Cain & Cain Super Abby's - Nearfield Version
Top Speakers for Nearfield Listening in Small Room
Hi, everyone. I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions for top speakers in a small room. I now have an Essence tube preamp and solid-state amp, whic is some very nice gear, SME/Graham analog front end, JL Audio subwoofer, and Wilson Watt Puppy 7 speakers. My issue is that I am in a very small room and have to sit nearfield between the speakers, as well as requiring a relatively small speaker footprint. I am in no way dissatisfied with the sound of the WP7's on rock, jazz, soul, etc, but just wondering what other experiences someone may have had in nearfield listening. For years I had some Essence Super Gem monitors but would find it difficult to give up the bass, dynamics, and soundstaging of the Wilsons. I do have a sub, so extreme bass extension is not paramount, but I don't want to run the sub way up in frequency. Any ideas out there? My budget would be approx $20K. Thank you in advance.
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I had the opportunity to hear the Sason speakers from Ridge Street Audio at our NEWAS meeting. Not only did the speakers sound fantastic in a difficult room but Robert and Steve were great to work with and be around. Check out the review from one of our group on the page. It is a large monitor speaker but with the granite enclosure they weigh in at 137 pounds each! Good design work and execution with great support. What more could you ask for. Boss302 |
Thanks for the responses so far. There are more options than I originally envisioned. There is nothing inherently wrong with my current WP7 setup. Great bass, dynamics, soundstaging, detail. Don't get me wrong, I would certainly consider monitors but it might be difficult for me to go back to greatly reduced bass and dynamics of most monitors. Not-too-tall loorstanders with small footprints like the WP7's have worked well in my room. Thanks again. |
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