Hi, long time lurker but I'm going out of my mind with this riddle so I finally registered.
I currently have a Yamaha RX-S600 (slim-line) receiver, and a Tannoy HTS-201 system.
65% used for movies, 35% music. I really want my music to sound great though - I listen to all kinds of music. I
I'm looking to upgrade my front speakers (L/R). I'm looking for the best value for money, and below 1000€ (1100$). My room is 31m² or 333.6 ft². Listening position is at about 3meters or 10ft from my speakers. I would prefer floorstanders, mainly because I like the look more and I'd prefer not spending money on speaker stands.
My source is usually a raspberry pi with kodi, both for movies and music (flac).
There isn't a place to audition any of the speakers I'm looking at within a 2 hour range sadly.
I prefer speakers that are lively and easy to listen to / warm. I don't really know if my receiver is warm or cold
I'm right now leaning towards buying Q Acoustics 3050, because there is currently a great deal on them (440€ / 480$ / 390£ for a pair) and whathifi recommends them. However, I'm afraid they might not be that big of an upgrade compared to the HTS201 tower, and I'm afraid I might just want to upgrade again in a year - so maybe I should just spend more money right now. Also not everyone seems as excited about them as whathifi is.
Other speakers I'm looking at are the Dali Zensor 5, B&W 600 series 684 S2, Klipsch RP-260F, Monitor Audio Bronze 5 . But I don't really get the feeling that any of these are much better than the QAs 3050 while often costing double - and I don't think I can go much larger with the slim line receiver.
Any advice is very welcome!
I currently have a Yamaha RX-S600 (slim-line) receiver, and a Tannoy HTS-201 system.
65% used for movies, 35% music. I really want my music to sound great though - I listen to all kinds of music. I
I'm looking to upgrade my front speakers (L/R). I'm looking for the best value for money, and below 1000€ (1100$). My room is 31m² or 333.6 ft². Listening position is at about 3meters or 10ft from my speakers. I would prefer floorstanders, mainly because I like the look more and I'd prefer not spending money on speaker stands.
My source is usually a raspberry pi with kodi, both for movies and music (flac).
There isn't a place to audition any of the speakers I'm looking at within a 2 hour range sadly.
I prefer speakers that are lively and easy to listen to / warm. I don't really know if my receiver is warm or cold
I'm right now leaning towards buying Q Acoustics 3050, because there is currently a great deal on them (440€ / 480$ / 390£ for a pair) and whathifi recommends them. However, I'm afraid they might not be that big of an upgrade compared to the HTS201 tower, and I'm afraid I might just want to upgrade again in a year - so maybe I should just spend more money right now. Also not everyone seems as excited about them as whathifi is.
Other speakers I'm looking at are the Dali Zensor 5, B&W 600 series 684 S2, Klipsch RP-260F, Monitor Audio Bronze 5 . But I don't really get the feeling that any of these are much better than the QAs 3050 while often costing double - and I don't think I can go much larger with the slim line receiver.
Any advice is very welcome!