I had a set of Maggie 1.6qr speakers some years ago and when we moved they no longer cosmetically fit into the room at the new house. I tried a couple of different options but ended up with a pair of Ohm 1000 speakers which have since followed me to a third house. The both look and sound great in the current room. Their semi-omni radiation pattern captures much of the sonic spaciousness that was also an attractive feature of the Maggies. Ohm has several options in your price range. They also offer a 120 day in-home audition period, though you do incur shipping costs if you return them.
New house, wife reveals she hates my Maggies- looking for stand mount speaker suggestions
Just closed on a new house and as we were walking through and discussing furniture, my wife revealed she has always hated my Maggies and wants them not to make the move. I have had a semi-dedicated music room, so they were kind of out of sight at our old place, so she never complained. So a bad news but good news (new speakers!) situation.
Present set up is near field, room perhaps 10x10,but partially open, angled ceilings for some pretty good acoustics. Should be able to set up similar size near field space in new home.
Amp is Primaluna HP with 8xEL34, Conrad Johnson ET7 tube preamp, PS Audio Direct stream DAC and Naim Uniti digital ripper/hard drive. I listen to lots of different music, but always come back to acoustic guitar or piano with female or male vocalists, or acoustic jazz. Big soundstage, vocal warmth and detail (guitar strings plucking) are what I enjoy.
My Wife liked (the looks of) my old Rogers LS3/5a back in the day, or my Reference 3a Royal Masters. So I figure I will be looking for a stand mount monitor. But my budget is $5-10k, used or new, so I suspect I can do better than the LS3/5a.
i have always loved the Joseph Audio Pulsars, but you never see them used and the new graphine ones are out of my price range. Looking for other ideas: Sonus Faber are easy to look at, but I have never listened to their monitors. The monitor versions of Raidho and Focals are ugly enough to fail the WAF test.
so help me out here- what should I consider?
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I loved the sound of the Harbeth C7xp, nicely build, awesome clarity while still being musical and non fatiguing. My only criticism, is volume. It plays plenty loud but if you want to rock something with heavy bass, it's not the best speaker for you. This need is rare for me but a factor. Proac, Devore Fidelity could work for you too. Many otehr, I'd like to hear the Joseph but they don't have much of a presence in New England. Good Luck, fun process. FWIW I thought he said housewife lol that would have been louder thn dust on an LP with this bunch. |
I replaced Magnepans with Ohm Walsh a number of years back and wife has never uttered a complaint since. Nor I sound-wise. No separate stands needed. Walsh Tall | Speakers | Ohm Speakers | Custom Audiophile Speakers for Music & Home Theater I also have KEf ls50meta with matching stands which are excellent soundwise (with added sub) and look fantastic. KEF r3 meta https://img.usaudiomart.com/uploads/large/4793660-kef-r3-meta-wstands.jpg would be a step up and Ref 1 meta another step up from there that might be doable https://unilet.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/unilet_kef_reference1_silversatinwalnut.jpg I can strongly recommend any of these. |
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