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Monitor speakers - choices to narrowed down to...

To facilitate family life I am being presses into moving my 2 channel gear into a small dedicated room that will end up being a less than ideal 12X12X8 which no doubt I will have to treat. My Maggie 1.5's may end up being sounding constrained in such a small space. The rest of the system is:
Modded 333ES sacd cdp
Rogue 66
Bryston 4B-ST
HT Pro 9 single wires

Based on budget I have come up with the following choices:
1. Silverline SR-15
2. Piega 2
3. Monitor Audio GR-10
4. ACI Sapphire
5. Proac Tablettes 2000
6. Totem model 1

Many of these cannot be listened to prior to purchase account factory direct or no local dealer. As low end bass has never been a big desire I don't feel the need for a sub.
I'm looking for musicality first above detail in hopes to minimize listener fatigue.

Any members here either have a similar system or can offer some "sound" advice as to creating a short list? Many thanks in advance for you input.
rgd
ehider
286 posts
 
Correction to my last post, I think that the guy used to work for Scan Speak (not Vifa).
chazzbo
1,007 posts
 
Oh yeah.Stands.Sound Anchors.Call owner Bob warzalla and pick his ample brain.I think he ended up knowing more about certain speakers than tyhe companies that desiged them.
Chazzbo
tinynottwoec5c
18 posts
 
They blew away my Concertos. Very natural and open sounding. They really get with the music in a very cool way. They also are built to the 9999s and look totally cool.
psychicanimal
1,738 posts
 
Don't forget JMlab speakers...
ghsueh
1 posts
 
I ended up with the dirt cheap, mass-market Polk RT35i after extensive home listening of these much more expensive models: B&W CDM 1NT, Sonus Faber Concertino, and Triangle Zephyrs xs.

I was using the Polks as a temporary measure but decided to use them for good. The Polks had less detail but awesome soundstage and imaging. They turned out to be much more fun and musically involving. No fatigue at all. The Concertinos were as much fun, but are quite inefficient. Also, they may not go too well with Bryston amp.

Saved a bunch of money and no more overly analytical listening. I just sit down and enjoy total immersion in the music. They are widely available. Or, if you can risk $10 for shipping, get them at Crutchfield and try them for 30 days. They provide excellent serivce and free, no-hassle returns.

You may want to reconsider getting a sub, even my tiny Velodyne CHT-8 added a richness and fullness that really fills out the music.

No audiophile snob appeal, just pure music fun and savings.

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