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Need speaker recommendations.

I need recommendations for speaker brand/models that can be placed relatively close to the front wall without degradation in sound quality. Say, within 1-2 feet. My front wall is ’h’ shaped (side view). There is a 1-ft deep ledge at the height of 2-ft 4-inch from the floor (imagine right half of the letter ’h’) and the overall height of the wall is 9-ft. Front to back wall is 18-ft.

 

Budget under US$8,000. Don’t care between stand-mounted or floor-standing. If a specific partnering amp/preamp are highly desirable (for any reason) please tell me why.

 

Thanks,

Amit

amitb
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yogiboy
5,741 posts
 

Check out the ATC SCM 40 V2. Acoustic suspension should have no problem 1-2 feet from rear wall! Or the stand mount SCM 19 V2! 

 

 

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sounds_real_audio
1,019 posts
 

Not sure the Larsons would work, they have up firing drivers, and it sounds like that would fire up against the ledge? 

amitb OP
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I should clarify what my front wall looks like. If you are staring at the front wall, 2-ft 4-inch from the floor the wall turns horizontally into a ledge, after 1-ft of ledge it again goes straight up, to the ceiling. In other words, there isn't open space underneath the ledge.

A question I have always had about the Larsen - do they have to be flush against the wall, or can they sit off the wall? In my case, something like the first 2-ft 4-in of the Larsen could go flush against the wall, but anything after that would be 1-ft off the wall. I'm sure I'll know the answer once I audition them, but doesn't hurt to ask here. 

 

Also, yes I do have an interest in the ATC speakers. I may even extend the budget a bit, to find used ones that work for me.

 

Amit

sryeager
125 posts
 

In a fairly narrow but very deep room, I have Ohm Walsh 5000s about 18 inches from the front wall and side walls.  That’s the only place for them unless I remove furniture.  When I remove the REL subs I no longer need from the corners, I might move the speakers in closer to the corner.

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