Fritz is a great choice!! Like a lot of 2-way monitors, they do best in reasonably well treated rooms. More reflective rooms will tilt the balance towards the treble. To really hear them shine at least a little absorption around the room will really help.
Seeking speakers under $3K for 10x12 ft room and driven by 20wpc tube amp
I currently have a pair of Apogee Acoustics Centaur Minors driven by a new Black Ice integrated tube amp. The small but dedicated listening room means I’m doing near-field listening with me and the speakers forming a 6’ triangle. As you might expect, these speakers have terrific midrange but at 85dB sensitivity they are a bit difficult to drive and feel limited in dynamics. The room is acoustically treated.
I almost exclusively listen to small combo acoustic jazz and vocals and I’m seeking recommendations for something easier to drive and more dynamic that provides a more “palpable presence” of the musicians when played at louder levels. Prefer small floorstanders for aesthetics but not essential and preferably a brand where I might have a chance to audition them (I’m in SoCal). Also open to used (e.g. something like Wilson Cubs). TIA!
p.s. thanks for the Sonus faber suggestion.
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@atmasphere , I know that we have talked about this before; I note that the sensitivity on those is rated at 88 (which does not seem as if it should be incredibly easy to drive going by that number alone) but I beliewve you said that you are only using 4wpc and the specs listed say 5wpc so I assume that what makes them easy to drive must be that the impedance must not drop very low? |
@immatthewj Yes. The amp I'm using makes 5 Watts at full power. It has no problems driving the speaker at all. I use the 8 Ohm taps. |
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