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Best Smaller Bookshelf Speakers For Use Exclusively With Ambient Music?

As the title says, these speakers will be used in a small room (10x12) exclusively for listening to ambient music. Think Eno, Will Ackerman, Sigur Ros, Ludovico Einaudi, Dead Can Dance, Enya, George Winston, etc. 

This is an important purchase as I listen to 2.5-3 hours of this music, six nights a week, to wind down from stressful work days. 

Thanks for any assistance with this. 

nightfall
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dekay
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Another good small room speaker the comes to mind is the Quad 12L from maybe 20 years ago.

I see a pair for sale here @ A'Gon currently.

I tried them briefly with one of my vintage Pilot PP EL84 amps and also a Musical Fidelity X-A1.

They sounded very nice with both, but better overall with the MF (which is smooth/open sounding SS with 6X+ the power - the Pilot is maybe 10-12 real watts).

There is also an "L2" version for sale here, but I'm not familiar with that model.

 

DeKay

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hilde45
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How about http://www.caintuckaudio.com/

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bigtex22
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I would look at Sonos. I know it’s not high end audiophile, but it’s well within your budget and sounds good (I run a pair in my office). 

jl35
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I've had the Quad 12L2 for years, and they are excellent...just today a friend commented on their sound of "natural warmth"...currently used with Quad Vena ll Integrated

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dekay
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jl35:

What size room do you use them in.

The earlier version I tried was good in our living room, but kind of draw dropping, considering the price, when I tried them in our spare bedroom (approx. 12 X 16).

The spare room had the advantage of them being symmetrically placed (without other door openings/rooms in the mix).

The living room is an odd "U" shape including the dining area/kitchen, and also considerably larger in volume.

 

DeKay

 

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