Well I decided on the Joseph Audio Pulsars 2 Graphene's. Unbelievable speakers. I added a PMC Twenty sub and this combo is much better than my old PMC Twenty5.26's. Just sounds better in my room. Now into amplification.
Looking for speaker recommendations
I am trading in my PMC Twenty5.26’s and looking for new speakers. My room is 15 ft. L x 12 ft. W with a 8 ft. ceiling. The speakers will be driven by Metaxas Solitaire monoblocks and a Devialet 200 pre-amp. Some speakers that I can get in my price range are:
B&W 804 D3
Legacy Audio Signature SE
Paradigm Persona F3
Vivid Audio B1
Joseph Audio Perspectives
Dynaudio Contour 60
Magico A3
I am looking for a greater soundstage and bottom end slam while maintaining the clarity of the PMC’s. I listened to the B&W’s and Paradigms and preferred the B&W’s. Not sure if any of the other speakers would be too much for my room or not? Any comments on these speakers would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
B&W 804 D3
Legacy Audio Signature SE
Paradigm Persona F3
Vivid Audio B1
Joseph Audio Perspectives
Dynaudio Contour 60
Magico A3
I am looking for a greater soundstage and bottom end slam while maintaining the clarity of the PMC’s. I listened to the B&W’s and Paradigms and preferred the B&W’s. Not sure if any of the other speakers would be too much for my room or not? Any comments on these speakers would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Great post above about first reflection points. Could you perhaps suggest a few speakers that work well in smaller rooms, based on your experience of having heard them do so? I'm assuming a horn-loaded design would be preferred to a dynamic cone-type box speaker, but what about a hybrid system like the Klipsch Cornwall? Is it as important for lower frequencies to have the -6 dB at 45 degrees dispersion? Cheers! Rooze |
@rooze , My understanding (based on the works of Earl Geddes and David Griesinger) is that the radiation pattern can widen at the low end, as with a "hybrid horn" speaker such as the Cornwall. As far as which such speakers I have actual experience with in small rooms, that is limited to my own designs, all of which are "hybrid horn" systems, and all of which are designed with a high priority on room interaction. I can get more specific if you’d like, but in that case maybe we ought to go to private messaging, so that I’m not being overly self-promotional on this forum. Duke dealer/manufacturer |
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