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Recs for Small Footprint Audiophile System

With a new house I have replaced all of my very old stereo equipment with good things: Mcintosh integrated amp, Arcam cd player, Tannoy speakers. However, it's all big and I know it aggrevates my wife. We have an upstairs relaxation room that I might move my stereo to, but it's too small for my current equipment. What do you recommend for components for a small audiophile system. The room is about 10-12 feet wide by 6-7 feet deep. I'm looking for great sound with a small footprint. Any thoughts? Thanks! AT
budrew
celtic66
1,616 posts
 
Budrew,

The Linn Classik is much better than most would believe. It is quite musical, so compact and of course very Scottish.
lazarus28
339 posts
 
you could get a linn classik and a pair of tukans. . .
jameswei
883 posts
 
One of my systems: Mark Levinson 390s (has an analog volume control built in), Pass Aleph 3, Red Rose Music R3 minimonitors, and Sunfire True Subwoofer Mark II (very flexible location options). Alternative speakers to consider include Red Rose Music Rosebuds and Proac 1SCs. If you insist on having FM as a source, swap the Pass for a Magnum Dynalab MD 208 receiver.
phild
603 posts
 
I agree with the above about the Merlin speakers. As far as compact systems go...there's Linn, Quad, Cyrus, and there are several more. They're all British-ish. They may be more polite than some US hi-fi, but they all sound pretty good...especially for a second system. They're also easy to find used (especially something that was as popular as Quad or Linn). One of the Linn units is actually an integrated amp/CD player combo (I'm not sure if that's the above-mentioned "Classic" or of it's the "Magik").
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sfar
1,756 posts
 
A third vote for the Linn Classik, paired with any of the small Linn speakers or, if you can use a floorstander, a pair of Meadowlark Kestrel Hotrods. A less expensive alternative to the Classik is the NAD L-40 and another very sweet option for speakers would be the Soliloquy 5.0.
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