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Full range floorstanders ~$4000 budget

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  • Acoustic Energy AE320, priced somewhere around $2700/pair:
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  • Zu Dirty Weekend Six (DW6) was making 'waves' in online reviews; with a limited initial-run pricing of $3200/pair (2022/09):
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IMHO: There have been some 'dubious' online claims about DW6 and mixed ASR posts about the company...

  • KLH Model Five is "stand-mount", but almost qualifies (stand on the floor) at $2500/pair:
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IMHO: Oh, so very nostalgic and may coordinate well with some nostalgic tube gear as center stage!
KLH such beauties... Somehow the 1000$ pair Wharfedale Linton should be better. Unfortunately they stands ugly af. Wish they were tilted too.
 

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what about the sb acoustics Rinjani 2.5 way floorstander diy kit that’s for sale right now from madisound? That’s a midsize floorstander pair for under $2000 featuring satori woofers and tweeters.
 
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what about the sb acoustics Rinjani 2.5 way floorstander diy kit that’s for sale right now from madisound? That’s a midsize floorstander pair for under $2000 featuring satori woofers and tweeters.
To answer a question w/a question: What about sharing more information (like pics and links)?
;)
 

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Are you familiar with acoustics lens? If so, there's your answer.
Yes, it's the thing they used to put on tweeters in the 70s, until everyone realized they're bad.
If it was good, all the good speakers would be using it. So I bet it's a gimmick - possibly a harmful one.

And yes, grilles make the sound worse, too. Just by a very small amount.
 
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With the assistance of a few local college students; we conjured up this exhaustive list:
ID#ManufacturerModel#
USD $/pair
Notes
1​
AcousticEnergyAE320
$2700/pr​
Posted
2​
Arendel1723
$3700/pr​
Posted
3​
Arendel1723S
$3000/pr​
$??
4​
Arendal1961 Tower
$3600/pr​
5​
AscendAucousticsSierra Tower
$??/pr​
Posted
6​
ATC AudioSCM
$4800+/pr​
Passive/Active
7​
B&W603 S2
$2300/pr​
8​
B&W704 S3
$4000/pr​
9​
B&W703 S2
$6000/pr​
10​
B&W703 S3
$6000/pr​
11​
CabasseAudioJava MC40
$4000/pr​
$??
12​
CantonReference 8K
$4000/pr​
Posted
13​
Dali Oberon 7Oberon7
$2000/pr​
Posted
14​
Dali Oberon 9Oberon9
$3000/pr​
Posted
15​
Dali Opticon6 Mk2Opticon6 Mk2
$3000/pr​
Posted
16​
Dali Opticon8 Mk2Opticon8 Mk2
$2400/pr​
Posted
17​
DefinitiveTechnologyBP9080X
$3200/pr​
18​
DefinitiveTechnologyDemand D7
$2800/pr​
Posted
19​
DefinitiveTechnologyDemand D15
$2300/pr​
Posted
20​
DynAudioEvoke50 7G
$3400/pr​
Posted
21​
DynAudioEvoke30
$4000/pr​
22​
DynAudioEvoke50
$2400/pr​
23​
DynAudioEmit30
$1700/pr​
24​
DynAudioEmit50
$2300/pr​
25​
DynAudioContour20i
$5000/pr​
$??
26​
ELACNavis ARF-51-GE
$4000/pr​
27​
ELACSolano FS287
$4000/pr​
Active
28​
ELACUni-Fi Ref UFR52
$2400/pr​
29​
ELACVela 407
$4000/pr​
Posted
30​
ElipsonHeritage XLS 15
$2700/pr​
Posted
31​
ElipsonPrestige Facet 34F
$??​
Posted
32​
FalconAcousticsIMF-200
$4000/pr​
Kit
33​
FalconAcousticsR.A.M. Studio30
$4000/pr​
34​
FocalAria 948
$3400/pr​
35​
FocalChora 826-D
$1800/pr​
36​
FocalVestia No2
$2800/pr​
37​
FocalVestia No3
$3600/pr​
38​
FyneAudioF501
$3800/pr​
$??
39​
FyneAudioF302i
$2500/pr​
40​
FyneAudioF303i
$3000/pr​
41​
GoldenEarTriton Three+
$3600/pr​
42​
GoldenEarTriton Five
$3000/pr​
43​
GoldenEarTriton Seven
$2200pr​
44​
JBLL82 Classic
$2750/pr​
45​
JBLHDI-3600
$4100/pr​
46​
KEFR5
$2600/pr​
Posted
47​
KEFR7s
$4500/pr​
Posted
48​
KEFQ950
$2200/pr​
49​
KEFR11
$4300/pr​
Posted
50​
KLHModel 5
$2500/pr​
Posted
51​
Magnepan.7 [point7]
$2000/pr​
52​
Magnepan1.7i
$3000/pr​
53​
MartinLoganElectroMotion ESL X
$3000/pr​
Posted
54​
MartinLoganMasterPiece Classic ESL9
$3500/pr​
Posted
55​
MartinLoganMotion 40i
$2600/pr​
56​
MartinLoganMotion 60XTi
$3700/pr​
57​
MeridianDSP-5000
$6000/pr​
58​
MonitorAudioSilver 500 7G
$3500/pr​
59​
MonitorAudioSilver 300 7G
$2500/pr​
60​
MonitorAudioBronze 500
$1700/pr​
61​
MonitorAudioGold 200
$4300/pr​
Posted
62​
ParadigmFounder 80F
$4000/pr​
Posted
63​
ParadigmPremier 800F
$2400/pr​
64​
ParadigmPersona Series
$3800/??​
Posted (each?)
65​
PSBPassif50
$2500/pr​
66​
Q-Acoustics3050i
$2200/pr​
67​
Q-AcousticsQActive 400
$3000/pr​
68​
QuadS-5
$2800/pr​
69​
RevelF36
$2200/pr​
70​
RevelF206
$4000/pr​
71​
RevelPerforma3 F208
$4000/pr​
Posted ($??)
72​
SonusFaberLumina III
$2400/pr​
73​
SonusFaberLumina V
$3000/pr​
74​
SonusFaberSonetto III
$4000/pr​
Posted
75​
SpendorA4
$4,300​
76​
SpendorA2
$3,200​
77​
SVSUltra Tower
$2600/pr​
78​
SVSPrime Pinnacle
$1800/pr​
79​
Tekton
$​
Few <$4K
80​
TotemAcousticForest
$3500/pr​
81​
TriangleHiFiEsprit Gaia EZ
$2400/pr​
82​
TriangleHiFiGenese Quartet
$2500/pr​
83​
TriangleHiFiGenese Lyrr
$3000/pr​
84​
Vandersteen2Ce
$3600/pr​
Posted
85​
WharfedaleDiamond12.4
$2600/pr​
86​
WharfedaleEvo4.4
$2200/pr​
87​
YamahaNS-2000A
$4000/pr​
88​
YamahaSoava NS-F901
$4000/pr​
89​
ZuDirtyWeekend6 (DW6)
$3200/pr​
Posted
Remarks:
  • “Posted”: Speakers previously mentioned in this post
  • “??” In Notes indicates questionable entry
  • Prices obtained from manufacturer and/or variety of seller sites
  • Prices obtained are of MSRP type to the max. extent
  • All Prices possess "wild-mood swings” (+/-15%)
  • Minimal entries for "Stand-Mount" speakers (which are not "Tower"), yet qualify as "Floor Standing".
  • Let someone else post PSAudio, or Klipsch, or Polk speakers (I am a ‘conscientious objector’)
  • Thiel is DOA
  • Tannoy is DOA but reincarnated as Fyne
  • Corrections/comments welcome
'nuff said!
 

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With the assistance of a few local college students; we conjured up this exhaustive list:
ID#ManufacturerModel#
USD $/pair
Notes
1​
AcousticEnergyAE320
$2700/pr​
Posted
2​
Arendel1723
$3700/pr​
Posted
3​
Arendel1723S
$3000/pr​
$??
4​
Arendal1961 Tower
$3600/pr​
5​
AscendAucousticsSierra Tower
$??/pr​
Posted
6​
ATC AudioSCM
$4800+/pr​
Passive/Active
7​
B&W603 S2
$2300/pr​
8​
B&W704 S3
$4000/pr​
9​
B&W703 S2
$6000/pr​
10​
B&W703 S3
$6000/pr​
11​
CabasseAudioJava MC40
$4000/pr​
$??
12​
CantonReference 8K
$4000/pr​
Posted
13​
Dali Oberon 7Oberon7
$2000/pr​
Posted
14​
Dali Oberon 9Oberon9
$3000/pr​
Posted
15​
Dali Opticon6 Mk2Opticon6 Mk2
$3000/pr​
Posted
16​
Dali Opticon8 Mk2Opticon8 Mk2
$2400/pr​
Posted
17​
DefinitiveTechnologyBP9080X
$3200/pr​
18​
DefinitiveTechnologyDemand D7
$2800/pr​
Posted
19​
DefinitiveTechnologyDemand D15
$2300/pr​
Posted
20​
DynAudioEvoke50 7G
$3400/pr​
Posted
21​
DynAudioEvoke30
$4000/pr​
22​
DynAudioEvoke50
$2400/pr​
23​
DynAudioEmit30
$1700/pr​
24​
DynAudioEmit50
$2300/pr​
25​
DynAudioContour20i
$5000/pr​
$??
26​
ELACNavis ARF-51-GE
$4000/pr​
27​
ELACSolano FS287
$4000/pr​
Active
28​
ELACUni-Fi Ref UFR52
$2400/pr​
29​
ELACVela 407
$4000/pr​
Posted
30​
ElipsonHeritage XLS 15
$2700/pr​
Posted
31​
ElipsonPrestige Facet 34F
$??​
Posted
32​
FalconAcousticsIMF-200
$4000/pr​
Kit
33​
FalconAcousticsR.A.M. Studio30
$4000/pr​
34​
FocalAria 948
$3400/pr​
35​
FocalChora 826-D
$1800/pr​
36​
FocalVestia No2
$2800/pr​
37​
FocalVestia No3
$3600/pr​
38​
FyneAudioF501
$3800/pr​
$??
39​
FyneAudioF302i
$2500/pr​
40​
FyneAudioF303i
$3000/pr​
41​
GoldenEarTriton Three+
$3600/pr​
42​
GoldenEarTriton Five
$3000/pr​
43​
GoldenEarTriton Seven
$2200pr​
44​
JBLL82 Classic
$2750/pr​
45​
JBLHDI-3600
$4100/pr​
46​
KEFR5
$2600/pr​
Posted
47​
KEFR7s
$4500/pr​
Posted
48​
KEFQ950
$2200/pr​
49​
KEFR11
$4300/pr​
Posted
50​
KLHModel 5
$2500/pr​
Posted
51​
Magnepan.7 [point7]
$2000/pr​
52​
Magnepan1.7i
$3000/pr​
53​
MartinLoganElectroMotion ESL X
$3000/pr​
Posted
54​
MartinLoganMasterPiece Classic ESL9
$3500/pr​
Posted
55​
MartinLoganMotion 40i
$2600/pr​
56​
MartinLoganMotion 60XTi
$3700/pr​
57​
MeridianDSP-5000
$6000/pr​
58​
MonitorAudioSilver 500 7G
$3500/pr​
59​
MonitorAudioSilver 300 7G
$2500/pr​
60​
MonitorAudioBronze 500
$1700/pr​
61​
MonitorAudioGold 200
$4300/pr​
Posted
62​
ParadigmFounder 80F
$4000/pr​
Posted
63​
ParadigmPremier 800F
$2400/pr​
64​
ParadigmPersona Series
$3800/??​
Posted (each?)
65​
PSBPassif50
$2500/pr​
66​
Q-Acoustics3050i
$2200/pr​
67​
Q-AcousticsQActive 400
$3000/pr​
68​
QuadS-5
$2800/pr​
69​
RevelF36
$2200/pr​
70​
RevelF206
$4000/pr​
71​
RevelPerforma3 F208
$4000/pr​
Posted ($??)
72​
SonusFaberLumina III
$2400/pr​
73​
SonusFaberLumina V
$3000/pr​
74​
SonusFaberSonetto III
$4000/pr​
Posted
75​
SpendorA4
$4,300​
76​
SpendorA2
$3,200​
77​
SVSUltra Tower
$2600/pr​
78​
SVSPrime Pinnacle
$1800/pr​
79​
Tekton
$​
Few <$4K
80​
TotemAcousticForest
$3500/pr​
81​
TriangleHiFiEsprit Gaia EZ
$2400/pr​
82​
TriangleHiFiGenese Quartet
$2500/pr​
83​
TriangleHiFiGenese Lyrr
$3000/pr​
84​
Vandersteen2Ce
$3600/pr​
Posted
85​
WharfedaleDiamond12.4
$2600/pr​
86​
WharfedaleEvo4.4
$2200/pr​
87​
YamahaNS-2000A
$4000/pr​
88​
YamahaSoava NS-F901
$4000/pr​
89​
ZuDirtyWeekend6 (DW6)
$3200/pr​
Posted
Remarks:
  • “Posted”: Speakers previously mentioned in this post
  • “??” In Notes indicates questionable entry
  • Prices obtained from manufacturer and/or variety of seller sites
  • Prices obtained are of MSRP type to the max. extent
  • All Prices possess "wild-mood swings” (+/-15%)
  • Minimal entries for "Stand-Mount" speakers (which are not "Tower"), yet qualify as "Floor Standing".
  • Let someone else post PSAudio, or Klipsch, or Polk speakers (I am a ‘conscientious objector’)
  • Thiel is DOA
  • Tannoy is DOA but reincarnated as Fyne
  • Corrections/comments welcome
'nuff said!
How about the Philharmonic BMR Tower? https://philharmonicaudio.com/
 

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Meridian DSPK are a full fledged bargain on the used market($400-$1500)
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. Especially with digital source. Using a cd transport or any other source with a digital output one can assemble a complete system without all of the hassle of cables, amps, preamps. Through in the fact that the speaker can be controlled by rs232 for those that like to use phones and tablets for streaming.
 

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Do they really exist now? Maybe the Studio 690 or 698, tho.
Of course they exist!

 

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Of course they exist!

LOL last coupla times I looked it was out of stock (let alone the sale price of $450ea or so).
 

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LOL last coupla times I looked it was out of stock (let alone the sale price of $450ea or so).
Yeah, when they are in stock they run out quick! So more often than not when ya go to that link it shows “out of stock”. Just so happens at least right at this moment they are available! Get ‘em while they’re hot!
 

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Yeah, when they are in stock they run out quick! So more often than not when ya go to that link it shows “out of stock”. Just so happens at least right at this moment they are available! Get ‘em while they’re hot!
Got a pair 7 years ago for $900.....
 

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Got a pair 7 years ago for $900.....
Paid $760 for my refurbed pair few months ago, and they were effectively brand new ;) … But even at $2k they are a remarkable value for the performance they offer
 

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Paid $760 for my refurbed pair few months ago, and they were effectively brand new ;) … But even at $2k they are a remarkable value for the performance they offer
I agree, great value but much better at better than half off :) I got my 580s and 530s and a 520 all at great prices....list was not in the running.
 
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How about the Philharmonic BMR Tower? https://philharmonicaudio.com/
Although previously 'Posted'; it was removed from the list due to:
  • Breaching the $4000/USD price barrier (especially since direct-ship becomes an integral part of purchase $$), and
  • Good luck hearing them; if you are not in CONUS...:(
ELAC Carina FS247.4 (< ~$2K/pr), JBL Studio690/698 (<~$2K/pr), where axed from the list as well.
I had thought that this list would merit at least one 'Like'...
 

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This is what I spent my money on
BTW, There are many TEKTON models
under 4,000 dollars, Built in Provo, Utah.
10" Drivers are Eminence Bass Drivers and
Mid/Tweeter drivers are SB Acoustic Dimple Tweeters.
The six outer tweeters cover the mid range and the
center tweeter is the tweeter.
Color is Silver Half Dollar.
Custom made for me by Eric Alexander.
What other speaker company will make you a speaker?
Wait time 3 or 4 months.
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