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Can recommend some non-fatigue SMALL bookshelf for near-field listening?

Hi guys,

I have been searching for a pair of small passive speakers for near-field listening for a long long time. Ideally, something with <27 cm depth would be a great fit. A relaxed/non-fatigue/good bass sound would be preferred. 

I tried these.

B&W 607s2 -- currently using -- can be aggressive/bright quite often

Dynaudio Evoke 10 --- pronounced at 2-5 kHz, sounds thin to me.

LS 50 meta ---- bass a bit tide... need some volume to sound good.

 

Can you guys recommend some other speakers that can do the job? What about Mission QX1 MkII or Wharfedale Denton 80? My amp is Nad c275bee with a Schiit freya+ preamp.  Thanks a lot guys!

 

 

 

 

tension255
elliottbnewcombjr
5,383 posts
 

Small, good bass, there's a contradiction. 

My office, true bookcase size, I went for Wharfedale Diamond 225's, very nice, and a single sub just to keep them from sounding small. Driving with a 10 wpc tube amp, see the setup starting 12th photo here

 

52356
24 posts
 

Those Focal Utopia’s look sweet…I love their headphones. For my small room I enjoy Tannoy Autograph minis 

 

bm7b5
12 posts
 

ELAC Uni-Fi UB5

shinn5562
2 posts
 

Vandersteen VLR CT w/ tube amp for the win. My desk top setup. They are WAY under rated (or not even rated?)

I also have dual REL Tzero MKIII subs under the desk. They really don’t take up much room.

turnbowm
353 posts
 

The Kef LS50 works very well for near-field listening. The coincident/coaxial driver provides a single point source of sound that separate drivers cannot march.

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