Help!!! Which Speaker to buy? KEF IQ5, Whaferdale 10.4 or AE Evo3

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Need help on the above!! I just cant made up my mind

My former speaker - Mission 752's has just been spoiled and need to replace them.. Have not been on Hi-Fi stuff for ages cos i got 2 bundle of joy - kids i prioritize. My set up includes a Roksan Caspian Amplifier , a US made CD player which is very Clinical, Van del Hul Mark 3 interconnect and i have Chord Carnival Speaker cable/ Audioquest Cobalt.

The IQ5 and the AE Evo 3 was on clearing sale which makes it the same cost for the Whaferdale 10.4. My budget is stuck on these.

Tho i am leaning at AE sonically, the color available is really off for my living room and the soundstage doesnt sound good (is it because it was auditioned on a small room?). The IQ5 has great looks, very good soundstage but lacks the Bass AE has. I have not tested the Whaferdale 10.4 specifically but tested the 10.5 which is somewhat near the AE quality, i find the mid range better than AE. Stil its 10.5 not the 10.4. So I need whatever help you guys think as I proly has lost my ears.. lolz...Thanks

 

[Johnno2]

if your system is biased to a clinical sound then the evo3 would be a good match, very full bodied sounding speaker but they need a reasonable sized room to perform well, cant comment on the others but i would say the wharfedale would be a good bet in a clinical souding system

have you considered the AE neo3 which can be found at a good price now, so can the MABR5 now that new models have replaced them, both good speakers , the AE's in particular are very good for the money, have a bigger sound over the MA's in my opinion