I wouldn’t try to put together a system that “rocks” in a room that small. Your best bet is to upgrade the speakers in your main system and the recommendations above about moving up the Vandersteen line sounds like solid advice if you like what you have now.
Need input on new speakers
Hi all, I currently have a pair of Vandersteen 1 ci+ and a Lyngdorf TDAI 1120 and I love it, but it does not shine when I listen to Rock mostly Grunge. So I'm putting a smaller room together it is about 12x12. I will be using a Rotel 1572mkii. I am in the U.S. and want to stay around $2000. I am disabled and permanently in a wheelchair so in the room I sit about 7.5 feet from where the speakers would sit. New or used does not matter, floor standing or bookshelf. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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@immatthewj Joseph Audio speakers are a bit different because of their unique “infinite slope” crossover that is amp friendly from an impedance and phase angle perspective, which makes them easier to drive than sensitivity alone might suggest and why they are fairly tube friendly. Also, the OP is not using a low-powered tube amp and the Rotel he’s planning on using puts out 120Wpc into 8 Ohms and 200 Wpc into 4 Ohms, which is more than enough power for these speakers. |
Understood, @soix , just wondering about the statement the Stereophile reviewer made was all. |
@immatthewj I agree with you. Personally I wouldn’t use a low-powered tube amp with these speakers even though you could. The amp will be pushed fairly hard, which is never optimal for it to perform at its best. Better to use a more powerful tube amp that can work further below its limits IMHO. |
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