Looking for loudspeakers under $4,000

I suggest some time with Joseph Audio RM25si. I live with these dynamic neutral vivid speakers driven by a Casse 151 amp Adcom 750 pre a Cal Audio CL12 and Audioquest Diamon interconnects and slate cables. Spekers are subjective. I love the clerity of the voice of singers and instruments, piano, guitar, saxaphone, trumpet... With a well recorded and enginered disc these speakers come alive. In your quest for audio perfection, you will want to hear the greats, including some of those listed above. Take your best recorded performances. Have a good time. PS everyone says that Jeff Joseph is a great guy, which is a bonus. He has responed to my e-mails with usfull information and humor.

I had auditioned the 1.6 and the 3.6 and I prefer the sound of the smaller Maggie. My listening room is 23'x 13' and it fills the room quite well. I think the key is a great amp, which you have already. The 1.6 with a great subwoofer like the one that Vandersteen puts out would be a match made in heaven. I have to say I personally do not find 1.6's when they are fully broken in to have bass that is lacking that much, I too listen too mainly acoustic jazz. At this point I am undecided about adding the sub, because the 1.6's are so seemless. Many people have added either a Vandy or Rell sub and swear by it. All the best-Gary

Martin Logan Ascent, much smaller then the Maggies much better looking and has a MORE detailed sound

I assume detail and imaging are important since you are a mag fan. The audio physic tempo III is around 3000 ish, and has tremendous detail and imaging. It is not that powerful in the bass. I like the joseph audio speakers in this arena as well.

If you're going to heard the Talon Khite, check out the RBH 1044-SE. It is under $2k per pair. I wouldn't pay the extra for the Khite, or any Talon product. (Sorry to disappoint or offend any Talon lovers). Talon's products, IMO, are overpriced, and overhyped by their marketing literature. I love the Maggie 3.6r's and am strongly considering buying a pair, if even for a second system. I'd like to hear the new 20's first though. An alternative to selling the 3.6's may be to mark the spots on the floor where they sound best in your room, but then slide them back right up to within a foot or less from the wall behind them, and only pull them out for critical listening. Perhaps that would improve the wife acceptance factor. If you decide to sell them, I may be your buyer.