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Can I use the B&W CDM9NT in this small room?

A friend of mine is about to purchase a pair of speakers. He is not good at writing in English,and so made a request for posting this question to me. The following is his saying;

I have the Arcam CD72T and the Classe CAP-100. Although I consider the B&W CDM9NT,my room is so small that I am uneasy. I listen to in the living room of the apartment. The size of it is W13'x D10'x H8'. The distance from the front side of the speakers to the front wall is maximum 2'. The size of 9NT is W8.7"x H40.3"x D13.1". My mainly listening musics are Symphony 20%,Concerto 15%,Orchestral 15%,Chamber music 10% and Opera 40%. Can I use the B&W CDM9NT in this small room?

If the 9NT's are not suitable to my room,I consider the Revel M20. Can I Use the Revel M20?

The prices of 9NT and M20 here are each $2600 and $2300. My budget is $2600.

I make a request for this question.
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gustavog
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Get the M20s. With the music that he listens too and the size of the room your friend will not miss that much the additional low end that the CDM9 NTs will bring over the M20s and the later should have far better mid highs. I haven't heard the M20s but they are often compared (and many people say they are better) than the B&W N805s which I own. The N805s have far better mid highs, imaging, detail than anything on the CDM series.

But you'll need stands for the M20s, btw, so count that too.
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