Floorstanders for small rooms? Budget $1200 used

Interesting-you don't think those 6.3's will be overpowering in my room? That was the primary reason for looking at the 5.3.

My room is similarly sized and my system is simlarly built on tubes and is warm-ish sounding. I have the Meadowlark Kestrel II's and am VERY VERY happy! They're 2-way floorstanders... no stand needed and better bass. I have them on my long wall, about 8 ft apart and 8ft from my listening spot. A really even sound from top to bottom... and there's good bottom end. The sound is detailed and distict but never harsh. The midrange is beautiful and real. The imaging is amazing and precise. Lastly, the build of these speakers is top notch. OK, one more lastly... Pat at Meadowlark is a great, helpful, nice guy. It all make a difference.

Chiho,

The 6.3's will not overpower your room. I'm using a speaker that goes down to 25Hz, and on the width side of the room. As long as the bass is tight and controlled (which the Soliloquy is), you will not have any problem IMO.

I was not as impressed with the Kestrel II, but of course that was just my experience. I heard them paired with the Unison Unico, and I would lay pesos to churros that Vertewax is used to a more musical sound with his Rogue amps than the setup that I heard.

I've not heard a more amenable lineup than Soliloquy. Simply connect any amp, and you have insta-synergy.
All the best,
Howard

Chiho, I got your answer. Totem Acoustics Hawk.

I have pretty much the same taste in music and an even smaller room (8.5' x 11') These babies have very small footprint (6.75" x 9.5") and are only 36" tall, and they'll look good in any room, especially a small one.

Totems are famous for their amazing bass reproduction from such small speakers. The Hawk does not dissapoint either and goes down to clean 29Hz. However, I must warn you that, the bass can overwhelm a small room at loud volumes.

The midrange is what the Totems do best. It is full, lush, and if you like to listen to a lot of Jazz like me, I'm sure you'll be just as satisfied as I am. The instruments just bloom to life and the vocals sound as if the singer is in my room.

Now for the downsides. It takes them some time (~100hrs) to really start singing, but this may not matter if you buy them used. Second, they need a powerful amp, they love a lot of current, but can only handle about 120-150Wpc of power and will not play cleanly at ear-splitting-wallpaint-falling-off levels. Don't get me wrong, I never play them that loud in my room since I'll go deaf, but when I had them set up in my big living room, sometimes I wished they would go louder.

As for your budget, the Hawk is a little out of your range (~$1300-$1500 used), but it'll be well worth the extra hundred or two. If you can't stretch the budget, I'd look into their smaller floorstanders, the Totem Arro and the Staff.

Anyway, you now have my recommendations, go listen to them and let your ears decide. Good luck and Happy listening!

P.S. Please look at my system to see the speakers.

I too have a quite small room, but may eventually move into a new place in a few years with a bigger music room. Would the JM Lab Diva Utopias be too much for a small room? I like the Micros quite a bit but they lack the bass extension and would prefer a one box solution. I may still buy the Micros anyway with a sub but I'd really prefer to get the Divas. Any thoughts?