floor-stander speaker for "classical"

I'm a little surprised nobody mentioned the Ohm Microwalsh Tall (or that I didn't think of it sooner). I ran the OP's room dimensions through their speaker-matching calculator and of the four suggestions, the Microwalsh Talls seem to be the best fit--6"x6" footprint, 36" high, omnidirectional pattern. 8'x11'x8' (assumed ceiling height) comes to 704 cu. ft. These Ohms are rated for 600-1000 cu. ft.

One consideration may be how loud you like to listen to your music. I felt the Arros were underwhelming when it came to conveying scale and dynamics, and were not ideal for complex passages. For folk music at moderate levels they were very good.

Joseph RM22XL would likely work well and provide decent scale without overwhelming the room. Also, while I haven't heard any of their gear you may want to look into the Tekton M-Lore.

I've had the OHM and the Preludes in a room that size, the Rega 3a is better than either FOR Classical .

All are very good speakers but the Preludes are a tad forward and have a bit too much "jump" for Classical while the Ohms are not quite clear enough. For Jazz I'd take the Preludes (in fact I do} and for pop, the Ohms.

For Bach and Brahms its 'da Rega.

09-03-14: Schubert
... All are very good speakers but the Preludes are a tad forward and have a bit too much "jump" for Classical while the Ohms are not quite clear enough. For Jazz I'd take the Preludes (in fact I do} and for pop, the Ohms.

The problem with the Prelude Plus is that no one has reviewed them and no one seems to own any, at least on A-gon. Whereas the Preludes use aluminum drivers throughout, the Prelude Plus has paper woofers and a silk dome radiator. Especially when you double the number of mid/woofers, this should dial back the tonal balance. Still, it's a guessing game so far.

For Bach and Brahms its 'da Rega.

So, you could say that da Rega is de rigueur?
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Used Magico V3.