Warm airy musical speakers?

Well, today I went to the closest Hifi-store just to get my first hifi-experience. I know I´m a newbie in the hifi-World but there is much more complex than I thought. So many different configurations, and all sound different from eachother.

I explain to the seller my budget and what Music I like. We started with Monitor audio silver 6 and silver 1. Feed by a Linn digital streamer (sneaky DS). He played Music through wimp. The sound was of course much better than my computer speakers. Cannot Believe I´ve not invested in some better gear long time ago.

The floorstander had a fuller sound that I liked better than the monitor. The midrange was pretty open and clear, the bass was full and Deep, the tweeter was a Little chilly in a sort of way, crisp but sounded separated from the midrange. I don´t know how much it would difference to use another stronger amp. He said that they´re very easy to drive. One thing struck me, even if I´m not a bass-junkie it was pretty nice to have a Little support in that range with floorstander. The monitor seemed to miss some of that full sound. From beginning I had my thoughts on monitors, but maybe floorstander will give me the whole cake.

Altough it was the best I´ve Heard so far, I felt instantly that I want more of the system I´ll buy.

After that we tried with a Linn monitor. the cheapest line. The sound was not full, felt harsch. Maybe the amp was too weak. It sounded slow as it didn´t Catch up with the Music.

I see now what ZD meant. I really have to start listening to different systems just to get the idea what I like and what sound I´m looking for. I have no rush.

I´ve read some about Harbeth, spendor, magnepan.. The last one wouldn´t fit now, but maybe later in Life.
Harbeth/spendor seems to have a very natural and open midrange from what I´ve read, got me really curious to listen to them.

Be sure to take in account how the speakers will fit into your room both physically and acoustically. Gettting the room/speaker match as good as possible should be top consideration. What sounds good or right in store may well not at home in a different room and vice versa. Get this right first as best possible and the rest can fall into place a lot easier. Room factors to consider are size/volume (larger rooms require more speaker of good quality for good extended bass in particular in general, smaller rooms are easier and most good quality monitors might fit there well.

NExt is amp needed to get the most out of the speaker. More power versus less almost always helps at this point, unless speakers are higher efficiency (low to mid nineties or higher). Smaller speakers capable of good bass in large rooms will always require as much good clean amp power as you can throw at them to sound their best. Larger higher efficiency speakers can do more especially in the bass in larger rooms with much less power in some cases.

After that, just stick to good quality (not cheap, not the most expensive necessarily) components from well regarded companies and you are in good shape, mostly tweaking to personal tastes and preferences from there, espeically with modern digital gear.

If you introduce any tubes in the system, make sure component impedance specs are suitable to work well with higher output impedance (normally) tube gear. More care is needed when tubes become part of the formula. Expect to pay a premium for total cost of ownership with tube gear. I would not start with tubes myself, rather try to get it right with good quality SS gear first and then see what might be of interest down the road if needed.

Yes, can't go wrong building around Dynaudio speakers for warm and airy.

Not that they are overtly warm, they are not , they are reasonably neutral in general, but may tend slightly in that direction depending on setup.

I'd say the Esotar tweeters used in the Dynaudios are a lot of what might make them special in your case. Air comes mostly from clean and extended treble into the highest frequencies, and the Dynaudios and Esotar tweeter they use are exceptionally good in this regard.

Just make sure your budget can cover a good quality amp of 80 watts or more with good current delivery specifications, in other words abe to double power output as much as possible from 8 to 4 ohms.

Glad you finally got out to listen. It's amazing how speakers sound to you that folks on here may love. We are all different and yes, your room plays as big a part as anything, just like some folks have posted. You seem to know WHAT you want in regards to sound. Remember that full bass extension is where the real cost is in audio. Depending on your budget you may or may not be able to afford everything. That's the whole deal of all of us chasing our tails to get audio nirvana. Sometimes you have to figure out what you can't do without and then adjust your budget accordingly. There are a few brands out there that are considered true 'deals'. It's usually because of the balance struck by the designer. Also keep in mind that components will sound differently with others. A great budget amp may not sound as good with a best buy, budget speaker. It's fun if you just go with it. Sounds like you'll be obsessing pretty soon if you aren't already. Roll with it. Personally, right now I'd get a GREAT integrated amp and a nice set of electrostatic headphones while you are looking and saving up for special speakers to go with said amp. That's just me though. Keep on enjoying.

Consider the Marantz integrated amp and some Spendors, or stretch your budget to the new Ascend Acoustics Sierra-2.