you've got a very big room, so you'll want something that throws a giant soundstage. i'd probably avoid the planars, electrostats, etc. i just auditioned the wilson watt puppy, which really are great-- someone's listing a pair here for less than $9k. i also see some focal alto utopias at around the same price. i wish i owned either. happy hunting!!
time for a change....any suggestions?
consider - carpeted listening room with low ceilings, approx. 18' wide and 32' deep
four Woodside MA-50 mono amps
BAT VK31 tube pre
Linn LP12 w/Wilson Benesch hybrid carbon fibre MC
Revox Exception CD
Isotek mini sub line conditioner
tastes incl. mostly classic jazz, both stereo & mono
have previously enjoyed Magnepans, Quads, & currently Von Schweikert VR5s
please share your thoughts on:
Apogee Diva
Sonus Faber Cremora
Vandersteen 5
Quad ESL
Soundlab
and any other recommendations you may have
thanks so much....
four Woodside MA-50 mono amps
BAT VK31 tube pre
Linn LP12 w/Wilson Benesch hybrid carbon fibre MC
Revox Exception CD
Isotek mini sub line conditioner
tastes incl. mostly classic jazz, both stereo & mono
have previously enjoyed Magnepans, Quads, & currently Von Schweikert VR5s
please share your thoughts on:
Apogee Diva
Sonus Faber Cremora
Vandersteen 5
Quad ESL
Soundlab
and any other recommendations you may have
thanks so much....
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Well, a lot of people who like those also like OHM Walsh speakers OhmAcoustics |
With "low ceilings" I would stay away from anything too tall or pointing upwards. I love Vandersteens in a room with high ceilings but never with a low ceiling. How far away from the speakers will you be sitting? If you are 10-15 feet away, it shouldn't matter. At 20-30 feet away you will be getting the ceiling reflections in between the other music. That's a case for more conventional cabinets and drivers? |
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