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wilson sophias to monitors

i am going to sell my sophias due to moving to a new house and smaller room the room is 12 by 20 by 8 , my girlfriend does not want the speakers as the main focus point in the room. so I am looking for a pair of monitors that can be placed about a foot from the back wall and a foot from the side wall.my budget is around $5000.00. Iam looking for something that is close to the wilsons mids .I really like the sound of the sophias. I have a BAT 300 and a Cary 303-300 cd player with vd master cables, any suggestions ???
two speakers that I am thinking about are the Dynaudio c1 and the Merlins any others ?
rhapsd
gsm18439
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Audio Note (AN-J) - although they like to be closer to rear wall than 1 foot. Celestion SL-700 (especially the SE) - if you can find a used pair.
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theo
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How about the duettes. You won't give up the Wilson sound.
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tpreaves
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Get rid of the girlfriend!!!
hifimaniac
508 posts
 
Dynaudio monitors are crap for the money. If the Caravelles up for sale aren't sold yet buy them. They are the best monitor I have ever heard and I enjoyed the for years before I went back to my MAXX 2's only because I wanted more low end heft for classical. I listened to the Dynaudio at a local store when I owned my Caravelles and laughed all the way home! Very over priced for the sound they put out.
keithr
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i went from Sophias to Dyn C1s. In fact, your Bat 300xSE is excellent pairing for the Dyns.
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