Both compact and powered are compromises. Best of luck. Jerry
Compact powered remotes
I struggle with deciding which compact, powered remote speakers to get. I was hoping to get some advice here.
The remote speaker pair will replace four Minimus 7s far away from the mains and the sub, and elevated, on the other end of the same large, open space (high ceiling). They’ll be connected to and fed by a WiiM Mini that picks up the wireless signal from a WiiM Pro Plus that is also sourcing everything for the mains and remotes.
I listen to a broad range of music, mainly via music services, vinyl and CDs.
Ideally the remotes are on the smaller side, compact, and still produce clear, well articulated, accurate, balanced sound in all frequencies, even at lower volumes. Some of the sub that is with the mains is still audible where the remotes will be so they can support the low ends a little bit, meaning the remotes don’t have to go super low (although it wouldn’t hurt if they can go a little below 55 Hz). A bit of a wider dispersion wouldn’t hurt either I guess.
Below is a list of my current contenders.
I read tons of reviews and looked at all the specs. Still not sure what’s best for my setup/situation.
Maybe some of you here have some real life experience with some of the listed models, or/and have an idea how they’d compare in my setup.
Dynaudio Xeo 2
Dynaudio LYD7
Dynaudio BM5A
Vanatoo T0
Fluance ai61
Tannoy Gold 7
Klipsch R-51PM
SVS Prime Wireless Pro
Q Acoustics M20
Airmotiv 6
Focal Shape 65
Adam T7V
Elac Connex DCB41
Some of them are above my budget ($650 max), in which case I’d try to find a good deal in the used or refurbished markets.
Thank you!
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