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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
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.
drewfidelity
178 posts
 
The Celestion SL line, 100, 600, 700 are excellent monitors that work well in a small room. They should be reasonable in the used market. Also a pair of Audio Physic Step speakers are a great choice if they can be had in your price range. Good Luck!
jvogt
212 posts
 
I'm using Magnepan 1.6QR in a 10' X 17' bedroom, along with
a Rel Strata III subwoofer. It sounds very nice, however
some of the credit goes to the TacT RCS 2.0 digital room
correction system. I'd still consider the 1.6QR even
without room correction.
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