Recommendations on small ESL speakers for tiny room


I currently have Sound Lab M545 ESL speakers. They are incredible, but I have a tiny room: 10 x 10ft. Even though M545 is the smallest of Sound Lab, it is too dynamic and overwhelms my room-even with all the room treatments. I am looking for a smaller ESL that can deliver super clarity and intimacy even at low volume. Any thoughts?

 

 

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If you have free reign in your room, have you tried setting up your system on a diagonal? So your back would be to one corner, you’d be facing the opposite corner, and the speakers would be along each of the two walls flanking the corner that you’re facing. They can be very close to these walls because the backwave reflection path is not right straight at you. This setup geometry can result in longer reflection path lengths than a conventional setup geometry, thereby mimicing some of the behavior of a larger room.

Duke

SoundLab dealer since 1999

Actually it's a great idea. 

Decware has an article on it @ their site.

Regards

Audiokinesis, what do you think about Quad 2812 which is 30% smaller than my speakers or the full size 2912.

I find that loud passages are too loud, so when I turn down the volume, quiet passages such as with vocals recede. May be the problem is not with the speakers but with pre/amp?