the best bookshelf speakers for Krell400 xi

polks are quite good. if you like'em, stay there. gradient makes a very nice acoustic suspension bookshelf speaker that works well with krell. it uses the same unisource driver that is in the big revolution. smooth, acurate and far less money than a comparable sonus faber.

When I bought my pair of Dynaudio Focus 140's the dealer was using the 400xi to drive them. The sound was very good. You wrote that you "don't have time for an audition." You are using a quality integrated amp that strongly calls for an audition when looking for a pair of speakers.

You didn't mention music preferences and budget. I would recommend that you look at B&W 805S which will be a good partner to your Krell 400XI. As the previous poster has suggested, an audition is essential as you will get different results with the many choice of speakers. The Sonus Faber sound is very different with the B&W's and it's up to you to decide which one you would prefer more.

Thank you for all the inputs...I have narrow it down to the B&W 805 ( even though I used to own a pair of cdm9nt and I a pair of Sonus/grand piano/home and prefered the open mid-range of the Sonus). Due to my current room size, I need to down size to a pair of bookshelf speakers and I have read a lot of good reviews abt the 805... Diana Krall, Shirley Horne, The fourplay,Acoustic Alchemy,Alex Bugnon ...are the types of music I go to sleep with and wake up for...Again, thank you to all of my new audiophile friends...Regards,

I have a system with Krell KAV400xi, Krell SACD Standard and Aerial Model 5b speakers with the custom stands. I couldn't be happier with this combo. Strongly recommend that you audition the Aerials with the Krell