Check out Coherent speakers made in Canada. Model 10 would work well in that room.
High efficiency monitors for SET amp in small room - budget 2.5k
Soliciting recommendations for high efficiency monitors that would work well paired with a relatively low-powered (22wpc) SET amp (Line Magnetic LM-218ia) in a small listening room. Budget is modest, around $2,500 and potentially stretching to $3,000 - thinking I'll be looking at pre-owned. Listen mostly to chamber music and jazz, not really worried about reproducing large scale orchestral music or rock.
Thanks for your thoughts!
Thanks for your thoughts!
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I have a 12 x 13 room and just went through the same thing. I tested and listened for over a year. I tried Zu, Tekton, Klipsch, Usher, Kef.... Finally a used pair of Emerald Physics CS 3's ( Clayton Shaw design )did the trick. I have a pair of his new generation M's from his new company, ( Spatial Audio Labs ) on order. For clean bass you got to get rid of the box in a room like that. You should be able to find a nice pair used as many Spatial heads are moving to his new designs. Tekton does make what looks like a nice open baffle. |
jazzman, thanks for your observations. I have been very keen on trying the Spatials or another open baffle design in my tiny room, but I have been a bit wary since I've read completely contradictory accounts of how OB speakers perform in tight spaces. Some say it's OK, others say they need much more room to breathe. I guess I'll just have to try and let my ears be the judge. The Tekton OB Sigma 2 is nicely priced, but that looks like a whole lot of speaker for my limited space... |
Since you like the Harbeth sound I doubt you would go wrong with the Harbeth P3ESR! A sealed 2 way is perfect for a small room like yours! https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=harbeth+p3esr+review&view=detail&mid=5D7EB69CCEBBAAE793... |
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