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Looking for Almost Full Range Speakers

Suggestions would be helpful in the Used less than $3500 price range with the following:

1. no leanness- (weighty and full required)
2. no upper roll off- crisp, clear, crystalline, clean top end both Highs and Mids- a very "live" sound and presence
3. detailed mids/ midbass w/ presence
4. slam, weight-impact in low end down to at least 30hz - but the lower the better
5. transparent and resolved
6. can be satisfying at low or moderatly high volmes
7. around 100 lbs per speaker- my back won't take much more

room is 12X18X8 rectangular and stuffed family room
musical preferences: classic jazz, r&b. Speakers are to be used with a solid state integrated at 160 watts into 8 ohms and with tubed sources. Lots of choices in the classifieds- Hyperion, Tyler, Von Schweikert, Thiel, Dali, Acoutic Zen, Dynaudio, Selah?
Won't get to audition- help with a short list would be great.
Thanks,
Foster
foster_9
tvad
9,467 posts
 
I'd be really tempted by a pair of Totem Hawk or Forest.

Or...a pair of ACI Sapphire XL monitors and Force XL subwoofer. You could audition this package in-home for 30 days.
foster_9 OP
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Thanks Tvad, for the suggestion. I already have 2 subs and I'll be sticking with them. I did however try the big Revel and the ACI Titan II LE. I have a 5 year old so monitors and stands are not in my lexicon.

Among the music genres I mentioned, I forgot to mention rock. I also enjoy my rock so a floorstander with hitting midbass and low bass is important.
tvad
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I heard the Totem Arros at the LA HES show in 2006, and they were really surprising. Big sound for such a tiny floorstander. The Hawk and Forest both go down close to 30z, and their size won't overwhelm the room. You can find them used well below your budget.
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