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Speaker Sound Upgrade to Ascilab C6B

vinylselect

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Hi All
Longtime music listener here.

Question: Will upgrading my speakers from Mordaunt Short Aviano 6 floor standing speakers to Ascilab C6B be a significant sound quality upgrade?

Background
Bought a Yamaha Surround Receiver in 2008, worked non stop for 17 years, upgraded in 2025 to a WiiM Ultra & 3e Audio A5 and the sound quality upgrade was a revolution.
Bought the Mordaunt Short Aviano 6 speakers new in 2010 and they still sound good to my ear. My ears have not heard many home hifi speakers and don't have the opportunity to travel (Ignorance is Bliss).

Current Speaker - Mordaunt Short Aviano 6 Specs - 88dB, 38Hz - 22kHz, 4-8 ohms, 2 x 6.5 CPC aluminum mid/bass, 1 aluminum dome tweeter Damped 2nd order with DVP, 15-150 Watts amplification, within 50mm of cabinet 950 x 205 x 298mm 38 x 8.2 x 11.9 17.3kg 38.1lbs
Room - one half of an open plan room. Music - Bill Evans to Body Count.

Any thoughts on this possible purchase?

Cheers
 
Hi @vinylselect! Welcome to ASR.

Question: Will upgrading my speakers from Mordaunt Short Aviano 6 floor standing speakers to Ascilab C6B be a significant sound quality upgrade?
Impossible to say without measurements of the Aviano 6.

Edit:
All I was able to find is this graph, which supposedly shows the estimated in-room response.

Not terrible, but the Ascilab definitely does better there, see here.
 
Thanks for the response, I understand this type of question is subjective.
 
Not as subjective these days. New users seem to be gravitating to the Wiim Ultra and 3eaudio A5/A7 as an endgame value proposition that is tough to argue with even for long time audiophiles. I am personally buoyed by your choice of the A5 over the A7.
For speakers the Kef R3 meta on sale completes the search.
Holy grail instead of rabbit hole.
 
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