k Speakers? Thanks again! |
@larryi thanks for all those suggestions! There’s a number on your list I’ve not heard (or even heard of) so my rabbit hole just got deeper! |
I read a lot of reviews and heard a few of them. But overall, I know nothing about 20K+ speakers. I know about 1-4K speakers, and that's what I have a database for. I just collected some info on all audiophile brands. I am interested in the following speaker brands, maybe Mt. Rushmore level :)
but they may not "peak" at 30K, more like 10K. |
