Audio Joe-

especially, considering loudspeakers, you must listen for yourself. An in-home demo would be the very best audition.

Audio Joe wrote:

I am having a bit of a time deciding whether to keep my EPOS m22i or move to a Yamaha Soavo 1 set of speakers. I am using NAD T955 AMP and NAD T175 preamp sometimes a Yamaha RXV1800 receiver. Only for stereo since I do not have surround loudspeakers yet. I am streaming music and using a Denon DV2200 as well as a project 3 turntable with a NAD phono preamp. The size of the room is large. 10x9 meters.Any advice would be appteciated.

I would suggest that you consider speakers from PSB, Focal, and Wharfedale.

They offer excellent performance.

You should be able to find some speakers that are excellent from Monitor Audio or KEF.

I think Epos speakers and their sister company Creek (amplifiers) make excellent products and a good combination.

I personally own the Epos Epic 2 book shelves and find with room gain and proper placement they reach down to that critical 40Hz and wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone looking for speakers under $1000. I pair them with the Creek Evolution 50A integrated and they sound very very good together.

After looking up the specs on your Epos speakers, about the only fault I find is they chose aluminum vs. fabric tweeters.. Though epic has probably engineered them well, aluminum tweeters can tend to sound bright.

Anything in particular you're not happy with regarding your speakers? Unless you're unhappy or are lucky to have an increase in budget.... No reason to upgrade.

I myself do plan on upgrading to Magnepan speakers whenever I can afford that purchase...and they use entirely different technology and design from traditional "box and cone" speakers. It is because of their radical design and subsequent severely improved imaging that I wish to upgrade at some point when I am able. As for traditional speakers, in the under $1,000 price point, it will be difficult to better your Epos.

Cheers,

Ron

Martin Logan speakers would be an excellent upgrade....similar actually to my choice of Magnepan.

Unfortunately, I am not aware of the Yamaha loudspeakers; while Yamaha has not been promoted here much, that isn't to say that they may have a compelling product and I defer that answer to another member who may have knowledge on them.

Best Regards,

Ron

Ron-

I'm curious about your intention to upgrade to Magnepans. Which model? You've given me some great advice so far and I value your opinion.

Do you plan on using a subwoofer with the Mags? If so, which one and why? I have the Rogue Sphinx and I'm currently trying to audition speakers that you and others have recommended (Monitor Audio Silvers, BW's, Wharfedale Jades, etc) in addition to the Mag MMG's and .7's. Bass response and clarity are important to me, but space comes at a premium- hence my oft stated dilemma.