I am building a new system mostly from scratch and I'm auditioning standmount speakers. I've narrowed the field to three options, and I'm interested to hear folks' opinions of them.
I'm looking at the Revel Performa3 M-106 ($2K), the Mcintosh XR50 ($4K), and the Totem Element Fire ($6K). I will be using a McIntosh MA5200 integrated for amplificagtion (100 wpc), but haven't decided on the sources. For now I'll be using an older Sony CD going through its optical out into the McIntosh. The room is on the small side, 13' x 15', carpeted and with 9' ceilings.
I mostly listen to Maroon 5 and David Guetta type fair, but will also venture into classical, light jazz and Broadway, as well as an occasional Sinatra or Norah Jones.
I realize it's a wide price range and I'm not comparing apples to apples in that sense. I'm not saying price is no object but I'm willing to go to $6K for the Totems if there is enough appeal and value there.
Although I've listened to all three it was at three different dealers spread over a couple of weeks and my acoustic memory insn't good enough for me to definitively say I like one more than another. So, I'm "all ears" on opinions out there in the forum community.
Thanks for the thought.