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Best Tannoys for mid-field listening?

I'd like to know if any of the Tannoy gurus in Audiogonland could recommend one of the larger 12" or 15" vintage (or modern) models for midfield listening. I have my speakers arranged along the long wall of my 12 x 28' living room on either side of my fireplace, firing across the short dimension, about 9' from drivers to listening position. I had the 10" Glenair for a while (Tulip waveguide), but couldn't seem to get far enough away from the speakers for them to resolve.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Bob R
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bvdiman
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Hi Bob,
9-10ft distance should be just fine if you toe them in enough.
But as Dan inferred, best is still to set them up along the short wall (if at all possible).

Also, have you tried playing with some room treatments - diffuser/absorber in front of
fire-place? I'm guessing there could be a suck-out causing the anomalies (coherency
issue) you are experiencing.

That said, if you plan/ready to step it up a notch I'd get these..
One of my favorite mid sized Tannoy :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAvH-IaOxcs&list=LLgL1-
qTT8j7jAzIPdqttDuw&index=2

*And oh btw., I just love how that Kenrick guy set up his various Tannoys and JBLs..
So damn musical with what seems to be minimum fuss! Far more musically compelling
than most of today's highly touted brands, yes discernible even through YouTube,
imho. ;)

*What are rest of your rig?
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