DGillies
03-15-2005, 06:03 PM
Hi all, I am seeking some opinions and ideas for a speaker upgrade. I listen to everything from Jazz to Rock/pop and some Dance/House music, not much Classical at this point but it is growing on me. I am a two channel only person and have no plans to venture into home theatre so I don't need a speaker for dual purposes. Because of my musical tastes I feel that I will be better served by a floorstander over a stand mounted design - just because most floorstanders dig a little deeper in the bass.
I am looking to spend AUD$4000-$5000, which equates to something around US$2500 +/- a few hundred although some models seem to be grossly overpriced in Australia.
I have listened to Monitor Audio GR20's (AUD$5400), Energy Veritas 2.3i's ($6000 - one of the overpriced imports) and Dynaudio Audience 82 and 72SE (both $4500). Of these the Dynaudio 82's have impressed me the most. The 72SE seems to be trying too hard to sound like a bigger speaker, the Energy's were nice but a little too laid back, and the Monitor Audio's were great but not THAT great and seemed to lack a bit of bass extension.
I am toying with the idea of Hybrid Ribbon's or Electrostatics - Aussie made Ambience or Martin Logan's Clarity model. The speakers will be housed in a medium to large room with carpet floors and 8.5 foot ceilings. My current system is as follows:
Rotel RC972 pre and RB1070 power amp (130W/ch)
Marantz CD17KI Signature CD player
Denon TU260L tuner
Krix Lyrix speakers
TMC White label IC's and Gold Reference speaker cable
The amps will be the next upgrade, probably to the Odyssey Audio combo, but not for a while yet. Any opinions on the list or any other ideas will be greatly appreciated.
I am looking to spend AUD$4000-$5000, which equates to something around US$2500 +/- a few hundred although some models seem to be grossly overpriced in Australia.
I have listened to Monitor Audio GR20's (AUD$5400), Energy Veritas 2.3i's ($6000 - one of the overpriced imports) and Dynaudio Audience 82 and 72SE (both $4500). Of these the Dynaudio 82's have impressed me the most. The 72SE seems to be trying too hard to sound like a bigger speaker, the Energy's were nice but a little too laid back, and the Monitor Audio's were great but not THAT great and seemed to lack a bit of bass extension.
I am toying with the idea of Hybrid Ribbon's or Electrostatics - Aussie made Ambience or Martin Logan's Clarity model. The speakers will be housed in a medium to large room with carpet floors and 8.5 foot ceilings. My current system is as follows:
Rotel RC972 pre and RB1070 power amp (130W/ch)
Marantz CD17KI Signature CD player
Denon TU260L tuner
Krix Lyrix speakers
TMC White label IC's and Gold Reference speaker cable
The amps will be the next upgrade, probably to the Odyssey Audio combo, but not for a while yet. Any opinions on the list or any other ideas will be greatly appreciated.