Piezo is right, some speakers are designed to be used close to the wall or right against it(the old Snell type A was one). Most floorstanding speakers I know much about don't like it but I have not begun to hear them all or pretend to know what sort of room placement every manufacturer suggests. You may need to find out who designes their speakers for that sort of placement. Speakers that are not voiced for that sort of thing will likley boom in the mid bass and loose their sense of space. Now put one in the corner and It just seemed to me that the boom will become BOOM. I only suggest the sub route because might give you more placement flexability. Sounds like you don't have many options due to doors and silly stuff like that? Dunlavys could be a good place to start.
Speaker suggestions wanted
As any audio enthusiast who has ever moved can likely attest, new and smaller rooms can be a challenge. I would be grateful for any suggestions on possible speakers that would be suitable in the following scenario. My new listening room measures 21'x 10', and the spkrs need to be on the long wall, approx 2.5'out,with the rt spkr approx 2' from the side wall and a distance of approx 7' between the spkrs. The listening position will be approx 7' from the center axis. I want to spend $1500.(used)on a pair of floorstanding spkrs with a freq. range no < an in room 35Hz. I listen to lo-fi as well as hi-fi recordings. Spkrs I've owned and have been moved by include Spica TC-60's, Dunlavy SC-IV's, and a pair of Thiel 2.2's, (which I respected yet could never quite warm up to). Any speaker suggestions befitting the above would be most welcome.
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