Small speaker advice


Greetings and salutations fellow audiophiles!  Thanks in advance for taking the time to read this.  
     I am moving into an apartment for a year or so after living in a house with a dedicated listing room (divorce).  I’m looking to find a speaker to replace my ML Summit stats.  Not easy to replicate I know which is why I’m soliciting advice.  My max price range about 10k is give or take a few thousand. 
     Room is about 11’w X 12’d.  
I have a pair of Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Baby Grands I can also use but I need to upgrade their tweeters to get the best out of them.  So before I go that route and spend the $$ I’m considering selling them for something better suited to a room so small.  The Wilson Tune Dots are a contender. Never had a pair of Wilson’s. Love their sound and was thinking of inevitability replacing the Summits with them one day.  Head in a vice takes a toll after a while. 

My equipment consists of:

PS Audio BHK 250. Tube input stage with MOSFET output love its sound.
Krell KSA 2 preamp
My media choice is Vinyl and DSD.
I listen to classic rock, soul, jazz, electronic, and generally well recorded music.  No hard rock, rap, or otherwise. 

What I like is a speaker that can convey high detail with an open airy sound. Imaging is particularly important.  I’m fortunate enough to have the ability to hear higher frequency range with my 50 yr old ears (per my recent hearing test) 

Again thanks for sharing your experiences and advice!

rob606

Thanks for the link @grislybutter. Nice way to efficiently compare mfg specs.  Definitely will be a handy tool!

look at a pair of alta audio Allyssa is  a bargain at 6k, easily competes with 10k monitors 

they feature:

an incredibly inert composite cabinet,

they feature state of the art drivers a custom modified pure ribbon tweeter coupled with a log throw, titanium former equipped, high speed midrange driver

and a unique hybrid bass loading concept which combines a transmission line design with a conventional infinite baffle design for very deep tight bass.

 

Dave and Troy

Audio Intellect NJ

Alta Audio dealers 

Given what you’re looking for I’d also highly recommend the Joseph Audio Pulsars.  I’ve heard them at shows in a small hotel room and they still worked very well.  Best of luck.