Speaker for low volume listening with high WAF


It's that time of life when the large home is no longer needed and a New Orleans French Quarter condo is more exciting. So I'll be saying good-bye to my Wilson watt puppy 7's, wonderful "Big Mac" MC2000 (get the tubes right and this amp is incredible), Hovland HP100, Dodson DAC, Sony SCD-1, Lector CDP 7TL and mucho other stuff I spent years perfecting with tube rolling. Now I'm looking for a very good speaker system that will complement a Luxman L-590AII integrated amp along with a single box cd player. I don't particularly like speakers that are overly warm but prefer accuracy, clarity, wide soundstaging and musical dynamics which the watt pup 7's serves up with the right equipment. I would be interested in hearing from others who live in smaller spaces and share a similar musical taste and bought speakers that mirror my musical taste. Prior to the watt pups (I've owned the 6 & 7's) I had ML Prodigy and Quad ESL 63 stats (fast & transparent but low WAF).
rickjames
If you like the Wilson sound the above mention of Duettes might work. I have heard the Harbeths 7ES3 with your new amp and it was a great match. Also the Merlin TMS and Focal Be 1007 would be great choices in a smaller room. I have moved from a large floor standing speaker to smaller speakers and you will miss the full range of the puppy 7's but a good monitor speaker will simply disappear in the room. Remember you can go down the street any time and listen to great live music. You have the best of both worlds.
Rickjames "Superfreak" sorry I couldn't resist.
Look into the Penaudio Serenades.Very small footprint,full range and sound great.Good luck
I'd go with something that has inherent design sacrifices in those aspects that you no longer require (high SPL's, big dynamics, large room bass) in exchange for excellence in the qualities you can still fully enjoy: detail, transparency, microdynamics, musicality.. .. for example, high-sensitivity, full range single drivers in a unique and beautiful cabinet, such as Cain & Cain.

Also Audionote.. unfortunately a traditional & large box monitor that must be mounted a stand doesn't pass WAF in my house.
Hi Rick,

Although I’m replying to a very old post, did you ever find the speakers thar you were looking for?
BTW, do you remember the nice time that we all had years ago at the old Stereophile show in San Francisco. Circa 1993?

mechans +1 ROFLMAO

FYI I heard Merlins many times at shows as I was friends with Jud Barber (Joule Electra), who shared rooms with Bobby P. Jud asked me during a show how I liked the Merlins. I told him they didn't light my fire. He pretty much agreed

Underwood HiFi might have some nice choices in their Special page or check out their LSAs

hth