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JBL 305P or 306P for solid low end or the KRK Rokit G4 if you want more bassy character and built in EQ, avoid the HS5 unless you plan to add a sub or bigger woofers and treat the room.

Take a look at the Spinorama measurements comparing Edifier R1280T and Kali LP-UNF. Improved on-axis linearity.Better controlled directivity.Lower harmonic distortion around 2kHz and bass. Other models to consider with improvements over the Edifier R1280DB: JBL 305P Mk ii and 306P Mk ii,Pioneer DJ V

With little experience i gathered until now in sound world and considering your taste as its described partly in main post and also asking price and while i read almost all replies and since you don't search for 8" woofer then i think that Adam T7V, Mackie MR624, JBL 306P, Focal Alpha 65 Evo, Preson

Very muddy compared to good speakers. We dont get good speakers at 10-15k. For a 10-15k speaker, this kicks ass, its not reference by any stretch of imagination, you can also tune them by adjusting bass and treble knobs. They are good for what they are. Upgrade from this would be jbl 306p and kali a

Do you need a phono input? For around 400 you can get Kali lp-6 v2 or mm6. Better bass extension, more output, super linear response. Other options include the Adam audio t7v, and the jbl 306p. The klipsch sevens are nice and have that phono input, but are above that price. You can go with the fives

No to the microscopic kef speakers they're overpriced and have horrible low end, very early rolloff at 100hz. Kali audio mm6, or lp6 or lp8, or IN-8. Or jbl 308p / 306p, or Adam audio t7v. All so much better than the anemic kef. That is, if you care about bass and overall dynamics/ output capability

All poop wtf. Of those, obviously the edifier, Bluetooth speakers at not real speakers, with rare exception. They are toys. While metal sucks (except for Sleep Token, the greatest band of all time), if that's what you're into, it's actually a difficult genre for sound systems, because of how busy th