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Best bi-ampable monitor against rear wall $2500

Looking to replace my dated speakers designed for rear wall placement with more modern design such as Joseph, Vapor, Harbeth, Kef ls l50 but nearly all are either not able to be biamped or designed to be about 4-6 feet from rear wall. Unfortunately I need them flush against rear wall and will be using 2 TAD 60 tube EL 34 amps in a 15 x 13 x 8 ft office.
Suggestions, please?
springbok10
wrm57
1,041 posts
 
I have a pair of Merlin Mmi placed a few inches from the wall and they sound remarkably good. Being non-ported helps, I think. They have dual Cardas binding posts so you can bi-amp or bi-wire if you wish but I don't think it's recommended. (Worth a call to Bobby P. at Merlin to find out.) They're also a tube-friendly 6-ohm load.
zd542
5,339 posts
 
Its a pretty small room. Why not just use 1 amp. You may not have quite as much power, but you should be able to make up for it by having a much bigger selection of speakers. Another option would be to look into having someone bridge your amps for mono operation.
springbok10 OP
711 posts
 
I used to have Merlin TSMs against the wall and they imaged terribly.
Needed to be out at least 4 feet in my room. Reluctant to use only one amp
since I just bought the second:) Not sure who can bridge the 2 amps, since
Paul Grzybek's tragic passing nobody else seems to service TADs. So I am
left with the Joseph 7RMXL, which is the only highly-rated speaker I can
find that fits the bill.
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