To Roger Kanno,
Can you give me some advice? I'm having a hard time looking for what front speakers to choose in my system upgrade.
I have an Anthem MRX 700 receiver, a Def Tech Super Cube II sub, an Oppo BDP-93 BD player, Supra speaker cables, Transparent HDMI for audio and video, and a pair of Paradigm Monitor 7 speakers for the fronts. I am looking for the best possible sound for music with my actual gear and am searching for a better set of speakers. Could you make suggestions not just from the ones I mention below, but some others you would consider the best choice to match my gear:
Paradigm Reference Studio 100
Wharfedale Opus 2-2 or 2-3
GoldenEar Titan Two
PMC DB1, GB1, or maybe higher
Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand or Bach Grand
Aperion Audio Verus Grand Tower
Best regards,
Miguel Casellas
That is quite a list. Unfortunately, I have not heard the Wharfedale or the Vienna Acoustic speaker so I cannot comment on them. The PMC GB1 that I reviewed many years ago has been upgraded to "i" status, which I have also not yet heard. Doug Schneider will have a review of the Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand SE on SoundStage! Hi-Fi on September 15, if you can wait that long.
Both the Paradigm Studio 100 and Aperion Audio Verus Grand Tower have been extremely positively reviewed by SoundStage! Network reviewers. Jeff Fritz was very impressed by the performance-to-price ratio of the Aperion speakers.
The GoldenEar Triton Two is also an excellent sounding loudspeaker from what I have heard at shows and offers the advantage of having built-in powered woofers. Having powered woofers will lighten the load on the MRX receiver’s internal amplifiers and might obviate the need to upgrade the system with a power amp. Other speakers to consider with powered woofer sections are the Definitive Technology Mythos ST or STS, or something in their new BP ST series. . . . Roger Kanno
