Quote Originally Posted by emorphien
There are other obscure brands I'd really suggest you to look in to, but the problem is I pretty readily forget their names which is why I haven't shared them with you

Sorry, maybe someone else will remember some of them.
Call me "Mr. Obscure"... ;-)

I recommend auditioning the following speakers in order of personal preference :

Tyler Acoustics Talo Reference Monitor (less than 2K at $1600/pr., but easily competes with anything in the price range -- downside is Internet/phone sale only, but with trial period and also owners who have volunteered to let people audition in their homes) -- They also sell the even better Linbrook Signatures in your range, but too large a monitor speaker for your room IMO.

Salk Sound Veracity HT-1s (fabulous woodworking from Jim Salk coupled with superb drivers make these an excellent value at $2.2K/pr. Downside is they are built to order and are only sold web/phone like the Tylers. Build time can be sustantial, and hearing them first (unlike Tyler) is difficult as they are *very* obscure)

Green Mountain Audio Callistos (superb speakers if you can get past their "unique" looks -- Manley Stingray integrated amp is a perfect match)

Merlin TSM MX (Bobby done good -- nice looks, *very* nice sound)

Spendor 3.1Ps (excellent speaker that again is a hair less than 2K/pr. but superb sounding with tubes)


---Dave