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Speakers to beat wife-factor ?

I'm looking to replace my Klipsch Forte's with something more refined, but wife-factor requires placement very near rear brick wall, in a 12x14 room (England). Child-factor requires floor-standers -- boxes on stands wouldn't survive. Would like a Maggie-flavored sound, but is there anything that can deliver with its back to the wall and its feet on the ground? I want to keep the solid bass I have now with the Forte's, but want to improve the rest of the sound. Is my quest impossible?
mr_spock
questforsound
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THERE ARE ONLY TWO CHOICES #1 GET RID OF YOUR WIFE ---- OR #2. GET A PIR OF GRANITE AUDIO 280 LOUDSPEAKERS -- CHECK OUT THE WEB SITE AT WWW.GRANITEAUDIO.COM AND IF YOU NEED TO ORDER A PAIR CONTACT ME AT THEDAD000@AOL.COM
questforsound
126 posts
 
THERE ARE ONLY TWO CHOICES #1 GET RID OF YOUR WIFE ---- OR #2. GET A PIR OF GRANITE AUDIO 280 LOUDSPEAKERS -- CHECK OUT THE WEB SITE AT WWW.GRANITEAUDIO.COM AND IF YOU NEED TO ORDER A PAIR CONTACT ME AT THEDAD000@AOL.COM THE SPEAKES ENCLOSURES ARE MADE OF GRANITE AND COME IN DIFFERENT COLOR TO MATCH YOUR DECOR
dk872
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I concur with SKSnyder's response (10-10). Using SMGa for over a decade, they sound fine for background music even near the wall. For serious listening pull them forward. My wife, and many other women who have visited our homes through the years, love the panel look (and sound). What wife factor? Most women I know despise boxes unless they are in the wall or on a shelf. Besides, most boxes work better away from the wall, too, and many require stands. At that point the footprint is similar to most panel speakers. Go for the Maggies, you won't be sorry.
smwdrbf8f
10 posts
 
My wife fell in love with the Sonus Faber Concert Grand Piano's in black. She wouldn't even consider any of the B&W Nautilus designs after that.
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gerrym5
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A suggestion to consider is a pair of Wilson Watts/puppies. My wife has endured my hobby for over twenty years. She has seen me wheel in Rogers, Dahlquist, Accoustats, Magies, Quads, Infinity's, Crobsy Quads, and Magies again. Many produced SAT sound. We some how missed doing the Sound Labs. Finally, the Wilson Watt3/Puppy2 in Asian Pearl won on by all accounts with us. She says these are the best speakers we have owned (still purring since 1990). We love the music and their small size and finish compliment our living decor. Watt/Puppy are readily available on the used market at reasonable prices. Since settling on these, I have been fine tuning what feeds the speaker in an orderly plan for improvement over time, which has been very satisfying. The music produced is truly SAT. Just you might want to hear what worked for both of us. cheers, Gerrym5
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