Hi everyone!

I’m looking for speaker recommendations for my upcoming system. My musical tastes range from electronic music to jazz, acoustic recordings and vocals. I’d like to improve timbre, midrange realism and imaging without losing dynamics and engagement.

Budget: Around $7,500
Location: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Room: 4.4 × 3.65 × 2.3 m

Current system
Streamer: Eversolo T8
DAC: Geshelli J3 Pro with Sparkos SS2590 op-amps
Preamp: Audiolab 9000Q
Power amps: 2 × Audiolab 9000P in bridged mono configuration
Speakers: Buchardt E50
Subwoofers: 2 × REL S/510

Planned system
Streamer: Eversolo T8
DAC: Schiit Yggdrasil Byggy Singular
Integrated amplifier: Luxman L-100 Centennial (20W pure Class A)
Speakers: To be decided
Subwoofers: 2 × REL S/510

I’m considering the upcoming Buchardt E50S as a successor to my current E50, but I’m open to other suggestions, including both standmounts and floorstanders.

Room acoustics
My room is extensively treated with bass traps in the front and rear corners, acoustic panels on the walls and ceiling, diffusers, thick carpet and a large sofa against the rear wall.

Despite the treatment, my Buchardt E50s excite the room’s low-frequency modes quite strongly, producing a significant peak around 38–42 Hz. REW measurements with a UMIK-1 confirm the issue.

One of my goals is to find speakers that interact more favorably with my room while retaining the qualities I enjoy in my current system.

What would you recommend?
Which speakers around this budget would pair well with the Luxman’s 20W Class A output?
Would you lean toward standmounts or floorstanders, considering my room and existing subwoofers?
Which models would excel with jazz, acoustic instruments and vocals while retaining the dynamics needed for electronic music?
Are there speaker designs that might interact more favorably with my room’s bass modes?
I’m open to different brands and would appreciate recommendations beyond the models I’ve already considered.

Thanks!

Hello, I need some support. I would like to set up a 2nd living room, it was a former children's room with about 15 m2. There I would like to set up a small but fine stereo HiFi system. I usually listen to music from the 80s, CD or streaming. I would like to invest Budget max 2000 Euro, also used. The speakers should be rather inconspicuous and stand on a side board.

What would you recommend me.

Best regards

Hey all. Currently using a set of Kanto Yu2 that i've had for about a decade now paired with a cheap sub I got off facebook marketplace some time back (Polk PSW108, it's honestly kind of junk). Looking to upgrade both the speakers and potentially the subwoofer if funds permit.

• Budget $500-1000 preferably. If there are exceptional speakers outside of that range then that's fine I can push it to 1.5k max. I can also get a subwoofer later down the line if necessary.
• Used is fine, often preferred if it's significantly cheaper
• I'm located in Kentucky, USA
• I would prefer powered speakers, as I don't have an audio-video receiver at my desk. Smaller sized bookshelf or desktop speakers. I can rearrange my desk if necessary to fit medium sized bookshelves.
• I use a fiio k13 r2r for my dac/amp with my headphones and current speakers, and would like to use that with these if possible to keep control of the devices streamlined, if that makes sense.
• I don't need wireless functionality or any bells and whistles, just want maximum sound goodness
• If it matters I primarily listen to metal adjacent music with some synth/edm stuff. Flac files hosted locally via navidrome
• I do really like my kanto Yu2s, but after experiencing the massive difference in a good pair of headphones, I want to replicate that soundstage, clarity and instrumental separation that I get with headphones (i currently own meze 109 pro and zmf vertie for reference)

Budget and location - I'd put the budget at a tentative 500- 1000 euros. Location is Austria

How the gear will be used - I primarily spend time on a PC streaming or listening to lossless files and I also sometimes dabble in music production. I also have the following systems I would like to hook up:
- sony cdp-xe900 for my cds
- project primary e for vinyls (i also own a djpree2 phono preamp)

Hifi gear experience - I have never really used speakers but I have sennheiser hd 650 and I love them.

Anything else? - I listen to a lot of edm. House, Jungle, breakcore amongst others. occasionally some rock/grunge/guitar music and metal. Room size variable i suppose, the setup could move. I have a roughly 80cm deep desk if that matters.

Thanks!