Jim G wrote:
Really, nobody is making a "bad" 2 way bookshelf anymore. Driver quality is better as are crossover components and cabinet construction. It's really more about what sound you like. The British sound, "Audiophile sound", "studio monitors". Then, active or passive. Horns, metal domes, soft domes or ribbons. I like ribbon tweeters that have wide dispersion. If you're on a budget, check out Scansonic, I believe they're front ported.
I will check out the Scansonic.
These speaker will be 3-4 feet behind me on a credenza. I am looking for wide bandwidth speakers which can play classical music. The bookshelves Dave B is using in his workshop were very good with classical music. I need to check with him the details.
Came across a lot of praise about Triangle Borea BR03. Here is a video comparing it to Kliscpsh and Elac
https://youtu.be/apij3Y0A1RQ