If you have the budget, TuneTots would be my choice. They are designed to work well close to a wall. I listened to them in a small space driven by Naim gear at a retailer in Manhattan.
Small Office - Wilson vs B&W vs Kef
All hail the collective knowledge of Audiogon - last time you talked me out of wasting money on upgrading my ceiling speakers (I ended up just buying a Sonos:Amp to power what I already had up there and called it a day).
So now with all of that money saved, I'm toying with the idea of replacing the stereo in my office. I won't even say what I have now (If it ain't got no highs... and it ain't got no lows...). Yeah, you get the gist.
The office is about 11' x 12' - I think this limits the size of the speakers that I'd like to put in there since I won't be sitting very far from the speakers.
Some contenders that I've been toying with:
Thoughts on the selection? Any of these "too big" for my confined space?
Thanks!
So now with all of that money saved, I'm toying with the idea of replacing the stereo in my office. I won't even say what I have now (If it ain't got no highs... and it ain't got no lows...). Yeah, you get the gist.
The office is about 11' x 12' - I think this limits the size of the speakers that I'd like to put in there since I won't be sitting very far from the speakers.
Some contenders that I've been toying with:
- B&W 805 D3
- Kef Reference 1
- Wilson Watt/Puppy
Thoughts on the selection? Any of these "too big" for my confined space?
Thanks!
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You’re basically parking the speakers against the wall, so I’d choose speakers designed to be placed that way. I’d do something like the Von Schweikert Vortex VR33 that is not too big of a floorstander and will sound great placed near the wall, and they’re easy to drive so tubes and low-powered SS amps are fine. Best of luck. |
I saw this recent article by the guy I am going to get to create my DRC Convolution file. I mentioned it previously on this thread. http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/manufacture/0420/Understanding_Digital_Room_Correction_For_Audiophiles.htm Getting a big speaker into a small room. |
@eisenb11 I was told by dealers that carry KEF that the REF 1 would work in my similar sized room. However, they did say that the REF 1's sound best with some space from the back wall. I bet the new Vivid monitor speaker that is due out soon would work even better than the KEF 1 in the small room because Vivid can be placed close to the back wall. This I heard from the Vivid mgmt directly. I should have also mentioned the TAD ME1 as another amazing monitor. The price bothers me though. It is back to $15K 1 year after TAD dropped the price to $10K for 3 months. Then putting it back to $15K to appeal to the audiophile crowd. |
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