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Small speakers...big sound??

Hello

I'm looking for some suggestions please!! I'm running some vintage Goodmans Triaxioms which I really love...the sound is big, full, definitely not the last word in detail but I can sit and listen to them all day with zero ear fatigue :)

Now question...can I get the same sound from a bookshelf?? I do not like anything bright sounding but I want a full sound that can fill my room.

Unfortunately I might have to part with these beauties. Locally I can audition nothing so all I am going on is internet reviews. Here are some that "may" fit the bill:

Era D4 or D5
Usher 520
Von Schweickert VR1
Gersman X-1
Mordaunt Short Carnival 2
Epos ELS3
Others??

What am I missing and can anyone make suggeestions that would work for me??

Thanks kindly!!!
sideways
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rodge827
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Sideways,
Look into Omega's, Louis is a great guy who will custom make most of his speakers to fit his customers needs. Check out his site, forum, and give him a call. He is very busy and can get behind in email, if you call he usually picks up the phone or will answer a voice mail in about a day.

www.omegaloudspeakers.com

Chris
nglazer
846 posts
 
Spendor SA1. Little soeaker, grand sound for small room.

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paulsax
275 posts
 
I just finished my home system build and one things that I learned in the process (6 months with maybe 25 speakers/packages auditioned) is that small speakers do not have to mean small sound. I started with a notion that I needed big speakers and I was just flat wrong within the context of my expectations. I looked very seriously at many bookshelf speakers and found several that really were quite good. I'm only familar with the ERA models out of what you list but the D5's especially can go very big for their size. Mine can shake the floor. I use them in Zone 2 with D4's as my rears in Zone 1 HT. Never push the D4's much but the 5's are stout.
johnnyb53
3,510 posts
 
Totem Acoustic Mani-2 Signature. 8.5"x16.4"x12" and genuine bass extension (thanks to an isobaric woofer implementation) into the mid-20's and overall very linear with good in-room dispersion. Updated Stereophile measurements here.
sideways OP
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Thanks everyone!!

So I looked at the Swans...very nice but because I am putting them on a bookshelf, rather credenza, and only about 18" from the wall, I don't think those would work.

Paulsax...you think the Era would work??

Anything sealed or front ported that might fit the bill??

Thanks again!!
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