Book Shelf Speaker advice - Formerly Book Shelf Dilemma


Hello all. I posted this earlier under the title Book Shelf Dilemma. Thank you to the many who replied with excellent advice and suggestions. Some responders asked about the room dimensions and as I investigated the suggested speakers I concluded that the room dimensions and furniture set up may be important to consider. So, I am reposting with a schematic of the room which shows the Bay Windows and furniture as well as a note that the insulation between my apartment and the unit below is marginal. I make this point with the understanding that a Sub Woofer may be good to include.

Note: I want to position the speakers along the Bay Window facing back into the apartment and dining/kitchen area. Most of my listening is done from this area.

Budget - $1000.00 (with stands would be a bonus)

Amplifier - McCormack DNA 0.5
Pre - McCormack ALD-1
Source - Cambridge 851N - Spotify Premium
Music preferences - fairly eclectic
Jazz (Bony James, Lee Ritenour, Paul Harris, Bob James)
Female Vocals (Eva Cassidy, Duffy, Sarah Jarosz, Nadine Anderson)
1980’s Rock (Emerson Lake & Palmer, Yes, Dave Mason)

Thank you all for your suggestions and advice1

Ray

raydecraene

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A pair of the active Paradigm PW600 (on sale $600 for a pair = 50% off)

and a Klipsch R-100SW 10" subwoofer (on sale Amazon $219=50% off)

The speakers come with room correction via ARC and you won’t even need to connect your amp as they are active.

The active speakers have a sub out and can be connected to your pre or source. They can also stream wirelessly.

review:

Configured as a stereo pair, the PW 600s sounded outstanding, easily rivaling separate speakers and electronics costing many times their $1198/pair price.

https://www.soundstagexperience.com/index.php/wesworld-menu/feature-articles-reviews-menu/76-uncategorized/833-paradigm-pwsoundbar-pw600-loudspeakers-monitor-sub8-subwoofer