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Is there a modern equivalent of Allison Ones?

I have a 30 year-old refurbished pair of Allison 3's, placed in the corners of my study. They are fantastic in terms of ease of placement (:):), take up no room, disapppear sonically, soundstage and project well, and are extremely musical. But they don't have the resolution or clarity in the highs and mid-range that the modern speakers do. I am looking for speakers that can be placed against a rear wall, like the Allison One's, for another room, but with the modern improvement in resolution and clarity. Are there any such speakers? Are there any floor-standers that are made to be placed against the rear wall?
springbok10
larryi
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Amoung the most versatile, in terms of placement, and best sounding along the wall or in corners that I've heard is the Gradient Revolution (active), though I bet the passive version would be no slouch.

Audionote speakers also sound very good when placed in corners, but, then again, that is where they are designed to be placed.

Although they are not designed for corners, I've heard Spendor S5 and S8 in small rooms, and placed somewhat close to the corners and they sounded decent as well.
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
if we're talking corner placement and balanced sound..gradient for sure. out of the corners, any full range sealed design that doesn't favor certain frequencies would owe a bit (directly or indirectly) to roy, henry kloss, and other AR alumni.
springbok10 OP
711 posts
 
So there is no confusion, the left speaker could go in a corner or up to 3 feet from the corner and the right against the wall but not in a corner. Don't the Revolution and/or Evidence need 100 WPC of SS power? I have a tube amp, 60 WPC (Jadis DA 88 Signature) that may not drive the passive Revolution, according to the reviews. Size is not an issue, Duke, as they can be as high as they need be and provided they are not hugely wide, not an issue. I will look into the Audio Note. Thanks for the helpful suggestions, all.
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onhwy61
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Springbok10, it might be best to pick the speaker that works and then match it to an appropriate amp.

Are you willing to consider on-wall or in-wall speakers and DSP room correction technology?
gsm18439
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Some of the Linn speakers - the older Keilidh and Kaber and the current Ninka - are designed to be placed against the wall. Perhaps some of the other Linn speakers as well. Likewise, the Naim speakers. The designers at Zu claim that theirs can be placed against the wall aas well, but I do not think that they are deliberately designed as such.
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