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Speaker suggestions:long-wall, somewhat nearfield.

I sit 7-feet from the front of the speakers, and leave
about 2 or 2.5 feet from the back of the speaker to the wall behind them. There is tons of room to the sides.

I want to avoid piercing highs, boomy-loose bass,
grainy etched vocals,
or too-forward/ringing mids; (basically anything that
would have me recoiling from the sound or causing listening
fatigue, with classical or lesser-quality rock/pop CDs.)

Repeating my main priority: don't want fatigue, even at the
expense of other audiophile goodies.

Wilson Watt Puppy sixes used to be here but vocals were
dry and scratchy and so were strings. Aerial 10Ts were here
and worked pretty well but the bass was a little one-note,
but I could have lived with them long term (they were forgiving on even the worst CDs). Piega P10s had pushy upper bass and lower mids (any bell-like sound gave me a headache). Apogee Stages were pretty wonderful but the woofers broke and couldn't be repaired.

Thinking: Harbeth, SP Tech, Vandersteen 5As, Quad 2805s
but I am open to anything. Budget: under $11K, new or used.

Upstream: Edge NL12.1 amp, Mac C46 pre, EMM SE cdp,
Stealth Indra ICs, Cardas Golden Ref speaker cable.

Thanks again to anyone out there for your kind assistance.
rgs92
rgs92 OP
974 posts
 
The room is about 20 by 10 feet, with the speakers on the long wall. That long wall has doorway to a small room on the
right (usually open) and another larger opening on the left
to a hallway.

|-Hallway----------LEFTSPKR------------RIGHTSPKR----DOOR--|
[20 feet wall to wall]

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sogood51
2,157 posts
 
Try to hear some VMPS speakers if you can....what ever model fits your room?.....probably RM-30's.

The VMPS are hybrids....easy to drive, great bass....and near-field friendly.
rgs92 OP
974 posts
 
I read that the RM30s has some bass issues. Could you
describe the bass? Is it tuneful, integrated and satisfying?
I don't need really deep bass, just high quality bass.
Thanks!
sogood51
2,157 posts
 
VMPS got it's start in subwoofers...no bass issues there. The RM-30's go into (mid-bottom) octave only....30-35hz.

I own four VMPS subwoofers. I use two of them with my Apogee Duetta Signatures....all four, for home theater.

I'm a dipole guy myself (Apogees)....but, If I had to cut corners because of placement/listening issues, the hybrid VMPS would be on my short list, (used of course).

The crossover to the cone bass drivers is quite low....integration is fine to my ear. They are also tube friendly.....75-150 watts......maybe even less for you?

I would expect my Rogue Audio M-120 Magnums, would drive the heck out of a pair.
inhisservice
38 posts
 
Von Schweikert is coming out with their unifield 3 speakers that you may be able to get in your price range. They are actually designed to be what you are looking for. I am checking them out for my situation.
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