Proac Speakers

two points

1) with stu tyler and proacs, one mainly needs to understand that bigger models are for bigger rooms, more bass output, more absolute spl capability - so the trick is to get the RIGHT speaker for your room, not the highest speaker in line that you can afford - stu’s higher dual woofer models will absolutely overload a room that is too small for them

2) from his marketing verbiage, it seems he is trying for an even higher level of transparency in the k series... having proacs since the 1990’s i would never say that his regular speakers, the curren td series etc etc are artificially warm or with any extra romantic coloration -- in fact i would say that among the british boxed speaker makers, proacs already among the most ’see through’ in sound character (equalled only by atc perhaps) ... so i am curious to know how far stuart is going with the k series...

jjss49:

Thanks for your detailed reply.

Based on my room size of 24  x 26 with cathedral ceilings, can you recommend the right size K series speaker for this room?  I was thinking of either K6 or K8 leaning more to the K8 based on there larger woofers. The K10 might cause a bass overload.  Love to hear your thoughts. Thanks Sam

Do the K3 and add two subwoofers and a two way crossover.

sam

my honest answer is i don’t really know, as i have not heard the k series, and also i don’t know how you like the tonality (specifically bass heaviness/impact) of your system - some folks really like bass!!

your room is plenty big, so either k6 or k8 shd work fine and not overload, also depends what you drive them with tubes or solid state... i would say, and can say though, that my d30r has, by my ears, a very solid low end in my 16x18 room, and i think stuart is clearly programming in a very solid bass foundation in his modern floorstanders... much more so than his earlier ones like response 3 or 3.5 which were clearly bass light despite the dual woofer design (the notable shift occurred with the r3.8 - responding to complaints about weak bass, he traded a few pts of efficiency and the friendly 8 ohm impedance for more solid fuller bass response)

ps - mijostyn’s point is a valid one... sats and subs can be a very very good sounding solution for proacs... but just depends if you want to go floor standers for sonic, aesthetic or simplicity reasons vs high performance sub/sats

Thanks again for your follow up. I am running Jeff Rowland 925 mono amps with Corus preamp. I am not a lover of high impact bass however it should not sound anemic. Since I listen to mostly Jazz and female vocals, midrange  and highs are the most important qualities. I cannot stand the hassle of subwoofers, so that is not an option but is a good thought. Have a great day.