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I'm looking for speakers with a nice soft delivery. Meaning full range but not harsh. Some might say a lush midrange. I have a 13' x 16' room and can't use an extremely large speaker. On the other hand I want more than a monitor. I use an aesthetix calypso pre and a modified McCormack DNA-1 amp. Would be buying used. Speakers I have tried; Aerial 8, Vandersteen 2 old version, Gershman rx20 and Salk HT3.thanks for the help.
dpm2340
erik_squires
5,268 posts
 
You should also consider speakers from Fritz. Something with a ScanSpeak 18W in a 2-way. :) Lush/warm as hell. 
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audiotroy
1,621 posts
 
We have a terrific pair of Gershman sonograms for $2k smooth, musical great bass.
dpm2340 OP
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not interested in Gershmans. If I had to talk to that lady up there ever again it'd be too soon. I'd really like to have a three way. Does anybody have any input on Proac speakers?
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yogiboy
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Keep away from rear ported speakers in that size room. That’s why I suggested the Spendor A5r ( 2 1/2 way ) with sealed woofers! I've owned that speaker and found it to be an excellent performer!
soix
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ProAcs would be a great choice, but I don't think you can get any of their 3-way designs at your price point.  I thought the Spendor recommendation above was a good one given what you're looking for.  There's a pair of Joseph Audio RM33LE 3-way speakers here now (this version uses the tweeter from their Pearl flagship) that I think would meet a lot of your requirements and might be worth a look. 
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