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Floorstanders for small room 10x10ft

I'm looking for a stereo setup with floorstanders for music (acoustic, classical & electronic dance music) & movies in my bedroom.

My criteria is that is has to have bass & slam for movies and dance music but also a great midrange and realism for acoustic music & movies...

The speaker need to be placed as close to the wall as possible (4-12" maximum). Where I live in Mexico most bedrooms are this small, even in 3bd villas. So it shouldn't overload the room.

I prefer not to go the subwoofer route (integration issues) and I don't need rumble bass for FX in movies but 30-35Hz would be nice.

I've been looking at Tekton Katz Meow V3, Schweikert VR-33 (too big?), GR Audio N3 and the Gallo Classico 3 (perhaps too short to reach over the bed)..

Any other suggestions for speakers and comments on the candidates are welcome.

For amplification I'll decide based on speaker choice between hybrid amps (Monarchy 160 or Van Alstine 400R) and maybe tubes (Decware TORII)
mga71
mga71 OP
8 posts
 
Thanks for all the replies! I've been looking at all the suggestions. I guess a front ported speaker makes most sense. Budget is up to $4k..

Anybody successfully integrated a REL sub with monitors? I'm extremely sensitive to integration. I had a pair of subs once and they where just junk.
4musica44107
520 posts
 
I have used REL subs with Sonus Faber monitors, first the Cremona Auditor M and now the Guarneri Memento. Seamless integration in both cases IMHO.
vedder323
31 posts
 
With the tekton lores, you wouldnt need a sub and save yourself 3k.
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ekwisnek
27 posts
 
I'm with Vedder and the previous poster in support of Tekton. The M-Lore, Oriel-10, or Lore would fit that situation and give you in-room response well into the 30Hz range. They're front ported and can be placed against the wall without issue.

Save the money and get a higher-quality amplifier with good THD and IM distortion numbers.
j_stereo
130 posts
 
You may also want to look at Rega RS3. I have a similar-size room to yours. I went through alot of different speakers through the years in that room including Magnepan 1.6's, Martin Logan Aerius, Monitor Audio RS6, Thiel 1.2, and the list goes on. All were very fine speakers, but they seemed to overpower the room and excite it too much. I now have the Rega RS3 and they seem to fit just right in a room this size. They are easy to drive and sound very transparent and smooth. They also have adequate bass with the side-firing woofer, without exciting the room too much. I am not saying they are the ultimate speaker, but for me, they are a much better match to the room than speakers I owned in the past. Also they seem nicely built (in the UK) and you can buy them new for around $1,000.
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