Owning both the Bowers and Wilkins 805 D3 and 805 D4, I can attest to the excellent synergy they have to Luxman, a L-590 AxII in my case. In my medium-large room both models deliver excellent bass down to low E, which is 41.2 Hz. The front port on these speakers would be really helpful with placement in your small room. Another great choice, especially since you have the power, would be the Magico A1 bookshelf, a sealed and power hungry design, though rather pedestrian looking for its rather lofty price point.
Finding a Bookshelf for Luxman C900U/M900U
Hi everyone, I’m finding a bookshelf to replace the B&W 802D. My genre: Mainly Jazz & Acoustic Pop, 20% of Classical/Opera, and some Bossa Nova,
Here is my story, I used to have a B&W 802D powered by the Luxman C/M-900U and Holo May KTE. However, the 802D is quite big for my room (WDH: 4m x 5m x 2.7m), the 802D create a tremendous bass in my room, which sometime make me feel tired when listenning in the long session. So I decide to move down to the bookshelf which will help me to avoid the room mode.
The budget is around $5k -> $7k (secondhand speaker is a great choice).
My wish is TAD CE1 but out of budget. I have some name in my mind:
- Focal Utopia Diablo (Ver 2 not Evo)
- Dynaudio Confidence C1 Signature
- B&W 805 D3