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Recommended Speaker Design for Corner / Near-Wall Placement?

Hi all, hoping to learn from your experiences.  My listening space is living room/kitchen (10x15) in a small apartment. Due to kitchen counter, speaker placement is along 7 ft front wall pointing towards living room sofa, with room corner and kitchen counter "corner" as the boundaries. 

Looking for speaker options that can go near wall/corner and perform well.  Have looked into Audio Note, Zu Audio, Klipsch horns, Tribe On-Wall, Ohm Acoustics, etc. Started with Dynaudio bookshelves + dual subs placed on either side of small kitchen table about 5.5' apart. 50/50 music/movies.  I understand I may not get great imaging given my sofa position of 10-12 feet back from speakers 5-6 feet apart, but I can always move closer for listening. Thanks!


edvardmonk
gregm
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Reportedly, the Devore Fidelity range is designed for near-wall placement. Another small speaker is actually designed for against the wall placement -- unpronounceable name: SJOFN ("the clue" in Swedish, apparently)
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yogiboy
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@geoffkait
I own both Harbeth and Spendors and they have no problem placed close to a rear wall.

Spendor A1

Specification. The compact Spendor A1. Perfect for small rooms and ideal for use close to the rear wall. Spendor’s new A-Line loudspeakers prove that you don’t need a big space, or budget, to enjoy dynamic, open and exhilarating sound.

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geoffkait
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@yogiboy I was referring to the LS35a, the speaker you mentioned, that should never be placed close to a room boundary. I had two pairs of LS35a. The reason is LS35a have a hump in mid bass that is accentuated when placed near room boundary. They should be at least 3 feet from room boundaries.
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yogiboy
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@geoffkait
I was suggesting the modern versions of the LS3/5A. I own the Harbeth P3ESR and The Spendor A1s. Both are placed about a foot from the rear wall of my listening room with great results!
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geoffkait
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I doubt those Spendors are copies of the LS35a even though they look like them externally. The LS35a was a specification. The crossover was very complex and looked like an amplifier. At their price the Spendors A1S may look like LS35a but almost certainly aren’t same inside. I have seen Sterling modern versions of LS35a but they’re $2500 or whatever. And they are placed very far from room boundaries like the original LS35a.
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