Fun, small footprint, floor standers


Anyone have any suggestions for a "fun" to listen to, small foorprint (think PSB Alpha, or Monitor Audio RS6), floorstander?
mjmch2003
WOlf,

I use the OHM F5 series 3 speakers in my fairly large L shaped room.

The OHMs are essentially omnidirectional and sound similar form most any location in front of them. They are located in teh bottom of the L, 5 feet or more from closest walls. I listen from anywhere within the length of the L in front of them. The differences are in line with those one would hear from different locations in the same room were there a live act performing up front. The main thing that changes is perspective and width and depth of soundstage, not tonality. Sometimes I sit in the front row, either dead center or off to the left or right outside the closest speaker, sometimes I stand all the way in the rear just to soak it all in. My preferred listening position is about 8-10 feet in front of teh right speaker. That's more or less like sitting about 1/3 of the way back in your favorite jazzclub. My room is closest to layout and sound to the Village Vanguard in NYC of all the places I have been that anyone might have heard of.

No butler or tapestries, and my wife and daughter would have my head if I smoked a cuban cigar down there, so can't comment on that one. I do like to play it loud from time to time but also trying to preserve my 50+ year old hearing still. :^)
IMO-the prelude plus might not be the best choice for a large room like that. How about something like the Tekton Enzo?? Footprint is about 12" x 8" or so...its a really good speaker.
MA RS6, I have a pair, and they are fantastic in my small room. Easy to drive, and hard to beat in terms of cost.
My favorite jazz club is in late 70's early 80's Honolulu, so I can no longer sit there, and nearby Boston jazz clubs...meh. No butler or tapestries? Man...how do people live like that? My 62 year old "abused by guitar amps" hearing is beyond preservation, but I still get hired to mix concerts (amazingly)...and still abuse it with guitar amps (and motorcycle wind noise when I don't ride with earplugs...with a quiet-ish helmet even)...some of us never learn. Still, I like saying "flapping tapestries."