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Wilson Wat Puppy 7 or Avalon Opus Ceramique?

Hello, I have the opportunity to buy an used Wilson Audio watt puppy 7 or go for an Avalon Opus Ceramique. Which one to take if you live in a flat ie. have to enjoy music at rather low volume, want very good dynamic and lots of soundstage? And in case of the Wilson, which integrated amp would you take? Cheers and thank you, Mike
mikefi
goatwuss
877 posts
 
I wouldn't buy such a capable speaker if you can't turn them up loud. The whole point of getting big speakers like these is to enjoy their macro-dynamic capabilities.

Go with some nice monitors and save a ton of money. Wait until you have a house to buy 20+K speakers/
mikefi OP
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Hi Goatwuss, which very good monitor would you recommend? Cheers. Mike
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
avalon.....
trcnetmsncom
431 posts
 
Not to be redundant ... but ... Avalon

best,
Tom
goatwuss
877 posts
 
Hi Mike,

How big is the room?

I like Dynaudio monitors (Special 25 and C1) but they need to be cranked a bit to really open up, and they like a nice, big room. So I don't think I'd recommend them for your situation...

Maybe a nice pair of Sonus Faber Auditor M's? B&W 805 Diamond?

Otherwise a small floor stander might do the trick. The Gallo 3.5 perhaps? They can be cranked when required, but have a small footprint and sound excellent at low volumes as well.

Merlin VSM could be a contender as well, it's another great lower-volume speaker.
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