Book Shelf Speaker advice - Formerly Book Shelf Dilemma


Hello all. I posted this earlier under the title Book Shelf Dilemma. Thank you to the many who replied with excellent advice and suggestions. Some responders asked about the room dimensions and as I investigated the suggested speakers I concluded that the room dimensions and furniture set up may be important to consider. So, I am reposting with a schematic of the room which shows the Bay Windows and furniture as well as a note that the insulation between my apartment and the unit below is marginal. I make this point with the understanding that a Sub Woofer may be good to include.

Note: I want to position the speakers along the Bay Window facing back into the apartment and dining/kitchen area. Most of my listening is done from this area.

Budget - $1000.00 (with stands would be a bonus)

Amplifier - McCormack DNA 0.5
Pre - McCormack ALD-1
Source - Cambridge 851N - Spotify Premium
Music preferences - fairly eclectic
Jazz (Bony James, Lee Ritenour, Paul Harris, Bob James)
Female Vocals (Eva Cassidy, Duffy, Sarah Jarosz, Nadine Anderson)
1980’s Rock (Emerson Lake & Palmer, Yes, Dave Mason)

Thank you all for your suggestions and advice1

Ray

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If you aren’t in a hurry, I would wait for a used pair of Vandersteen VLR’s (non-CT).

They are really quite a sleeper, and will work well with your McCormack equipment.

Bob

Ascend Acoustics Sierra2.

Laminated bamboo cabinets, Seas woofer/mid, and RAAL ribbon tweeter used for around $800. Hard to beat.

Sonus Faber Lumina 1. Amazing speaker!

Just as an FYI, all the music you listed as 80's rock are actually 70's rock, I know because I saw all 3 of the mentioned bands/artist when I was in high school - which was 1969-1972. So yeah, not 80's.

I'm seriously impressed with the Dynaudio XEO 10.

They're active. They're compact. They have real bass. They sound fantastic. The XEO 10 are unquestionably fullrange. 

Most other passive bookshelf speakers don't have as much bass. 

I also listen in my living room, sometimes while doing other things.  If I were in your position, I would try KEF Q350s with some good stands. As has been said, there are many choices, but my experience with $1000 stand-mounts is limited to the KEFs and a pair of used Nola Boxers, which were wonderful but now hard to find at $1000. 
 

Have fun, and good luck!