Hi all! This is my first post here! I would like your help to select a few speakers that I can later try to hear at some seller. I have an Audiolab 8200CD and as an ampli a Roksan Caspian M2 (85W on 8 Ohm and 125W on 4 Ohm). The speakers are very very old (40 years old! some KLH 317) and I want to change them. The room where I listen to music is 4 x 5 meters (13' x 17'), with a thick carpet, curtains, heavily furnished. Speakers along the long side, facing a sofa. Max distance of speakers from front wall about 50-60 cm (20-25 inches), separation between the two speakers about 2.5 m (8'), distance from listening position about 2.5 m. I listen mainly to classical, jazz and “classic” rock. I would like to spend about 2000-4000 euro (about 2230-4460 USD) for the speakers, certainly not more than that.
I like a sound that is detailed but not aggressive (at the moment I have quite serious problems with sibilants) and with a well articulated bass (it is quite muddy at the moment). Here follow a list of speakers that in principle could fit, but I would like to know your opinion, specially concerning the size of the room and the power of the ampli. BTW, I live in Italy where it is more easy to find speakers from UK, France, Italy (!) than from USA (I can find Klipsch). Thanks for your help! Here is the list of the "candidates", listed from the cheapest to the most expensive, with prices ranging from about 1800 euro till 3800 euro, according the shop in Italy where I will probably buy them. I could also be interested in PMC and in Spendor, although that shop does not sell them.
Focal Aria 926
B&W PM1
Roksan Caspian FR 5
B&W CM9 s2
Proac Response D2
Sonus Faber Venere 3.0
Monitor Audio new Gold 200
Sonus Faber Auditor M
Proac Response D18
Tannoy Definition DC 8
B&W CM10 s2
Klipsch Cornwall III
Proac Response D20 ribbon
Thanks again! Alessandro
Hi all! This is my first post here! I would like your help to select a few speakers that I can later try to hear at some seller. I have an Audiolab 8200CD and as an ampli a Roksan Caspian M2 (85W on 8 Ohm and 125W on 4 Ohm). The speakers are very very old (40 years old! some KLH 317) and I want to change them. The room where I listen to music is 4 x 5 meters (13' x 17'), with a thick carpet, curtains, heavily furnished. Speakers along the long side, facing a sofa. Max distance of speakers from front wall about 50-60 cm (20-25 inches), separation between the two speakers about 2.5 m (8'), distance from listening position about 2.5 m. I listen mainly to classical, jazz and “classic” rock. I would like to spend about 2000-4000 euro (about 2230-4460 USD) for the speakers, certainly not more than that.
I like a sound that is detailed but not aggressive (at the moment I have quite serious problems with sibilants) and with a well articulated bass (it is quite muddy at the moment). Here follow a list of speakers that in principle could fit, but I would like to know your opinion, specially concerning the size of the room and the power of the ampli. BTW, I live in Italy where it is more easy to find speakers from UK, France, Italy (!) than from USA (I can find Klipsch). Thanks for your help! Here is the list of the "candidates", listed from the cheapest to the most expensive, with prices ranging from about 1800 euro till 3800 euro, according the shop in Italy where I will probably buy them. I could also be interested in PMC and in Spendor, although that shop does not sell them.
Focal Aria 926
B&W PM1
Roksan Caspian FR 5
B&W CM9 s2
Proac Response D2
Sonus Faber Venere 3.0
Monitor Audio new Gold 200
Sonus Faber Auditor M
Proac Response D18
Tannoy Definition DC 8
B&W CM10 s2
Klipsch Cornwall III
Proac Response D20 ribbon
Thanks again! Alessandro