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Speaker recommendation

Hi everyone,

I need your advice in selecting new/used speakers to match my Peachtree Nova 125 + OPPO BD-103 + tablet/JRiver MC20.

The setup is in our living room, which is HUGE (L32 x W20 x H12 feet), opening into a large dining room on one side (L23 x W16 x H12 feet), and again, into a fairly large den on the other side (L20 x W16 x H12 feet)!!!

Since I reside in the remote island country of Madagascar, size is also an issue... as shipping very large/heavy speakers to Madagascar costs and arm and three legs.

I'm wondering if a combination of top notch standmount speakers with subwoofers would be acceptable... I already have subs (SVS SB12-NSD).

My listening habits range from jazz, pop/rock, classical, and world music.

I have a relatively modest CD/Vinyl collection ( couple of hundred in total) and thousands of songs/albums downloaded at various resolutions, and varying qualities...

I like my music fairly loud, but as I get older, tend to appreciate more and more, high quality sound.

Listening to high quality FLAC files from HDTracks through JRiver MC20 has proven to be a breakthrough for me, as I discover "better sound".

Voilà! To make a long story short, I want to splurge in a pair of speakers that will match my eclectic musical tastes, last at least ten years, offer superior sound quality, and hopefully, come in a small enough package so that I don't have to spend too much $$ in shipping/import taxes.

By the way, my budget is $2000-$3000, (closer to $2000 being preferred...) which I figure, constitutes a minimum to really hope for a pair that will match my needs and last forever...

Oops, I almost forgot, I now use a combination of Magnepan MMGs + a pair of SVS SB-12NSD subs.

They are not loud enough for my taste (I have to turn the knob on the PTA Nova125 to 2 O'clock to get to a listening level I like), and the treble seems somewhat muffled... I need more "bang" if you catch my drift.

Granted, this setup is fairly new, I still have to tinker in order to get the best out of it... But I think I made a mistake in choosing the MMGs... I probably should have gone towards the Revel F12 - Monitor Audio RX6...

I am very curious about the Tekton Designs Pendragons... What do you think?

I know, I know... you're probably thinking: "didn't he write that he preferred a standmount + sub setup?"... I do, becaus it will cost me less in shipping + taxes, AND I already jave a pair of great sounding SVS subs... However, I can't help thinking that integrating subs properly in a stereo setup may be beyond my capacities... unless you can reassure me that I can easily mlearn how to!

In any case, thanks for your precious input, I will of course look for deals here at Agon!!

Cheers! jlr261
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nonoise
10,882 posts
 
As close as you are to nowhere, :-), I'd do some serious googling on European, Australian and Asian speaker makes. There's a plethora of makes out there that don't reach American shores and to just limit your choices to what we'd know would be doing yourself a big disservice.
Also, look into South African dealers here:http://www.audiourgency.co.za/dealers.html

All the best,
Nonoise
zd542
5,339 posts
 
I can't recommend a speaker because we may like different things, and it would just be random guessing. But I may have a different solution for you. Given the size of the room and your equipment and budget, what you are looking to do is probably going to be very difficult. I'm not saying it can't be done or to not try, just that it won't be easy. It may be possible, and a lot cheaper, to try and do something with the room instead. If you were to put together some lightweight panels made out of fibreglass, that you could put them behind your listening chair in an attempt to make the room smaller. I'm assuming that building a real wall would not be something you can live with. At least with some lightweight panels, they would be easy to move around and wouldn't be permanent.
tbromgard
814 posts
 
Cant go wrong with Tekton Designs Pendragons or Enzos
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