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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.
bluesky

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sugarbrie
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What it would come down to for me is; how do the speakers perform at lower volume levels? I assume it won't take a lot of volume to fill that small room to normal listening levels.

As Yoda might have said: "Size Matters Not".

I find some speakers can sound shut-in at low volume. They open up as the volume increases. I also find that many that sound good at low level, distort at high volume levels.
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