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Help with Speaker Selection

My room is 20x20 with a ceiling that slopes from 8 feet on the sides to 16 feet in the center. The system is ARC 150.2, Naim CD 3.5, Sugden pre-amp and speakers Linn Keilidh.

One side of the room has 8 foot high shelving upon which the speakers sit. So speaker placement remains less than ideal.

I play rock and roll mostly. Any part of the system can be replaced but I have always enjoyed the ARC sound.

Will entertain any suggestion.

Thanks to all for their comments.
mendota9811
lrsky
1,118 posts
 
Vandersteens are always a good/reliable speaker, with good rock potential.
Inexpensive AND fun.

Larry
telescope_trade
555 posts
 
Get you a new pair of Cerwin Vega XLS-215's $1k shipped!
phaelon
1,052 posts
 
"One side of the room has 8 foot high shelving upon which the speakers sit.”

I’m not sure that I have an accurate picture in my mind, but the speaker setup, that I’m perceiving, looks like a bigger issue than the speakers themselves.
meiwan
399 posts
 
The older Linn's can sound pretty flat in the wrong set up and definitely is not a rock and roll speaker.

The placement is not clear to me, but assuming it's not behind the sofa or something, you might look at Spendor, Pro-ac or Harbeth. All have that great mid-range and top end, with manageable bass and will definitely liven things up.
3wayxover
28 posts
 
Paradigm or PSB do rock well.
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