Speakers to suit 5si

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Hi all, another newbie thread, this time on speakers. My current Monitor Radius 90’s aren’t cutting it since I have upgraded to a Naim amp and I would like to ask your advise, please.

I have heard that PMC and Neat are often thought of as good speakers with Naim gear but of course I want to consider all options. I have a couple of requirements:

  1. They need to be <160mm in width to suit the intended location
  2. Ideally a dark finish (black oak or similar)
  3. Ideally in the region of £600 (of course I will consider s/hand items) and can add a little more for a really special pair.

I listen to mainly heavy rock/metal records in a reasonably small listening space, maybe 3m x 5m. Room is reasonably well furnished with not too much in the way of hard surfaces.

Thanks in advance.

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There has been a lot of love here over the years, for the Neat Motive 2 (or later variants) with Naim’s 5 series amps.

Likewise praise was recently heaped on an early Twenty series PMC standmount speaker* on the forum. Should be findable.

Enjoy the search.

  • edit: I think, Twenty.21
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Focal 906?

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I reccommend B and W midrange 606 for 550 pounds, or the fyne audio 500 for 600 both brilliant speakers esp since the fyne ones are made in the UK. O sorry theyre wider than 160mm being around 190mm-200mm so not sure if suitable for you.

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The main thing with speakers is to get ones that suit your personal musical taste and the room in which you are going to use them; ‘suiting’ the amplifier is very much a secondary concern.

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I love my Focal Aria 906s. Tested them against several others, including Kef LS50s and just found them more musical. Hope this helps.

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Dynaudio Emit M20s? I’ve heard them making great music with an Atom.

Roger

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Hi Andrew,
I’m considering the Focal 906’s and a good price for walnut at the moment, do you have the focal stands?
Thanks A

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Hi Alec,
No, I’ve just got Atacama stands. With my entry level Naim kit and the 906s they sound fine to me.
Best, Andrew.

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Thanks for the feedback, I’m going to try and demo them at home, was just curious if they needed the extra £250 for stands, I’ve got some atacama stands too. Thanks A

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I would go with that recommendation. I have had a Nait 5 with Dynaudio Audience and now Uniti with Dynaudio 2/7.
Have tried both with Missions and Wharfdales, no where near as good, particularly cranked up.!

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In terms of stands I would recommend looking at the Partington dreadnoughts and the Custom Design Signature CS104s, both of these designs reveal a lot more than can be achieved on the Atacama stands (with the possible exception of the Atacama SLX and HMS series when used with some specific speaker models - but I don’t know if the Aria 906 is one of those specific speaker models)

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No brainer.

Totem Sky Towers.
Or
Kudos X2
Or
The Neats mentioned above.
The PMCs need more juice.

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Not sure it makes a huge difference but 4 ohm Dynaudios give you 90w channel from 5si. Original Nait 5 that i had was brilliant cranked up but detailed as well, so stuck with same brand ever since. A kind of subjective complacency if you like.
I am adding a Nap 100 to Unitiqute 2 soon, so will demo a few other brands to see if i can find anything better. Anyone got Kef LS50s they would recomend?

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