Yes, another "what would you recommend" thread. I've decided to take a more focused approach to building my system by first choosing speakers that fit my room and match my tastes. Amp matching will come after that. Here are the details: front end digital (Oppo or Marantz), listening room 13x15 (fairly live), play at low to moderate volumes (jazz, vocals, acoustic, some basic rock but not metal/hard rock). I'm very sensitive to excessive sibilance, and since I'm listening to digital I'm looking for a speaker on the darker side of neutral with a smooth tweeter. I currently have a floor stander (GE Triton 7) with a ribbon tweeter that is a bit too boomy in the bass and revealing/etched in the highs.
I'm looking for a stand mount that meets the above criteria around 2k or maybe a bit higher. The speakers in that range that have been suggested to me as meeting the criteria are:
a. LSA Statement 1 b. B&W CM5 c. Harbeth P3-esr d. Nola Boxer e. One of the Tekton Lores (a smaller floor stander)
Am I in the ballpark with these? I can't listen to them before buying, so ideally I would purchase from a dealer with a good return policy.
Spendor SA1's, if you can find them used. Owners like me are loath to surrender them. Or other Spendor Classic speakers, like SP1, used. easy to live with, fit right in.
I've owned many monitors including the Spendor 3/5,3/5r and the SA1. IMHO the Harbeth P3ESR trump all of them. I own them and I just bought the larger 7ES-3, used, at a great price. Both of these sound very close. As a matter of fact if I decide to keep the 7's I will be listing the P3's here shortly. But if you like a darker sounding speaker I think the Spendor 3/5R2 would fit the bill.
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