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Best Speakers for 10' x 12' room?

I am putting together a new system for my upstairs office where I do most of my listening and moving the current system downstairs and would love help finding the best speakers.

I have been listening to the B & W 805D with a REL 238 sub & stands, and the Wilson Audio Duette (under 9K for demo model with stands). I wonder about auditioning the Duette 2's, which people say are better, but they are 10K more.
I am also open to other possibilities as well.

I would love to hear people's experiences with any of these speakers or others that work well in a small room. In most ways I like the Duette's a great deal more, but the 805D's were warmer and I am wondering if that is because they were played on Mcintosh equipment. I think of trying the Wilson Audio Duette's with the McInosh amp/pre-amp - Any feedback is appreciated.

Thank-you,
mksr
shsohis
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mksr OP
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I have narrowed it down to the Wilson Duette's, Magico S1's, Raidho C1.0, Joseph Audio Pulsar's or B & W 805D. I plan to listen to them all on Sunday and Monday and compare and pick. In different ways they all sound like good choices (haven't heard the Joseph Audio Pulsars yet) & so any thoughts on how what to listen for and how to sort through them is appreciated. I worry at little that the Magico S1's will be too much bass for my small room. I will be listening to them all at different stores with different components.
Does anybody know how much difference there is between the Raidho c1.0 and c1.1 ? I can get the c1.0 as a dealer demo and save $5,000.

Thank-you,
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michaelkingdom
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If you do end up going with B&W, try to get a listen to the n805. If I were offered either at the same price, I'd take the n805 in a heartbeat.
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mapman
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I'd be prone to want to buy from the dealer with speakers that sound good to you that helps to best take your specific needs into consideration, including room size, acoustics, listening preferences, etc. That's probably the most important thing.

IF they focus too much on their product simply being "the best", beware, especially if there is more $$$$$s involved.

Dealers that focus exclusively on very expensive gear often tend to think that way. Otherwise, the $$$$s would not be justified. I tend to prefer dealers that try to offer the best gear possible at various price points. For a small room like that, Bigger + more expensive is less likely to translate into best results.
zd542
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I find that with B&W, its very easy to like them at first but not over the long term. I wish I could say different because the midrange is excellent.
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