Best Speakers for a small Nearfield room, budget at most $10000 (used is also ok)
A pair of Evolution Acoustics MicroOne’s will work great in a space that size. Check out this pair listed for $1775: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa4275-evolution-acoustics-mm-micro-one-excellent-condition-see-... |
i second the PSB Imagine B. I bought a pair used about 4 years ago and used them in a room about your size. Their range is great and your only problem would be if you don’t have adequate sound absorption in the room the bass can become a bit boomy. That’s easily solved by the addition of the bass port plugs in back. Prices on these seem to have risen slightly but a used pair is still under $700 on EBay, not that I’m recommending you buy them there. |
+1 to a sealed box like ATC, though you’ll still have a considerable amount of boundary reinforcement. Audiovector speakers work very well close to the rear wall, their recommended distance for the R1 is as little as 15cm even with the rear port. I suspect in your room it will give you a really strong bass response with speed and slam. The only caveat is they are not the most engaging speakers at low volumes due to being quite neutral/slightly lean in the lower midrange and presence region which means they are best closer to realistic volume levels (they can play crazy loud without compressing), however the R series seems better than the SR I had in this regard and I believe this will be even more of a problem with Magico. For lower level acoustic listening I suggest comparing the “neutral-ish” speakers like Magico, Audiovector, and ATC to the warmer ones like Spendor, Sonus Faber, Devore, Vandersteen and seeing which style clicks for you. The good thing is in your smaller room there’s less risk of the neutral-ish speakers sounding lean. |
