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Hear ye! Thou who knowist thy speakers..

All you speaker connoisseurs, your assistance would be greatly appreciated. I live near Yosemite Park in the Sierra Mountains of Northern California, so getting to enough high end audio stores to audition speakers is very difficult and time consuming. Steering me in the right direction will save me many days and hours of travel. I own a Meridian 508.24 CD player, Audio Research LS 16 pre-amp, Plinius SA 100 MKIII Amp. Nordost SPM interconnects on the Meridian and NBS Monitor IV interconnects on the pre-amp and amp. Black Mamba on the CD and NBS Monitor IV power cords on the rest. My current speakers are NHT 2.5i with either (I switch them occassionally) NBS Monitor IV (warmer) or JPS Superconductor+ (revealing) bi-wire speaker cables. For the money ($1300), the NHT 2.5i are the best speakers I've heard, but it's time to get a speaker that compliments the rest of my system. I'm willing to spend no more than $5,000 for used or new speakers. I do have them hooked-up to the DSS receiver and DVD (stereo), but I mainly listen to music. Classical, jazz, world beat, rock.. If it sounds good, I'll listen to it. Which speakers in your humble opinion should I focus on and why?
rosstaman
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89vett
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You will probably think I am crazy,but I speak from experience.I would try to find a old pair of altec lansing voice of the theatre speakers with the 511b horns and 808-8a tweeters.I came across a pair and I am still in disbelief of how good these speakers sound.I have owned some Thiel CS3.5's,Lower line B&W's,Snell type E 111, I have a pair of JBL L7's,I have heard some very expensive speakers in my day and I am telling you my Altecs' blow them all away.The realism and soundstage is amazing.And they are so efficent that you can drive them with very little power. Let me say that all of the speakers that were suggested are awesome,but for me personally these altecs' did the trick. However,they will take up alot of space. 89vett
dearle
38 posts
 
The new Dynaudio line offers a selection of very musical and yet accurate speakers in a variety of styles. The cabinate workmanship is outstanding. The larger floor models (ie 80s etc) have outstanding imaging and realistic, not BOOOOMY, base. You may want to check out their website for more information before you audition. Good listining.
dolphin
142 posts
 
Try to listen to the Talon Audio Peregrines before you buy. There are 2 dealers in CA (but I dont know if they are close to you). They sell for $6000, but I am sure that you can work with a dealer on that issue. As to the why of things, they are simply awesome monitors. Prodigious bass, and awesome ouput capabilities for a monitor (which would be neeeded for your huge room). All the classic audiophile descriptions apply, but then again the way that these things reproduce music cannot be put into words. Check them out. E-mail me if you want any specifics.
south43
386 posts
 
I would give a listen to the Meadowlark speakers. I have a pair of Kestrals and to me everything a speaker should be. The kestrals are on the bottom of the list so I would think that the higher priced models might be your ticket. Check there web site, very informitive. Good listening
nilthepill
842 posts
 
Rosstaman, Your equipment deserves Dunlavy-IV or IVa in your price range, used. You will not regret it
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