Loudspeakers: Best under $5K

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4 hours ago, Ralf11 said:

Lots of choices but a very simple way to find what is acceptable.  

 

1. Buy a pair of Maggies and set them up properly

2. Listen.  If you hear loud, strident female vocals then tell her they are "room dividers."

3. If #2 did not work, take them back and buy something in a box.

4. If #3 did not work, take them back and buy little teeny mini-monitors and some "end tables"

+1. Try the maggies! 

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3 hours ago, atxkyle said:

Thanks everyone for all the suggestions!  I've got quite the list to check into now.  Wish there were a way to test all of them in a controlled environment. I think the hifi dealers in Austin carry 1-2 of these brands at most ... 

 

Also for the people who mentioned driving high sensitivity speakers directly with the Chord 2Qute - how would you control the volume in that situation? By using the volume control in Roon?

 

 

 

 

I would not recommend driving the speakers directly with an inexpensive DAC like the 2Qute. I've only ever seen good results with VERY high end DAC's, and equally expensive amplifiers. 

 

JC