What speakers work best with electronic music?

09-11-13: Raindog031
dynaudio speakers "too colored"...well i have to disagree with that...i found sonus faber, harbeth, bowers colored...dyns one of most natural speakers ive heard and differently sounding with different amps and cabling...true to the source...ofcourse they pushing natural instruments better than electro...and btw Colonel when you mention sig sound on entire dyn line i ask you with which exact models of dyn speakers you spend time to conclude that and with which amps, source and cabling...cuz we definitively have different experience...regards...

160, 380, C1, C2. When I say colored, I mean slightly warm. They are def a slightly warm speaker. And when I say sound signature, I mean the warmth as well. I found the entire Dyn line, that I heard, to be all be very similar sounding. each step up with the same as the one below, just a bit better. They're absolutely enjoyable speakers, but not critical in the least.

"slightly warm"...well thats a different story...on the warm side of the neutral at most...if i would grade warmth sounus fabers(serblin models) would be 4/5 ,dyns would be 1/5...more smooth and delicate sound than warm but thats just me...when i tested karan ka i-180mk2 on my focus speakers with cardas cabling that was warm sound and with half of details, soundstage, resolution, control of gryphon, crystals combo...not my cup of tea becuz rock/metal and other agressive music diddnt sound as convincing and natural as on a neutral non colored amps and cabling...what im tryin to say is that speakers are so sensitive and can sound from smooth to harsh, dark to bright, warm or analythical depending on rest of the system not by its coloration...they like to get out of way...but if you lost the faith that dyns can push electro in your way there is allways PMC speakers :) but in my experience with dyns you need to feed that speakers with much better and stronger amp and play with a different cables even power chords to find what suits you best...and you will be suprised...i wish you live closer to my place to hear how good produced electronica sounds on my system :)...

USHER AUDIO MINI-ONE. Controlled bass, vivid medium and endless highs. Great for electronic music!!!

My favorites are the OHM Walsh speakers.

In general, the two things needed are

1) speakers that are not undersized for the room and capable of extreme dynamics without breakup or stress

2) an amp capable of driving those speakers TO THEIR MAX. AMps with power output towards minimum vendor recommended pwoer ratings may not be able to cut it and will be more prone to clipping, which is public enemy # 1 in this case. Better to have more power that the speakers can handle than less in general. That's your insurance policy against clipping.

High efficiency speakers alone have an advantage in terms of demand on amp to drive them, but HE speakers that are also well extended in teh bass will tend to be large and expensive. Smaller, less expensive HE speakers may work fine but lack some of the full range extension and dynamics needed to be able to feel the music as well as hear it, which is a key thing for me for this kind of music in particular.

Also room size is a key factor to consider if going for the bomb with this kind of music. In general, bigger speakers will be needed to do teh job in larger rooms than in smaller ones.

Also, a sub or subs can be your friend in this case enabling even smaller monitors to be driven well with less power as long as the powered sub is handling the low end and not the mains.

Schubert, If you are referring to the Bose 901 there is no crossover. The component required with Bose 901 is an EQ.