Plus 1 or 2 for Audio Note. I have the E’s in the corner with low watt tubes and sound amazing IMO. Depending on your budget Audio Note Amps are wonderful as well or for less expensive, Quicksilver are fantastic.
Speakers good for close to wall placement
There are quite a few speakers I would like to purchase, but I need to be realistic. I will need to find some speakers that perform well when placed close to the rear wall. After that choice I can move on to selecting the proper integrated amp to drive them. Any suggestions on which speakers work well near the rear wall?
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The Scansonic MB1 B, MB2.5 B and MB3.5 Bs are all designed for near wall placement. When Michael Borrensen left Scansonic/Raidho the Scansonic line was completely redesigned so that the break-in time was radically reduced and the three models were explicitly designed to work within 1’ of a wall. Not theory. In practice, this happens. I have a customer who put MB3.5 Bs in his living room. Has them like 9” from the back wall and they are wonderful. I helped him set them up. He uses a PrimaLuna integrated in triode to drive them which is like 35w. These check all your boxes and deliver a huge, immersive soundstage. |
It sounds from your requirements that Vandersteen or especially Cube Audio would fit very well. We have both speakers for demo. https://eastendhifi.com/cube-audio-nenuphar-speakers-a-desert-island-speaker/ Chris |
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