Killer Floor Standing Speakers under $4000 for Rock?
polling all ears (subjective I suppose) but would like to hear you people who have heard fairly high end speaker that kick ass in clarity for mostly Rock/ Fusion Jazz at high volumes with killer clean power .
I currently have a : Marantz PM-11S1 Integrated amp SVS SB-1000 Sub NHT 2.3 Towers Technics SL15
I had some tekton 6.5t monitors on rigid stands with good punch and sound. I also tried some Tekton mini lores, not for me as they were too refined with no punch.
I still stand by my ProAc studio 148 recommendation, which I am using in my main setup now with soundocity sev9 outriggers (another strong recommendation). After 9 months of use (ProAcs take a while to break in) I believe my 148s sounded like the used ProAc studio 125s I had in my room for a while but the 148s have much better bottom end with the 2.5 way design. The 125 / 148 sound just gets rock and many other musical components like single and double reeds, drums and cymbals, etc so very right, plus the classic rock midrange while listening to floyd and similar bands has been mentioned in many reviews.
Its a lot of speaker for the money compared to most home audio choices that's for sure.
Now that I have a pretty optimized system at home, testing/trying out good quality pro gear like this would be very interesting. You tend to get a lot more for the money with pro gear in general if you can deal with the aesthetics.
IMO, you are wasting your time and money with high-end speaker systems. They will not give you what you want. Here’s something closer to what you need and the cost is very reasonable.
I love my Ohm Walsh 2000s ($2800/pr). Depending on the cubic footage of your room, you may need a larger model (see the Ohm web site), but the 3000s are $4000/pr, and are appropriate for rooms up to 5400 cubic feet.
I enjoy my 2000s with all types of music, including rock. And by rock, I mean everything from David Bowie to Porcupine Tree to Castlebed and KMFDM. Extended, well-controlled bass, an upper-midrange/lower-treble response that does not get etched or overly bright, and no congestion at pretty loud levels. And then there’s their dissappearing act and wide, yet defined, soundstage. You can read my full review in the review section. I have owned these for seven years, and I have no desire to upgrade.
The Legacy Focus' are outstanding speakers and can be bought on the used market for under 3k. Highly efficient too. Be sure to get the older 20/20's and not the "SE's." The older ones sound better.
If your room is too small to handle the Focus' then look for a nice pair of Legacy Signature III's. This is what I use. I have a 75 watt per channel tube amp and it just coasts at lease breaking levels. And by the way, they will keep up with any and all improvements made to other areas of the system.
Neither of these speakers can be bought new as Legacy discontinued the models. And as a final caution ... these speakers LOVE tube electronics. People sell them because they tried to drive them with solid state electronics, and they just don't sound right with SS. With tubes, they come alive.
Just go ahead and bust the bank and get some Zu Definitions !V. Be done with it. 101db efficient with 400 watt sub, used $7500-$9000. You will be done with it. To say they rock is an understatement and you don't need a big amp. I run Mcintosh MC 60s tube amps, can't turn it up past eleven.
Source Loudspeaker Technologies an American company in
South Windsor CT is worth checking out.
John Sollecito will take the time to talk to you about your needs and recommend the best sound for your budget.
Source Loudspeaker Technologies, 701 Nutmeg Road N. South Windsor CT. 06074. (860) 918 3088 I have the 7211's and have been very pleased.
How about a used pair of Legacy Focus. They will provide plenty of "slam", are very efficient, beautiful to look at, and have some serious bass output down low.
The Klipsch Palldium series would be a good fit for your needs. I have no affiliation with the listing. I heard the bookshelf model in this range and they are *clear*.
Golden Ear Triton 2+ for 3500.00 or Triton 1 for 5,000 if you can swing it. I have the Triton 2 and Triton 1 in 2 different systems. I listen to 90% rock and they are the best high end speakers within reason (price) that do rock extremely well.
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