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full range close to wall positioning

I am looking for a fullrange speaker for under $5,500 used that will play most all types of music (no phono) and not suffer from being placed close to the short wall ie. roughly a foot of space behind it. room size is 14'x24'x9' open on far end to kitchen. Lots of furniture in the room with shag rug over hardwood floors. Amplification will be changed depending on speaker requirements. resonable size ie. no magnepan or soundlab type monster speakers.
so far I've auditioned audio notes e speakers. what else should I look at. Seating position is about 11' but I'd appreciate a speaker that will sound good from more than one exact seating postion. Help please.
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shaun
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hanaleimike
125 posts
 
Hi Shaun,
My friend has a pair of NHT 2.9's. I did some research on them and they recommend 4-10 inches from wall, and the bigger brother 3.3's are supposed to go right against the back wall. I found the reviews online at stereophile only a couple of days ago. The 2.9's go to about 35hz I believe, not quite as deep as my Vandersteens, but I think the 3.3 go quite deep. Check out the reviews, I am only recalling from memory. They sound very nice.
matti
114 posts
 
3.3's are a great "against the wall" recommendation however, from front to back they are huge. So I don't know how inconspicuous they canm ever be.
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philjolet
2,306 posts
 
Gradient Revolution speakers are designed to be placed near the wall and have received many rave reviews over the years - though they are power hungry (about 93db I think)
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ncarv
983 posts
 
The Guru speakers would be perfect:

http://www.sjofnhifi.com/products.html

They were a hit at the Home Entertainment Show in NYC 2007:

http://blog.stereophile.com/he2007/

I heard them at the show with a friend and we were amazed at the clarity of sound and depth of bass. As you can read in the above, they are designed to be placed against the wall, are not large, and about one-third the price of your budget. But, don't be fooled by the low price, they are incredible speakers, though they may be tough to audition.
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
gradient revolutions, klipsch cornwalls, allison ones or threes(hard to find)
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