mofojo
Yeah I have looked into Golden Ear's Triton series of speakers too, not bad, but the specs look like they are made for home theater. Better version of Definitive Audio stuff.
So I have up graded some of my hardware the last few years and still looking for a speaker that is high quality that is less than $10,000. Upgrades are as follows:
Krell 4k UHD Foundation preamp. (Makes CDs sound sooooo much better and my Blu-ray concerts never sounded better). Does a great job with Analog stuff too. Really happy with this preamp, does just about everything really well.
Parasound A21 amplifier to deliver some good power
Re-caped my Bel Canto Evo2 amps
VPI Scout turntable with AT150sa cart
However, speakers have been difficult to nail down, been through Klipsch RF-7 II, JBL LSR and studio 590, Energy Veritas 2.4I, and Cerwin Vega XLS-215. Surprisingly the Cerwin Vega XLS-215 have been the winner but like most on here I am always looking to take things to the next level. Might upgrade the crossovers in the Vegas' to see if I can get better sound, they are made of cheap parts. I have been doing a lot of research lately in creating my own speakers with quality parts to meet my musical tastes. Since most speaker manufactures are aimed at customers that want smaller speakers and the look of an art piece, I figured I would have to step up and build them myself. I am very surprised in my research that I haven't found someone else in this pursuit of the perfect heavy metal, classic rock speaker and has created their own. There are a lot of great speakers out there for sale in the $80,000 price level that would be what I am looking for, but unless I win the lotto those prices will be always out of reach for a working class guy like me. So I am off to beg, barrow, and steal a great design to do it myself.
