Meadowlark Swallow. Awesome little monitors, very dynamic. 89dbdb sensitive - I drive them with Antique Sound Labs Wave 8s (8w monoblocks) and they sound wonderful - no lack of sound pressure in my bedroom system. Very detailed, good bass for a monitor, transmission-line loaded and front-ported. Solid wood, superb construction and gorgeous. Unfortunately rare used - best bet is to search out a dealer demo.
Monitor recommendations with sensitivity =90
I am putting together a small bedroom system using an 18 watt tubed amp. Looking for recommendations for small monitor type speakers with good sensitivity:>=90. Triangle speakers(Titus, Comte) is one I came across. However, a lot of good small monitors have relatively low sensivity;86-87. Any other recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
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Depends on how much you want to budget for a bedroom system, but I would highly recommend the Reference 3A de Capo's. They have a 92 db sensitivity and sound awfully good. I currently use their Royal Masters, which are the same drivers put in a higher level cabinet - - they sound quite nice driven by a 24W integrated (EAR V20). You can't crank The Who to concert levels, but you will get beautiful music (and that can pretty handy in your chosen locale). Their bass driver without need of crossover is truly fine. Good luck! |
I have heard good things about Omega Loudspeakers. I have heard the Reference 3A's and thought they were special. Another option that comes to mind is a Voigt Pipe such as TWL uses. The Cain & Cain Abby is a comericially available product. There are other DIY options as well. The Zigmahornet is one particulary interesting DIY project. Here is another DIY loudspeaker built by Jerry Seigel. I am not aware of the efficiency of this design. |
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