Post what you would LIKE to purchase (but likely won't)

Fantastic investment. Who knew?

So go ahead now and buy those $300 kicks.

 

Car:

Mclaren P1 GTR converted to be road legal - I will probably never spend as much in my life as this car is worth...

Laptop:

Maybe the Acer Predator 21X just to see how good that screen really is - again I'd probably never buy it as the price tag is INSANE for a last gen quad-core processor

Shoes/Trainers:

Nike Vapourmax - probably will buy these lol as I've heard they are more comfy than ultra boosts

 

~Heavy breathing~

 

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

-- Oscar Wilde

 

https://i.imgur.com/xc5Rd29.mp4

 

Are you saying you would like to make a little girl with the Mrs?

 

Just in time for summer, sweat gutters!

 

Goldenear's Triton 7. I don't get them because they look like a pair of $1400 cat scratching posts.

Frequency Response: 29 Hz – 35 kHz.
Efficiency: 89 dB.
Nominal Impedance: Compatible with 8 ohms.
Driver Complement: Two 5-1/4˝ cast-spiderleg-basket bass/midrange drivers, Two 8˝ planar sub-bass radiators, One High-Velocity Folded Ribbon (HVFR™) Tweeter.
Rec. Amp: 10 – 300 Watt/channel

https://shop.goldenear.com/p/triton-seven-floorstanding-tower-loudspeaker-ea?pp=24

 

The Triton Seven's look good, with the jump up to the powered sub version with the Triton 3+ is also looking good, have you had a chance to listen to them?
https://shop.goldenear.com/p/triton...-built-in-800-watt-powered-subwoofer-ea?pp=24

Golden Ear Triton 3+ Review


The Golden Ear Triton Series are growing on me. The visual's remind me of the early generation Vandersteen's...

GoldenEar Triton Two+, Three+ Speakers & SuperSub X at CES 2016

GoldenEar Triton Seven Tower Speakers Review

This review pulls down the sock so we can see the build / radiators, and like the Vandersteen's these passive sub designs need a powered sub for a lot of content, so that Triton 3+ would be a nice starting point if you don't have a sub already:

GoldenEar Triton 5 Tower Speaker Review

What else do you like in the tower speaker range now? I used to have Infinity, Mirage M1's, neither in business but still servicing warranty, and it looks like KEF has these series:

KEF Q950 Floorstanding Speaker
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0728GJWDD/ref=twister_B071LN2PMG

KEF R900 Floorstanding Loudspeaker
https://www.amazon.com/KEF-R900-Floorstanding-Loudspeaker-Gloss/dp/B00AYWZDQK

Klipsch is another sound I like, this is the start of a nice home theater bundle:

Klipsch RF-7 III Floorstanding Speaker Pair with RC-64 III Center Channel Speaker
https://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-Floorstanding-Speaker-Center-Channel/dp/B0787FPBJL

B&W would be other choices I can think of...

Bowers & Wilkins - CM10 S2 Triple 6-1/2" 3-Way Floorstanding Speaker
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/bowers...aker-each-satin-white/8441123.p?skuId=8441123

Any other brands / models in the $1000-2000/pair range - up to $5000/pr I should be looking at?

 

No.

I don't run a sub as it is now because I rent with all included so I don't want to use extra power, plus I don't want to blow a fuse. I'm old fashion [think that staying 2.0 is in some way being a purist of sorts] and more of a budget-audiophile. So I look for speakers that run deep down.

I'm currently using a Onkyo NR676 [upgrade from Denon AVR-1707] with a pair of Polk S20 [39Hz-40kHz] bookshelf speakers.

I bought a new Cambridge Audio Topaz AM5 for $100 [25wpc] just because it was $100. It's still in the box. I'm going to use a Pioneer GR-777 10-band digital EQ and an AV switch box. I still need speakers and CD player ...and something to put these things on.

It's still available: https://www.amazon.com/Cambridge-Audio-Stereo-Integrated-Amplifier/dp/B078H7ZP8T

For speakers, I'm leaning towards either the ELAC B6.2 or the Wharfedale 225.

Quad has a lot of new speakers out. The S-2 bookshelf [$1k/pr] and S-4 floorstander [$1800/pr] look like the bang for buck items:

https://www.crutchfield.com/g_37900/Bookshelf-Speakers.html?tp=186#&nvpair=FFBrand|Quad
https://www.crutchfield.com/g_12000/Floor-standing-Speakers.html?tp=185#&nvpair=FFBrand|Quad

I don't look at much past the $1k point. Some things under $1k stand out as really good for the money.

https://www.accessories4less.com/ma...ack-each-new-free-c/l/r2002-w/purchase/1.html

https://www.accessories4less.com/ma...ack-each-new-free-c/l/r2002-w/purchase/1.html

I was considering a $300 pair the DefTech C/L/R 2002 [30Hz-30kHz] for the Topaz AM5, but they need more power than that can give.

https://www.accessories4less.com/ma...2-way-center-channel-speaker-black-new/1.html

This amp/Focal speaker package is a good deal: https://www.accessories4less.com/ma...mp-elite-speaker-cable/1.html#!specifications