Speakers recommendations $1500 budget

[Andy Verdy]

My current setup
Marantz 8012 AVR
Klipsch 5000F and 500C as LCR
Surround Klipsch 500M
Subwoofer SV 2000 Pro — Just bought it in replace of 100SW

I want to upgrade my mains with more focus on 2ch music.

My room is far from perfect; open space 12x24 with listening zone 12x12

I don't have any room treatment, only soft furniture, carpet, and heavy curtains, and I'm not planning to do any.

The aesthetic aspect to me as important as sound quality, and I'm not ready to sacrifice room comfort.

I was thinking about Klipsch 8000F, which I actually ordered but they arrived damaged so I returned them, But I was able t listen to them. And I pretty much liked what I heard, but vocals.
Anyway, those HUGE speakers for my room, and I'm not willing to buy them again.

So I was thinking about smaller 6000F, but as 8000F, I will not be able to place them further than 10 in away from the wall.
So I thought about a pair of bookshelves speakers, KEF LS50, Klipsch 600M

any suggestions?

 

[mazersteven]

Prime Pinnacle | Tower Speaker for Home Theater & HiFi | SVS

Audiophile refinement, breathtaking home theater dynamics. World class audio for everyone.

www.svsound.com

Premier 800F

4-driver, 3-way bass reflex floorstanding

www.paradigm.com

SIERRA TOWER PAIR

Introducing our Flagship Loudspeaker "The midrange on the Towers...is a main event. Inner detail is fantastic even on large-ensemble recordings, and they are free from distortion and retain a hefty amount of dynamic headroom when played at spirited levels." -Enjoy the Music.com Combining...

www.ascendacoustics.com

 

[Gmoney]

Dam that's a sweet price on them 800's.

 

[Andy Verdy]

Pinnacle might work

I used to have Paradigm 800F in my previous apartment hooked to the same 8012 but with anthem 325, and two SVS 3000 (sold them when mother to a smaller apartment, and you know didn't regret, maybe because I paid full price for them)))
Klipsch 8000F are better to my ears.

 

[Andy Verdy]

Any bookshelves recommendations?
The main issue with towers is that I will not be able to place them properly when bookshelves are easily manageable.

 

[mazersteven]

Philharmonic Audio

www.philharmonicaudio.com

Accessories4less: High End Audio at Low End Prices!

www.accessories4less.com

Silver 6G | Silver 100 | Monitor Audio

A powerhouse of a loudspeaker, the Monitor Audio Silver 100 stand-mount delivers incredible dynamics and serious bass from a compact cabinet.

www.monitoraudio.com

Bookshelf loudspeaker Aria 906 - Focal

The bookshelf Aria 906 speaker by Focal symbolises the return of the “true” acoustic loudspeaker. Dynamic and design for those who are passionate.

www.focal.com

Evoke 20 - Large stand-mount speaker for any room - Dynaudio

Evoke 20 has been designed by people who love music. They’ve crafted it from hundreds of hours of intensive measuring and listening – real listening, to real music, in real rooms.

www.dynaudio.com

 

[Russdawg1]

A lot of the Ascend offerings are really good.

Stay away from the Luna/Duo if you don’t have size restraints though.

Dennis at Philharmonic is getting much closer to getting his stuff out here and up for sale.

 

[Andy Verdy]

Hmmm, I didn't consider SVS; skiped them somehow; looks very promising.
I don't want to go back to Paradigm, and the rest offers are not aesthetically pleasing to me

 

[vader540is]

Chane 752

Chane 752

One of the finest-sounding speakers we've made to-date. The Chane 752 is a large format LCR speaker for media and media. Dynamic, transparent, and very engaging.

www.chanemusiccinema.com

 

[Andy Verdy]

Any thought about KEF Q750?

 

[mazersteven]

Any thought about KEF Q750?

Compared to what I linked. SMH

 

[shadyJ]

Compared to what I linked. SMH
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How is the KEF speaker so much worse than your linked speakers?

 

[mazersteven]

How is the KEF speaker so much worse than your linked speakers?

Better then the Philharmonic or Canton? Come on the tweeters alone in these speakers should justify that statement. Even the SVS tweeter

 

[shadyJ]

Better then the Philharmonic or Canton? Come on the tweeters alone in these speakers should justify that statement. Even the SVS tweeter

Can you tell me what is so wrong with the KEF tweeter? I never heard anything wrong on the many occasions I have heard KEF speakers, and the measurements of that series of drivers don't indicate any significant shortcomings.

 

[mazersteven]

No one said there is anything wrong with it. But there sure isn't anything Special about it either.

 

[vader540is]

No one said there is anything wrong with it. But there sure isn't anything Special about it either.

I agree. The crossover is also made of cheap parts.

 

[kini]

Better then the Philharmonic or Canton? Come on the tweeters alone in these speakers should justify that statement. Even the SVS tweeter

So an off the shelf inexpensive tweeter in the SVS is for sure better than the in house designed tweeter in the Kef? I'm sure the rest of the off the shelf SVS components are better too. Kef does little R&D regarding their UniQ drivers. As opposed SVS which just buys some low cost components and sticks them in a box.

 

[kini]

I agree. The crossover is also made of cheap parts.

How do you know? Do you also know what parts the crossovers in the other mentioned speakers consist of? Just the fact that the Canton's can be had NIB for half of retail says something. That's more of a mark up than even Klipsch.

 

[vader540is]

How do you know? Do you also know what parts the crossovers in the other mentioned speakers consist of? Just the fact that the Canton's can be had NIB for half of retail says something. That's more of a mark up than even Klipsch.

I've owned them before.

 

[mazersteven]

So an off the shelf inexpensive tweeter in the SVS is for sure better than the in house designed tweeter in the Kef? I'm sure the rest of the off the shelf SVS components are better too. Kef does little R&D regarding their UniQ drivers. As opposed SVS which just buys some low cost components and sticks them in a box.

And you know for sure what Tweeter SVS is using you know this how?
You see I just spoke with Ed Mullen a few weeks ago about this tweeter so I don't know where you got your information from