Hello All.  I am in the market for a Rachel.  I am looking for speaker suggestions. I have a medium size room, 12x20 with 8ft ceilings.  Mostly listen to guitar,drum & bass music.  I.E. Hendrix, Black Crowes, Otis Redding, Aretha, Willie Nelson etc.  Nothing too crazy.  No rap or super crazy black metal.  

Budget would be 500-1500.  Considered the DM945.  Preference is a full size speaker.  I.E. Klipsch Cornwall.  Having said that, I have never listened to Klipsch speakers.  I am definitely going to consider used Cornwalls, but my gut says I want something modern and a bit more resolving.  But for all I know maybe the Cornwalls with upgraded crossovers are extremely resolving???

I would love to know what you are pairing with your Rachel.  Preference is full range.  Preference for no sub.  

It looks like the Omega HE from this site would be a fit, but right now they seem out of my budget.

Please share any thoughts!!

I second the Zu Omen Dirty Weekends. I'm driving a pair of Zu Druid MkIV/08s with my SE34i.2+ and the Omens are the closest to the original Druids. The sonics are consistently outstanding.

David

I agree ZU DWs are fantastic. Give the it a try.

Thanks,
RF

I have owned a Rachael for only a short while.  I have it where my Monoblocks were...with a CSP3 and a ZROCK II and haven't tried it without them.  I am using Zu Audio "Souls" which retail for about $2600 now but I've seen them preowned on the Zu Audio site for $1600 in the past and they are probably very close to what the Dirty Weekends sound like...maybe a little more refined since the wiring Harness is upgraded to Zu Event.  In this setup the Bass needs no Subwoofer IMO.  I have raved about the Zu Audio "Souls" in the past here.  They pair very well with Decware Amps all the way down to the 2 WPC. I highly recommend giving them a try.  I love mine.  Mark.