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Overkill for small room

Hello all - long time lurker, first time poster. I've enjoyed reading so many of these posts, and I feel like I'm learning so much from you guys. Thank you for that.

I am strongly considering a pair of Dynaudio 20i - I am aware they require serious amplification - but I suspect that they'll be too much for a small room

Room specs: (11 wide by 14 long, normal ceiling height with acoustical tile, carpet tile covering one entire wall, wall-to-wall carpet on top of cement slab, no basement).

Am I nuts? 

Thank you in advance.

letshearit
sjbellers
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I have the same problem; only my speakers are Altec VOT's - big speakers small room. Room is slightly smaller than yours; I rationalize it by thinking I have the worlds largest set of headphones. Still sounds great but you don't need near as my power to become uncomfortable.

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milpai
2,407 posts
 

any suggestions?

I don't want you to have any health issue. So your wife's suggestion is the best 😊

pinthrift
209 posts
 

Welcome letshearit ...

Dyns are an excellent choice for an all-arounder.  Location and treating the dedicated space to them is a great start.  IF you are on a learning curve, building around a beloved speaker choice, integrated amplification is a fine approach.  If digital source only, tubes somewhere is a must for me.  I ran similar sized, power hungry Salk Veracity loudspeakers for several years in my small, dedicated space, successfully.  

Upgrading (yes) to a smaller Revolution Be (more detail in my posts) loudspeaker and adding a Rythmik L12 sealed subwoofer while rolling off my Music Reference tube amplifier at 80Hz to the monitors provides tons of dynamics and musicality.  The EL84 tube 4some provide whopping thunder to the Be's, while retaining delicacy.  letshearit, I suspect adding a similar subwoofer approach to the Dynaudios would yield a similar result. 

Bon Chance and welcome to the worlds of even-order harmonics!  Find someone nearby with whom you are comfortable as an Advisor, then trust your ears and judgement.  It's a fun ride.     

More Peace, Pin                   (bold print for old eyes)

moto_man
367 posts
 

So I have a small music room, 11.5 x11.5 x 9.5.  I have Wilson Sabrina X's, a REL s/510 sub, an MSB DAC, ARC REF 6 preamp and a Pass Labs 250.8.  The Wilsons are fantastic in my room .  . . very pleased.  I can't say anything about the Dynaudios, but I can say that a smaller room than yours can handle a good sized floor stander like the Sabrina X's.  My next move will be to do a full treatment on the room!

pinthrift
209 posts
 

moto_man

That assemblage must be terrific.   Would love to hear from you after the room tuning is complete. Buckle up!

More Peace.        Pin 

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