2. speakers
  3. 1378969703

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
mapman's avatar
mapman
22,299 posts
 
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
5,339 posts
 
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.
smokenjo
25 posts
 
has anyone auditioned the new B&W CM 10, was thinking about buying them, will be replacing my old SPICA ANGELUS , NEED SOME HELP, only 3 walls in the stereo room, the stereo is set up on a 14 foot wall,the 2 side walls are 14 feet also no wall behind my sitting position opens to the family room
vonhagen1's avatar
vonhagen1
8 posts
 
i have the same size room and was going to get 2 pair of legacy studio hd's but had problems with morrow audio getting them and ended up with magna planer 1.7's hooked up to a threshold t400 amp and audio research ls2b and they just sound incredible.
mapman's avatar
mapman
22,299 posts
 
I'd add Dynaudio (chose your model) to the list. Dyns have very good build quality including drivers and often seem to hit well above the average of what you would expect from a speaker in a similar sized package overall. That makes even the smallest lesser expensive models prime candidates for a smaller room. I use Dynaudio Contour 1.3 mkII both in similar size and even much larger room and they always seem up to the task.
More to discover