Audiophile Active Speakers?


Bracing for a flame war on this one - but are there any really seriously good sounding active floor standers? The new Dynaudio XEO 6's intrigued me.

Here's why I'm interested. I recently acquired some great Verity Audio speakers that I realized my entire cabling, amps, preamps etc were too warm for. Problem is I'm getting past the point where I see this as a hobby and am just looking for good music reproduction without tons of system matching experimentation etc.

One interesting option would be selling all my electronics, cables, etc on A-gon and just purchasing a good DAC and good sounding Active floor standers. I could therefore afford decent speakers (up to $7K or so), pocket some cash, simply the system (and save lots of time and grief shopping for matching components).

Am I expecting something that would sound as good as the Verity's with appropriately good electronics? No - not even close.

But a quality audiophile sound I could live with and possible tweak with the right sounding DAC that could make me more or less satisfied is the goal. The don't have to be magical like the Verity's. Any thoughts?
larrybou
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Maybe the mags have taken little notice of pro gear because these products come from companies who deal in fact rather than fantasy and because the pro outfits aren't interested in playing the monopoly game set up by the audio press.
Likewise, I've been told that the margins on pro gear are much smaller than what home hi-fi provides. In short, I suspect the pro manufacturers aren't interested in the petty collusion perpetrated by our audiophile press. After all, the majority of their customers know what they are buying and many buy in large quantities. Why dick around with our neurotic superstitions? Try your cable arguments in a recording studio with actual sound engineers.
Tannoy Reveal 502's sound audiophile great at low and moderate, sane sound levels.