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Best speakers for a small room? 10'X14'

Greetings all! I need some advice. I just moved my system into a "dedicated" listening room. Only problem is that it's definitely on the small side 10'X14'). I'm thinking about selling my Hales Concept 2's and finding something that's more appropriate for this small room.

It's unlikely that I'll be able to spend much (if any) more than what I'll get for the Hales (~$1,000?). So what's a good speaker (doesn't matter if it's a floorstander, monitor, planar) for this sized room? I'm afraid of buying anything that's ported (especially rear). What are your thoughts??

BTW - I have plenty of power (Classe DR-9), so I can drive just about anything.

Thanks for your help!
danheather
danheather OP
108 posts
 
After I posted this, I noticed an ad for a demo pair of Magnepan MG12's for $800. Would they work in my small room? How do they sound compared to the 1.6QR (which I like very much, btw)??

Thanks again.
fineberg
151 posts
 
If you like Maggies, but have a small room, Thiels are a very good idea. You are un likely to find 2.3s for your price, but might well fing 2.2s, the 1.5 is also superb though has a little less bass punch if you listen to lots of Rock music.
puroagave
17 posts
 
Spendor S3/5.
creeper
251 posts
 
I have a 9'x13' room and have had excellent results with the Mirage MRM-1 Reference Monitor. Might be a little more than your budget, used.
saihcc
10 posts
 
You might want to listen to the Proac 1SC. They relaced a pair of MGIIIAs very nicely. Brought scale to more believable dimensions.
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