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Speaker recommendation please, please, please

Thanks in advance.

I'm new here, really and a relative noob on the high-end audio.

Looking to upgrade my front speakers for now. My use is probably 60% audio, 40% video. For my wife, you can invert those numbers.

My musical tastes run from Thelonius Monk to the Butthole Surfers. Krautrock, obscure '60's and '70's rock, fusion, jazz, electronica (The Orb, etc.). Very eclectic but mores rock than jazz or electronica. No classical/opera.

My system:
EAD Power Master 5200 5-schannel (300 watts 8ohm)

Musical Fidelity X-ray - the original ovoid design model

Pre-amp Krell - KRC 3

Speakers: B&W Nautilus 805's in the front CDM's in the rear and Nautilus HTM 1 center, Velodyne 12" 1200 watt sub (I forget the model offhand - top of the line 10 years ago as I recall)

For now I'd just like to upgrade the front two speakers. Eventually will upgrade the others as funds allow.

The room is rectangular 30' x 15' x 8' with wood floors

My ceiling to spend is approximately $6k

I'm considering used or new:

Evolution Acoustics MMMicro One
Raidho Eben X-3
Lawrence Audio Violin
Joseph Audio Pulsar
Gallo 3.5 Referance
VMPS RM30

Thoughts?

Anything else I should be looking at?

Auditioning is hard as I live in a very rural area but I could do a day trip to Tampa or Orlando if I could find a dealer for anything I'm looking at, which so far I can't (still working on that though)
seffren
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mountain-high
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dc10audio's instrument 7 it's designed as a front channel high fidelity system that really can play at exceptionally loud levels with very tight bass not super deep bass but fast clean solid sound and they're drop dead beauties designed to last a lifetime. I own dc10 8PS and I've found Nothing else to compare. They are a very small company producing some of the most innovative products made today.
soix
2,133 posts
 
What aspects of sound quality are you looking to improve upon with the upgrade? Until that is known, as Photon said this is just throwing darts at a board blindfolded.

I know you're in a rural area, but if you really want to get this right I'd make the effort to visit at least a few dealers. The perspective and experience you'll gain will be more than worth the effort not only for speakers but with other future upgrades as well. Shows are helpful too, especially to hear a wide range of gear, but they can also be misleading as many rooms do not show what the equipment can really do. They can certainly be helpful in indentifying gear that sounds good to you and may be worth exploring further, but be careful not to dismiss something just because it doesn't sound good at a show. Especially if it's gotten good reviews here and in the press. Best of luck and enjoy the journey.
rlwainwright
1,901 posts
 
Hard to go wrong with the Gallo Ref. 3.5s, they do sooooo many things so well. And a gently used pair will run you only about $3,000....

-RW-
rlwainwright
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There are a pair of the Gaallo 3.5s WITH the sub amp going for $2,999 right now here:

http://app.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-gallo-nucleus-reference-3-5-package-speakers-plus-sa-subwoofer-amp-2012-10-23-speakers-11561-long-beach-ny

I doubt you can do any better than that for the money....

-RW-
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