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Need Speakers at least 4 feet high

Very disturbing what wives can do - first it was move them closer to the wall - did so, at significant cost of soundstaging and imaging - next, I come home and there is that huge, upholstered chair that she is crazy about, the size of the Whire House, completely obscuring the speaker! "What's the problem"? She asks, get higher speakers, then!!" So, I need your help. To do just that. I cant even see the right speaker now. The house-sized chair is planted right in front of the right speaker! Her revenge.
Budget - about $10-12K, must have coherence of Kharma 3.2 Enigmas, which they will replace. (And which some lucky soul with a kinder wife can buy:) Must image 2 ft from front wall, 8 ft apart, room size, 23' X 16 ft X high A type ceiling. System: EMM CDSD/DCC2, Sota Cosmos V, EAR 324, AS MP-1, AS MA 2.2,(200 WPC, Class A, OTL - likes 8 ohm inpedance) PAD Dominus S/C.
This is a serious request of y'all, so please, despite your suggestions of dumping the chair and the wife, let me know if there are any speakers out there that I should look at.
Thanks.
springbok10
springbok10 OP
711 posts
 
>>Why would you want to spend that kind of money for medicore to poor performsnce at best due to placement, and you already have your own music room...why is this?<<

I'll satisfy your curiosity, if I can, Timrhu/Chadnlz:

(1) What kind of money? The money that was already spent on the system before the chair? The money I preume you mean would be the money obtained by selling the existing speakers - that is what they are worth used. So there is no extra expenditure. Or do you mean why did I spend the money in the first place? To get a superb system, which it is when the chair isnt there.
(2) Why do I have a second system? Because my wife and I share the Family room and she likes music, too. I play different music in my dedicated room at about 25 db louder, near-field. She likes classics only, I like it all.
Feel free to ask away if this remains unclear.
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lokie
528 posts
 
Sure would like to see a picture of this situation. I second the Dynaudio's as a tall drink of water.

So... if you get some gigantic speakers, is your wife going to be cool with that?
aktchi
274 posts
 
I know many great speakers taller than 4' but none is designed to be placed behind a chair: as a result, some drivers would still be below 4' and thus hidden behind the chair. I assume you want something in which no driver except perhaps the woofers are behind the chair?

I would consider a subwoofer + very high quality monitors solution with the raised 4'. Qualities like imaging and coherence are easier to achieve wit monitors as well. Magicos are outside your stated budget, but perhaps people can suggest other combinations.
sc53
720 posts
 
Springbok, I'm glad you are considering my suggestion of platforms. Indeed, I have ordered platforms from Timbernation on three occasions and they are SUPERB. I highly recommend this builder. His products are beautifully crafted, with or without spike feet, in different woods, and to the dimensions of your choosing. I use their platforms for two small Quad amps and for a pair of floorstanding speakers. I think you will be pleased and I hope your wife will be also.
pbb
1,140 posts
 
Buy headphones and hide in your room listening to music until she capitulates.
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