Big speakers in small room at moderate volume levels
If you want something stand mounted the Vandy VLR is exceptional for the money. I have them in my office, using them off axis (actually mounted near the ceiling corners on wall mounts). Very nice and relaxing, and detailed. I have listened to them with and without subs, when placed by corners, the bass is substantial. Bob |
Note to self on small rooms from @audiokinesis So apparently good soundstaging over a wide sweet spot matters a lot to you. It does to me too. I like to feel immersed in the music, including the soundscape on the recording, and I like to share that experience with others without it being limited to the one or two best seats. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/curious-what-people-think-is-the-best-value-high-end-speaker-... |
Yysantabarbera you are back to square one, with a similar viewpoint to what we recommended when we first talked on the telephone. Micromega M150 as it is compact, has room correction which will make a small difficult room sound great with a pair of Kef Reference Ones. This is a reasonably priced setup that is compact in size and sounds fantastic, the M150 is one hell of a great integrated, we will be bringing in the KAV 300i as it seems to be a killer integraed the Krell doesn't have room correction though which is a disadvantage vs the Micromega. Food for thought. This package will come in reasonably in cost, will work wonders for a small room, and only requires an ethernet cable and one power cord. Simple elegant and fantastic sounding. The Kef Reference ones work fabuslously well in a small room, wide dispersion, adjustable bass loading, and not too much deep bass and they sound big. Use a good power cord, a set of good isolation feet Isoacosutic or Critical mass, a good ethernet cable and speaker cables and you will have one fanastic compact mini reference system. Dave and Troy Audio Doctor NJ |
my recollection is there are about ten of active or semi-active here on the forum who have Treo or Treo CT in a wide variety of rooms and systems....I would suggest send a PM and invite some into this conversation, which they may have missed. I know there is a supremely happy guy in Atlanta running the Carbon Tweeter Treo with Lyngdorf... I listened to Margo and company last eve in the mid 60 db range in our condo system - clear as a bell with sweet detail and the unmistakable image of the ambisonic microphone array... BTW the QRP pressing of this, at least my copy is immaculate....were they all that good. sounds like your local dealer foray was valuable...have fun... your GIK pile of toys arrive yet ???? Jim |
