Quote Originally Posted by d_98se
I will stay away from the budget question until i see something i like thank's.
If we don't have a budget, then it is difficult to recommend anything... I could easily recommend a great speaker like the Legacy Audio Helix at $40,000 a pair, but I doubt you are looking for that kind of price range with the receiver you are driving them with...

Some general recommendations (although I am not sure if a receiver is optimal to drive any of these floor standers)...:

Legacy Classics ($1300/pr. used at Audiogon). Full range sound down to the low 20's that is perfect for rock and other low bass applications. They have a great mid-range too. Good for medium sized rooms. Good drivers including Eton kevlar mids, and a nice ribbon super-tweeter.

Tyler Acoustics Taylo 7U (June special $2850/pr. new direct from Tyleracoustics.com). Uses the same drivers as my own Tyler stand mounted speakers (Seas Excel metallic coated mid/bass and the Scanspeak 9900 Revelator tweeter)... except the 7U has 2 Seas drivers per speaker in a floorstanding design instead of the 1 in the Taylo Reference Monitors I have... Tremendous value for the money as these drivers are very expensive. This should be a good match for a medium sized room. If you have a smaller room, then maybe the Tyler Linbrook Floorstand Monitor ($2400/pr.) is a better fit. Ty is a great to work with as well (VERY honest). Bass for these goes down to the mid-thirties...

Other potential candidates for mid-sized rooms could include the Gallo Nucleus Reference III (approximately $2600/pr. at your local dealer), or if these are all too pricey for you, then maybe Onix Rocket or Reference Loudspeakers (various prices available at av123.com). Onix should provide a very good bang for the buck.

For larger rooms, you might look at the Legacy Focus ($2500/pr. used). I don't really recommend driving these with a receiver though... but I have seen it done before with some success...

Happy Listening,

---Dave