Hello,
I need your help. I am looking for new speakers and quite honestly, I am wide open to suggestions. Please allow me to share my current system and room specs:
Gates CB-500 turntable (rebuilt)
EMT JPA-66 pre-amp
Experience Music GM70 SET monoblocks (20W / channel class A)
Quad ESL-63 speakers (86db efficiency)
Room dimensions
12W x 23D x 9H
Listening position is about 8' away from speakers. I listen to chamber music about 90% of the time. That said, I still love my 60s, 70s and 80s classic rock and some jazz. Most important personal tastes / traits for loudspeakers are 1) life-like dynamics 2) tonal balance 3) imaging. With my Quads, the tonal balance and imaging are very good, however dynamics are limited and they don't play very loud when I listen to classic rock.
So, I am seeking a new pair of speakers with efficiency of 93db or greater. Hoping that the incremental 7db (Quads are only 86db) will help with lifelike sound level in my smallish room. My amps are very neutral and have excellent imaging and dynamics. Hoping to match the amps with an efficient speaker that is very transparent with no/limited tonal anomalies. I am satisfied with 30-40hz bass. Don't need 20hz. I prefer a smaller footprint for the speakers as room size is limited. The ideal speaker will excel at violin, viola and cello with startling dynamics and transients.
Would like to keep the price range below $50k retail.
Any input / suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Pat
I need your help. I am looking for new speakers and quite honestly, I am wide open to suggestions. Please allow me to share my current system and room specs:
Gates CB-500 turntable (rebuilt)
EMT JPA-66 pre-amp
Experience Music GM70 SET monoblocks (20W / channel class A)
Quad ESL-63 speakers (86db efficiency)
Room dimensions
12W x 23D x 9H
Listening position is about 8' away from speakers. I listen to chamber music about 90% of the time. That said, I still love my 60s, 70s and 80s classic rock and some jazz. Most important personal tastes / traits for loudspeakers are 1) life-like dynamics 2) tonal balance 3) imaging. With my Quads, the tonal balance and imaging are very good, however dynamics are limited and they don't play very loud when I listen to classic rock.
So, I am seeking a new pair of speakers with efficiency of 93db or greater. Hoping that the incremental 7db (Quads are only 86db) will help with lifelike sound level in my smallish room. My amps are very neutral and have excellent imaging and dynamics. Hoping to match the amps with an efficient speaker that is very transparent with no/limited tonal anomalies. I am satisfied with 30-40hz bass. Don't need 20hz. I prefer a smaller footprint for the speakers as room size is limited. The ideal speaker will excel at violin, viola and cello with startling dynamics and transients.
Would like to keep the price range below $50k retail.
Any input / suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Pat