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Low volume bookshelf spkrs that go from 20 to 20k?

Hi folks, My daughter (9 years) is a discerning listener and a trained singer. I want to reward her with a nice stereo system. We listen to music at low volumes. I plan on buying speakers on my next trip to the US (daughter can not audition speakers). I do not want to compromise on quality but have a budget of about $ 1,500 for the speakers. The size of the room is about 14 feet square.

Speaker requirements:
Freq response: Should cover the audible range (20 to 20khz). I think this will keep my daughter happy.
Model: Bookshelf preferred (small room)

My questions:
Will I need a sub to complement the bookshelf speakers?
Are there bookshelf speakers that cover 20 to 20khz?
What models would you suggest for bookshelf and if required a sub. A 220 volt power supply for the sub will be ideal but not a must.

Appreciate your suggestions.

Vish
yogananda
herman
2,273 posts
 
I agree that you won't get low bass with bookshelf speakers unless you use a sub. I agree that bass response in that room will be uneven without treatments or equalization.

Narrod, I'm curious what you mean by low bass waves can't propogate "properly" in a small room. You can get good low bass from headphones and that is a pretty small space. I have bass down that low in my room and it is not a whole lot bigger.
narrod
1,064 posts
 
A 20hz soundwave is 27.5 feet long. It simple can't be achieved in a small room though the apparent bass can be very good in a properly treated room.
rlwainwright
1,904 posts
 
I would concentrate on getting speakers that accurately portray the 80-20k freq. range and then match up a small sub to fill-in the lower octaves. The Rogers LS 3/5s come to mind. As for subs, look for something with a 10-12" driver and room EQ capabilities, perhaps a Velodyne DD-10 or DD-12.

You will NOT be able to reproduce the entire 20-20k in the room described, but a system such as this should do VERY well from 35-20k in that room. And, once a larger room is available, run a re-eq and wtach that bottom end open up.

-RW-
drrdiamond
671 posts
 
No, a bookshelf speaker will not go that low, nor would you want it to. In a 14 foot square room, standing waves would be terrible.

Richard
herman
2,273 posts
 
I hate to hijack the thread but this is on topic since he wants 20Hz response. What does "apparent bass" mean?

It seesm to me you either hear the sound or you don't. I get very low frequencies in a room that is 17 feet long?

You don't have to have a standing wave to hear the sound. If that were true how can headphones produce low bass?
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