Upgrade my HiFi, looking for suggestion

[nadav1ktz]

Hi all,
I’m looking for some suggestions on an upgrade.
I have a 10 SQM acoustic room with Kef LS50 powered by Rega Brio just for music listening.
I want to upgrade it. Budget about $10K.

I thought about Monitor Audio G6 Gold 500 + Roksan Caspian 4G (the streaming version with the BluOS) or LS60 Wireless.
Someone told me the Monitor Audio will be too big to the room.

What do you think, does someone have any suggestion?
I’m mainly listening to electronic music and hip hop but sometimes find myself listening to rock, live music and other genres.

Thanks in advance for any help 🙂

 

[JoelSim]

So the room is just slightly bigger than 3m x 3m?

 

[RTHerringbone]

Hmm. An upgrade to spend about 5x the value of what you currently have? How does that come about?

 

[nadav1ktz]

So the room is just slightly bigger than 3m x 3m?

It’s 3.5x2.9

 

[nadav1ktz]

Hmm. An upgrade to spend about 5x the value of what you currently have? How does that come about?

Job promotion 😜

 

[RTHerringbone]

Job promotion 😜

What is your current source? You mention already decent amp and speakers and it sounds like you only stream music? What do you currently use to do that?

Unless anything is clearly missing sonically, I'd just get yourself a decent streamer to use with what you already have and save yourself a bundle.

 

[nopiano]

An advantage of the active KEF LS60 you mention, is the adjustment to account for placement closer to walls or corners than is ideal. It will have a similar ‘flavour’ to the current LS50 because KEFs are essentially neutral, but it will have much greater headroom in the bass.

The neatness in a modest space would appeal to me too. See if you can audition some. If you don’t have other source components like CD Players or turntables then that’s all you’ll need, apart from a tablet or phone to use as a remote.

 

[nadav1ktz]

What is your current source? You mention already decent amp and speakers and it sounds like you only stream music? What do you currently use to do that?

Unless anything is clearly missing sonically, I'd just get yourself a decent streamer to use with what you already have and save yourself a bundle.

I’m streaming with Tidal, the current setup sounds great, but after few years I want an exciting upgrade.

 

[daytona600]

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[Fandango Andy]

Hi all,
I’m looking for some suggestions on an upgrade.
I have a 10 SQM acoustic room with Kef LS50 powered by Rega Brio just for music listening.
I want to upgrade it. Budget about $10K.

I thought about Monitor Audio G6 Gold 500 + Roksan Caspian 4G (the streaming version with the BluOS) or LS60 Wireless.
Someone told me the Monitor Audio will be too big to the room.

What do you think, does someone have any suggestion?
I’m mainly listening to electronic music and hip hop but sometimes find myself listening to rock, live music and other genres.

Thanks in advance for any help 🙂

You really need to audition speakers to see how they sound in your room, and to your ears.

You may be pushing it a little with those speakers in your room, manufacturers guidelines suggest the loudspeakers should be positioned approximately 1.8 to 3 m apart, a minimum of 91cm from the side walls, and 30-61 cm from the rear wall. You may get away with less depending on how well the room is treated. you will only know by listening.

Is the electronic music you listen to particularly bass heavy? If so, a pair of standmounts and an active sub may suit your needs and environment better.