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Totem Mani-2

Raihdo D-1

Dynaudio C1

Dynaudio Special 25

Focal Diablo Utopia

 

I really love the Mani-2 for the money it is a great speaker. The Raidho D-1 is also very very good but for that kind of money I would by something else.

 

I like you sir, think that the Raidho D-1 is a very very good speaker, BUT for 28k I would also buy something else, most likely a PANEL.

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Have not seen too many speakers in this thread that would qualify as "bookshelf" speakers. Sure, they are "small", and they probably all sound amazing when set up properly with stands away from walls. But a bookshelf speaker (becuase of its location) has to be a compromise, and you don't spend 28k on a compromise.

 

I bought a pair of Dynaudio Contour 1.1's about 12 years ago. They have been mounted on various shelves most of the time since then. I would not part with them. Not too heavy for a shelf, not too big for a shelf, provide decent sound without a subwoofer. Probably not the most "audiophile" of options, but neither is the location (a bookshelf). Can't buy them any more, but I guess the latest Dynaudio's of similar size are just as good.

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Have not seen too many speakers in this thread that would qualify as "bookshelf" speakers. Sure, they are "small", and they probably all sound amazing when set up properly with stands away from walls. But a bookshelf speaker (becuase of its location) has to be a compromise, and you don't spend 28k on a compromise.

 

I bought a pair of Dynaudio Contour 1.1's about 12 years ago. They have been mounted on various shelves most of the time since then. I would not part with them. Not too heavy for a shelf, not too big for a shelf, provide decent sound without a subwoofer. Probably not the most "audiophile" of options, but neither is the location (a bookshelf). Can't buy them any more, but I guess the latest Dynaudio's of similar size are just as good.

 

I tend to agree with you that most of the loudspeakers discussed in this thread are not bookshelf speakers, but actually standmounts.

 

As to a bookshelf speaker, does anyone have experience with the Vivid Audio V1s?

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just reviving this old thread.

I currently have the MicroOnes and am having a hard time finding something superior at any price class. Will continue looking though, since I haven't heard many of the ones that were mentioned here.

Has anyone ever upgraded from their MMOs to another bookshelf/standmount?

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Have not seen too many speakers in this thread that would qualify as "bookshelf" speakers. Sure, they are "small", and they probably all sound amazing when set up properly with stands away from walls. But a bookshelf speaker (becuase of its location) has to be a compromise, and you don't spend 28k on a compromise.

I bought a pair of Dynaudio Contour 1.1's about 12 years ago. They have been mounted on various shelves most of the time since then. I would not part with them. Not too heavy for a shelf, not too big for a shelf, provide decent sound without a subwoofer. Probably not the most "audiophile" of options, but neither is the location (a bookshelf). Can't buy them any more, but I guess the latest Dynaudio's of similar size are just as good.

Exactly my reaction, & hence didn't get past the start, then flipped to here: you could drop Maggie20.7s in many of the standmount spaces!

BTW, I've got Fostex NF1s jammed in my A/V shelf, driven by the Loewe TV amp. I got them cos they're front-ported.

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I've not heard better than my Aerial 5b bookshelves

 

agreed -- very sweet speakers!

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Isn't "bookshelf" something of a misnomer? "Standmount" is a more accurate term. Anyway. I really like my DALI Epicon 2 standmounts--very transparent and detailed, yet not fatiguing. (And at "only" $8,000, something of a bargain!) I use them with an SVS Ultra 13 sub.

 

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