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Upgrading my speakers
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    Posted: 18 Apr 2014 at 4:04pm
I'm contemplating changing my Cyrus CLS70 speakers, for something with a greater dynamic range. I think that they could be the weak link in my system, and I am contemplating floor standing speakers again.

What do you guys use for stereo speakers, and what do you fancy trying?
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Originally posted by CageyH CageyH wrote:



What do you guys use for stereo speakers, and what do you fancy trying?


That's a big question.
Budget, room size and amps are all significant factors.
Auditioning is essential, but you know that!
I've always liked the Tannoy floorstanders, their co-axial drivers give really good imaging.
Just listen, if it sounds good to you, enjoy it.
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I know it's a broad question, but I am looking to see what people use, and fancy in the hope that it points me to a few ideas of speakers I have not thought of or considered.
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Harbeth M30. I would only change for M30.1 or SHL 5.

The manufacturers site and google will quickly give you an outline.

If I had funds for Slee DAC, amps and cables, they would sound even better. Satisfying results are obtainable with more modest equipment.

Before this. I used Harbeth DPM 1.

Good luck

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I have a small room that requires the speakers being quite close to the wall. After 4 years searching and trying many speaker and stand combinations, I finally found a front-ported speaker that is three way and a compact stand -mounter and can be single, bi and tri-wired and even bi-amped! A fabulous sound for a small speaker with the added bonus that the grilles are in-built so no damage from kids or visitors. It is the linn Majik 109 and very well priced at 985 GBP.
Combined with my Naim gear and Graham's wonderful Solo-Ultra Linear and Bitzie, it is a special all-British combination!
Happy hunting!
...If only I knew that yesterday!
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I have Quad 2905s, where the road of speaker wanderlust has come to an abrupt end.

However, extreme dynamic range isn't my thing. If I wanted louder I'd have to accept that it would come at a large cost of the things that ESLs do very well. I'd probably start by listening to ATC and B&W.
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My living room system has PMC Gb1i floorstanders superbly driven by a pair of Proprius amps (with Spatia cabling), and I've a pair of Harbeth DPM1Pro active speakers with a Majestic DAC "pre-amp" in the study.
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