Need suggestions for new speakers under $5K


Hey everyone,

I'm thinking about building a second system in my living room. The room is much bigger than my tiny bedroom (please look at my system) and I'm very open to advices. It's about 12' x 18' with a large opening to the dining room.

The speakers will be hooked up to McIntosh MC7300 power amp (300Wpc) and the MCD7008 CD player. I've decided to use my C40 pre amp as an integrated amp for my bedroom, which I found out works really well.

I mostly listen to classical music and a lot of jazz at very loud levels, but also listen to every other genre including metal, rap, pop, but excluding country (no offense). I'm not looking for the most "accurate" pair of speakers, but a pair that's very "enjoyable" and "musical". It needs to be really full range, at least giving me a clean, loud 30Hz drum thwack. I don't plan on adding a subwoofer to the system. My budget is $5K new or used, but would prefer to spend less if possible.

I'd appreciate any recommendations and suggestions,

Thanks,

Seong
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that's an easy one, Talon Raven C's. try & you will see for yourself, an incredible value used.
Tyler Acoustics Taylo Reference IIIs, on sale this month for $4150 custom made with your choice of finish. The SEAS 10 inch woofer will provide fast articulate bass at 30 Hz. The dual 8 inch SEAS woofers in Ty's Linbrooks are no slouches either. I'm upgrading from Linbrooks to Woodmeres and can attest that either the Ref IIIs or Linbrooks (both under your budget) will handle large scale orchestral works to loud volumes without strain.
I strongly recommend that Vonschweikert VR4-JR. I have the Macintosh MA 6900 integrated amp. These speakers are the most enjoyable ones I have ever owned. They retail for 4K. Great synergy with my MAC gear. See my system which is almost all MAC.

Email me if you want to talk further about the VR4-JR's or check out the couple of threads in this section where people are talking about them. I too listen to a lot of Jazz music (loud). Good Luck,