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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
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martywilliams
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The answer might be the Peak Consult Empress. These speakers may have the right amount of what you are looking for. My wife said, "tell him to get the Audio Physic Avanti 3's." The Avanti 3's are spectacular nearfield speakers. Both speakers should work well with your amp. Optimize them with cables such as Kubala or Stereovox. I like Quad's too.
Btw, the Zoltan's I have for sale now I think would overload your room.
rgs92 OP
974 posts
 
Marty, thanks!
Is the Peak C.E.'s bass well controlled and friendly?
Thanks again.
myraj
351 posts
 
Try putting your listening seat AT the rear wall and see what the bass does with doing that. It should tighten-up considerably. Adjust your toe-in as needed for staging.
What's ON the rear wall?
If you like the sound of that location, try hanging something behind your head (small rug, etc) and notice the difference.
Good listening!
rgs92 OP
974 posts
 
Well, the rear wall is a large window covered by light curtains. Thanks for the help.
strabo
15 posts
 
You are definatley in a higher class of speakers than me. Given that class, I can't imagine any speakers in that league having one note bass.

I would look at the room for issues. Has the room been treated? When you say "about" a 10 by 20 room, how exact is the about? I hope you don't have 10 foot ceilings to go with that.

Was the one note bass about 55hz? 10 feet calculates to a standing wave of 56.5hz.

The echo from the 20 foot wave would also directly affect the same 56.5hz.
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