martinhenry
Established Member
I need some help in determining both a suitable spec for a speaker upgrade to my system .
System is a newbie HiFi Rega set-up ...... RP3 with Exact / Neo Power supply, Q Acoustic 3050's , Rega Apollo Cd player, Van Den Hul D102 interconnect. I play mainly jazz ( piano / saxophone ) , vocal music ( Aretha, Beth Hart, Van Morrison, Neil Young, ) and Prog Rock . Clarity and timing is more important than volume. The room is a loft conversion with sloping sides, and large wooden rafters ... approx 4m by 8m, with the speakers in front of the 4m wall , and a chipboard floor covered by carpet on which I have some heavy 2" slate slabs as speaker bases.
I feel the 3050's are slightly too powerful for the room , have a saggy bass , and require careful room placement. So looking for a speaker upgrade to give clarity to mid range vocals / piano/ sax, a more defined sound stage and a tighter bass ....and that can be driven by the Brio ( 2017 , 50w ).
Prefer a not too big floorstander , which is why looked at the Rega RX3 / 5 ...bur reviews are somewhat mixed. Budget important ...but really defined by what the Brio can handle .
Can you please help / give me some suggestions ?
System is a newbie HiFi Rega set-up ...... RP3 with Exact / Neo Power supply, Q Acoustic 3050's , Rega Apollo Cd player, Van Den Hul D102 interconnect. I play mainly jazz ( piano / saxophone ) , vocal music ( Aretha, Beth Hart, Van Morrison, Neil Young, ) and Prog Rock . Clarity and timing is more important than volume. The room is a loft conversion with sloping sides, and large wooden rafters ... approx 4m by 8m, with the speakers in front of the 4m wall , and a chipboard floor covered by carpet on which I have some heavy 2" slate slabs as speaker bases.
I feel the 3050's are slightly too powerful for the room , have a saggy bass , and require careful room placement. So looking for a speaker upgrade to give clarity to mid range vocals / piano/ sax, a more defined sound stage and a tighter bass ....and that can be driven by the Brio ( 2017 , 50w ).
Prefer a not too big floorstander , which is why looked at the Rega RX3 / 5 ...bur reviews are somewhat mixed. Budget important ...but really defined by what the Brio can handle .
Can you please help / give me some suggestions ?