Bookshelf speakers on a bookshelf (Sad)

Duette's wont work in a shelving/cabinet unit. They work fine close to wall but no way in a cabinet.

 I guess I missed the part about them being inside the cabinet. Not many speakers work well in those conditions. It would probably have to be something that is truly designed to be soffit mounted.

Duette's wont work in a shelving/cabinet unit. They work fine close to wall but no way in a cabinet.

Johnk, Ill post a pic of the wall later.  Dont think i have the space.  One side opens up to pool, other to the front entry, kitchen behind it and a built in w big screen and whatever audio stuff I can jam in there.  

what about some large inwalls? 

Ozzy, you arent kidding.  3 kids, moving to new state, wife didnt want to, etc etc.  I got what I got.  LOL

Ok, so now that we've established that. I like the idea of the Wilson Duette. Your situation is kind of what they were designed for.

Ozzy, you arent kidding.  3 kids, moving to new state, wife didnt want to, etc etc.  I got what I got.  LOL

There are so many red flags in the original post.

wife killed my stereo ambitions

She sold my B&W 802s when we moved

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@mduffy18d 

@blisshifi is giving you proper advice. We have a tv room with a similar shelving handicap. I tried Harbeth, Wilson Tunetots, etc, etc. Rear ports are out. Just forget about them, even the tunetots. The best arrangement I found was with Audio Note Super K’s but the gear you have would be a poor match. I hesitated even replying because it will take work. You may need to install some acoustic panels in the shelves, you may need some adjustable stands to isolate and be able to get the tweeter firing at the listening position. 

See if there is an Audio Note dealer near you who might have a demo pair for you to see how they work in your application.

@mduffy18d The speakers you list are all very good, but in your case, implementation is everything. Sticking anything with a rear port or side firing direct on a bookshelf is always going to result in muffled imaging and will sound congested as they typically need a few feet of free space around them in all directions. You should opt either for a front ported design or sealed design, and most if not all sealed designs will be limited in bass delivery given the small size of the cabinet.

There is a used pair of paradigm persona B’s on eBay for like 3500 bucks, is that crazy?

Or Tunetot?

Used Wilson Audio Duette 2?

Larry , Calibre?

Legacy Audio has some in-wall/on wall speakers that might work. Their speakers sound decent.

Yea Carp, the good news is we have a GREAT builder.  NY guy, hits singles not HRs.  He basically took over and fired the designer but some damage was done and we integrated stuff that screwed my audio project.   Just don’t have the space, 3 kids lots of crap.  

"the designer we hired really F’d me. But I gotta move on. "

mduffy18d,

Unfortunately, living in Florida you’re going to run into A LOT of that.

Incompetent, fly by night companies and individuals abound. Dishonesty is a hallmark trait of doing business down there. I’ve dealt with so many people who are full of sh*t, especially automotive, home repair and AC services. Some of these guys years in business. None of them would last a week in New England.

Raidho xt1 could do the trick, they look nice great reviews.  Wouldn’t mind finding a pair used.

Vandersteen makes speakers for bookshelf placement!

https://www.vandersteen.com/categories/compact-speakers

Another option is the Spendor A1!

https://spendoraudio.com/a-line-loudspeakers/

I’ll go by house and take a pic of the godforsaken cabinet later.  LOL 

Haha. Well we move from NY to Florida during Covid and had to make some decisions on what we were keeping.   All jokes aside, it’s taken 2 years to build this house and we have had bad experiences with storage in the past.  ‘She sold” is a bit a stretch, but they are gone and I still have some some hifi stuff I want to get the most out of without wasting money.  Thanks for the input.  Redoing the cabinetry is not happening, too much wallpaper and BS the designer we hired really F’d me.  But I gotta move on. 

She sold your speakers? You need a pair of something alright, but it's not speakers.

She sold my B&W 802s when we moved but thinks the McIntosh stuff looks cool so that can stay.
 

Maybe it would be wise to let her pick the next set of speakers for you. Sounds like you got very little input in what is going on. 

If it was me I would start off by re-purposing the console cabinet.

If you’ve really got money to spend, consider the Raidho XT1.

if you want 85% of the performance for 70% of the cost, check out the Scansonic MB-1B. 

Both speakers are incredibly musical and highly resolving, and they play enormously huge for their size. They are also both front ported, which make them an ideal choice for a bookshelf speaker.

In full transparency, I am in the process of becoming an official Scansonic dealer, but this is because I have owned a pair of Scansonic MB-6B and was very impressed with them for the price. In my application, the $10K Scansonic unseated a $25K Wilson Yvette.

Should you want to discuss more, I’m happy to chat. 

Juan Charvet

blisshifi.com

Magico A1 maybe doable in a bookshelf. The Vivd S12 are also another that should also work. The Focal Kanta lineup maybe another that may work.

I would also look at the KEF LS60 and sell all the other gear. It is only as wide as an iPhone and considered the baby Blade.