Originally Posted by
MATMAH
Ok, bit of a strange one this, but I have just got rid of my studio monitors (KRK 8's), and looking for something a bit more Hi-Fi for home. I mainly play slow chuggy deep house, minimal techno, nu-disco, and experimental hip hop, as well as that I do listen to a fair bit of dub reggae, northern soul, and other sixties style of music, with a 50/50 mix of this being vinyl and digital.
I am currently looking for a replacement pair of speakers, of which sound quality is more important than volume, but a certain amount of volume is still needed. The reason for this is that I DJ in a very small champagne bar once in a while, and by small I mean 30-40 capacity if that (I have a Funktion One system for larger venues and the KRK 8's were fine for this small bar). Ideally I want to produce a very high quality sound in this bar, but volume is not too much of importance (think playing semi loud in large living room).
I know that I would need a sub for this and currently looking at the BK Monolith to purchase afterwards, but this can change if it is not a good match for my mains, or is not needed.
Just to give you an idea of my tastes, the Sonus Faber Venere 2.0's in walnut are probably my favourite speakers at the moment, but unfortunately are a little out of my price range, and I cannot find a pair second hand.
The main reason for the bookshelf's is portability and that space is of a premium, but this is not important, as if I get floorstanders, then the need for a sub may be redundant. I was originally looking at some vintage speakers, but feel that most would be too large for my small flat even and that they would not be able to handle the bass of my more modern music. Other speakers I have looked at recently are listed below which mainly are secondhand ones or end of line products.
Zingali Overture 1
Focal 726v
Art Skibo
KLIPSCH R-28F or RF-82 II
CURA CA30
Ruark Equinox
Rega Research RS7
Roksan K2
and a recent recommendation Yamaha NS1000M's
Any help would be appreciated, and for your information my living room is approx 12x15 foot, and being a converted loft apartment has many angles in the ceiling, with a laminate floor.
I have a pr. Of Spendor S8e's in Cherry for sale (see Private Exhibitions) that you can have for £800 collected. They are significantly better than any of the speakers you list and you certainly won't need a sub. PM me if interested.
SOURCE:OPPO UDP-205 BluRay, SkyQ, Technics SL1210M5G/HexMat Eclipse/MN Bearing/Origin Live Gravity One puck/Isonoes with Boots/Jelco TK-850S Tonearm/Hana Umami Blue, PS Audio Stellar Phonostage. I also have an AT-OC9XSH as a spare cartridge.
AMPLIFIER: Bryston BR-20 Pre/DAC/Streamer & Bryston 4B3 Power Amplifier
SPEAKERS: Spendor D7 on Iso-Acoustics Gaia III’s
HEADPHONES: OPPO PM-1 with Atlas Zeno cable, B&W Pi7 S2 and B&W C5 v2.
CABLES: Analogue: Speaker Atlas Mavros Grun. Interconnect - Atlas Mavros XLR x3, MCRU Silver Tonearm cable
Digital:Audioquest Carbon Ethernet x 4, Audioquest Carbon digital, English Electric 8Switch, Chord Optichord, Atlas Optical.
Mains: PS Audio Perfectwave AC-05 x 5, Isol-8 Powerline Extreme with Quantum Science yellow fuse on input cable, Sounds Fantastic 6way Mains Blocks.
STORAGE: Synology DS216J NAS with 2 x 3Tb WD Red hard-drives. Samsung 500Gb SSD.
TV LG55B7 OLED