Best Small Speaker NOT B&W's 805N?


We auditioned B&W's Nautilus 805's in our living room and they sounded great. Unfortunately, my wife doesn't like the aesthetic styling of the B&W's and would prefer a more tradional looking box. We'd like to listen to some alternatives before making our final choice and would appreciate some help. Our living room is sonically awkward, because it is large and very bright. The windows and the furniture are situated to take advantage of some lovely views; but this makes speaker placement difficult. Still, we can create a quite nice near-field listening environment so long as the speakers we use are roughly the size of the B&W 805N's. We listen mostly to jazz, particularly piano and vocal. We would appreciate suggestions for 'best' speakers that are similar in size to the B&W's but with a more traditional look to them. Thanks in advance for your help! Kurt ield . look of the tweeter sitting on top of the box We have a living room in which the furniture layout prohibits anythin auditioned the B&W 805 Nautilus y wife and I
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You must take a listen to the Silverline SR12 or SR15's before you decide, My wife loved them for appearence and sound, I could not believe the incredible soundstage these speakers through out. Also audition the Coincident "Triumph signatures (if you can find a dealer) and try the Sonus Faber Concertino's
Check Tyler Acoustics reference monitors. Go to TylerAcoustics@mindspring.com. I have a pair of them and they are so detailed. He uses SEAS and Scanspeak drivers and very good crossovers. He is building me a subenclosure for each speaker and guarentees that it will sound better than the Wilson Watt Puppies. If you have any questions email me at sam98d6@aol.com Sam
If you want a beautiful speaker that sounds great, try anything Sonus Faber. Or a Dynaaudio with an exotic wood.