Check out a pair of Usher DMD Diamond Two Floor Standing speakers, They are a very fine speaker 2.5 way, they are around 50" tall, have a curved back, biwired, with cast iron bases/stands and very nice wooden veneer sides in various finishes and play all types of music.
$3500 floor standing speakers used. What would be your choice ?
My speakers are 25 years old, working fine for now, but who knows I might have to replace them at some point in the future.
The amp would be VAC Avatar SE 60 watt/ch all tube with onboard phono stage. Nottingham Analogue Spacedeck/Spacearm turntable and couple of tape decks.
I am thinking Proac maybe or whatever.
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Aerial Acoustics, 10T - not easy to find, big & heavy but for $3-$3500 used, Mike Kelly's masterpiece is still an amazing system.
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Here's maybe a fly in the ointment - https://ohmspeaker.com/ I have a pair of Ohm Walsh Tall 3000s in my factory loft living room listening area. My now favorite speaker, they being omni directional. Great that I only need to get them about a foot away from the brick wall, 11' ceilings, 17' X 30' factory loft setting. And the sweet spot is very wide, tall. Started years ago with Thiel CS series, then to ELACS, KEFs - all good. But Ohm Walsh series really shines. And in your budget range for sure you can get a pair of Walsh Talls that fit your listening room. If I knew how to post a .jpeg of my setup I would. Oh, almost exclusively PS Audio high-high end pieces. Even heard PSA's Paul McGowan, on a couple of his daily podcasts, compliment the Ohm engineering having know Ohm's original creator/engineer (just recently RIP). |
Upscale Audio currently has Tannoy on sale, some are "seconds" that might have undetectable scratches in places you'd likely not see. Apparently, Kevin got in a bunch of Tannoy last year that needed rework and got so mad about it, that he has switched to Fyne Audio and is closing out his existing stock of Tannoy (which other than cosmetic imperfections have no issues). At least that was the drift I caught from his postings. So anyway, you might want to check his prices. You might get "new" for not much more than used. |
@inna with the risk of sounding self-serving, but you might find this interesting, I have a pair of GoldenEar One.R speakers in like-new condition for sale. Wonderful speakers with built-in active subwoofers (*) and DSP. I’m sure you can find a lot of reviews online. (*) this would also take a lot of load off your tube amp MSRP is $7500 and I’m selling them for $3200, plus if any shipping. I am based in Raleigh, NC but can ship. I have all original boxes and accessories. |
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