Short wall setup? Try magnepans or other speakers with narrow dispersion. Magnepans cancel a good bit of the lateral dispersion and work well in narrow rooms.
Speakers for weird sized room.....
So, I've recently gotten a dedicated listening room that is 9 feet wide, by 19 feet long, and am looking for a pair of speakers that may match well with this room size. I currently have some PMC fact 8, and want to move to something better. I have not tried anything in this room yet. I have around 10 to 12k usd to play with.
Thanks!!
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@soix Brings up a good point. They are well regarded and about the same price new. This would be a set up for a sideways move. Trading one set of strengths for a different set and one tonal balance for another. Given any room, you experiment to find the best location. Once you have done that, I would decide if a different set of speakers would get you anything. Typically, for most people getting a set of speakers dialed in is a multiple month process. |
Never thought if dipoles, and always wanted to try Maggie's as well. Speakers are going to be on the short wall. My PMCs have been setup in my living room about a foot off the wall (I have 2 large dogs and don't want stuff damaged, hence why swapping rooms). As for what improvements I want. More bass would be nice. More 3 dimensional soundstage, and more human emotion connection. Something I do like about the PMCs, is that they are musical and not sterile sounding. |
So, I went back and read Kal Rubinson’s Stereophile review of your speakers and his impressions as well as John Atkinson’s measurements are both inline with what you’re hearing — that being a lack of energy/warmth from the upper bass and lower mids so I think replacing the speakers is a good idea. Also, having to place the speakers only 1 foot from the wall to augment bass is no doubt why you find their 3D soundstage lacking. Here’s a beautiful pair of Usher speakers very nicely priced and should be a significant step up in virtually every way. They’re on the larger side but as long as you have the flexibility to pull them out from the back wall and a foot or so from the side walls with a bit of toe in they should be fine. Here are a couple smaller options that would also be excellent choices although likely with a little less treble energy than your PMCs project. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb86de-verity-audio-otello-full-range Just some thoughts/ideas to ponder FWIW, and best of luck in your search. |
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