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best speaker in a small room in the $2000.00 range

I know this is a mater of taste but I wanted to hear some suggestions. My room is small...11x14 with wall to wall carpet. I don't listen to rap or heavy metal. I lean towards vinyl over cd's....I have a Mcintosh 2205 amp and a Mcintosh mx117 with a VPI Scout/Benz Micro glider as a frount end.....any thoughts? I have Paradigm studio 80's rev 1 right now and want to inprove on that.
thanks, Dean
dean_fuller
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sbank
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If you are considering the Merlins, as I would recommend you do, the TSM-MX are the way to go.
Someone moving up to VSM-MX floorstanders just listed a pair in a beautiful champagne finish. Cheers,
Spencer
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upstateaudio
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You could stretch your budget a little and get Totem Hawks. They are a little more refined than the Sttaf. I have a similar room. I upgraded from Paradigm 60V2s.
bartokfan
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How about a 2 way or 2.5 from Tyler/used. Maybe a tad more than 2K.
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perkadin
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What don't you like about the Paradigms and what are you looking to achive?
dean_fuller OP
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Hi Perkadin....The Paradigms are not bad. I would most like to see a much better sound stage. In my mind they do not do a great job at disapearing in the room. I like the sound of electrostatics for that reason but with my room...well...that I think is the problem. That being said, I rent so buying to fit this room may not be the smartest thing either. My job moves me a lot and who knows my next place may have a much larger room. Its a tough call...do you buy to fit a temporary place or buy what you want and hope one day you find the right room???
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