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Musical Speakers that can provide dynamics for HT

Looking for musical speakers that have detail, accuracy and a sweet midrange and highs for female vocals but are dynamic enough to do a good job on home theater. Room is 17x19x8 1/2. Starting with a 2 channel system that will grow into 5.1 HT with an emphasis on music. Was thinking about Thiel 2.3, Revel F30 or Merlin VSM. Thiel requires a lot of clean current to sing, F30 won't pass WAF, not sure if Merlin will do HT well? Not many dealers in my area to demo. Any comments regarding the above or other suggestions would be appreciated. Please provide amp suggestions with your speaker recommendations. Will spend up to$4000 on used speakers.
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sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
B&W Nautilus 803, 90db efficient; New $5000, Used under $4k.
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samski
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I think the speakers you describe are the aerial 8's, they are dynamic on ht, can even be used without sub with their 10" side subs, and are very sweet on vocals, I have tried B&w,Dyn,and revel, then I went to aerials some time ago andhave been very satisfied, good luck
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ncarv
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I'm using Snell B Minors for my fronts, with Snells all around. I picked them all up used, except for the center, which I've had. The B Minors, if you can find them, are about $1600 used (I payed $1700). The are an incredibly musical speaker with tremendous bass and dynamics. I'm using an Anthem MCA-5 amp.
They give my Thiel 3.6's and Levinson 27 a run for the money. Sometimes I wonder why I'm running both. (I'm sure some others here can answer that question . . . )
sdcampbell
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I use a pair of Vandersteen 3A Signatures (supplemented with a pair of 2Wq subs), and they do an excellent job with both music and HT. Several months ago, Widescreen Review did a long article on a Vandersteen 3A Signature system for HT, and gave it outstanding marks. The Vandy 3A Sig retails new for $3500, but contains drivers and crossover components that are among the best available at any price. If the Vandy 3A Sig's had cabinetry with a fancy veneer exterior, they'd sell for at least twice their price. As such, the manufacturing cost of the Vandy 3A Sig goes toward performance, rather than appearance.

You can get a pair of used 3A Sig's for around $2200, which leaves you enough money to also buy a pair of 2Wq subs. For this total, you'll have one hell of a good system for both music and HT.
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