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Floorstander or bookshelf?

Hello everybody,

My current current system is:
-NAD C542
-Naim Nait 5i (VER.02)
-Monitor Audio RS6
The room is around 17MP (5M X 3.5M) /(16ft. X 11.5 ft),speakers being placed along 16 ft. side.

I had recently the occasion to make a comparison of my current speakers with Spendor S3e and Sonus Faber Toy.
To my surprise ,I found that RS6 sound is very "colored" and the bass is boomy vs the other two speakers.
Much more ,I was very impressed by the musicality of Sonus Faber at the point that I am very tempted to buy a pair even they are a little bass shy and very slow for pop and electronic music.
Personally I didn`t like very much the Spendors which I found to dark for my tastes.

- What do you consider that should be more appropriate for my room , a bookshelf or a floorstander?
- Having in mind the positive reviews for RS6,do you consider a downgrade from RS6 to Sonus Faber Toy and if so what would be your recommendation?
kerio

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cmalak
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Kerio..i agree that you need to address the speaker/room interface before entertaining new speakers. Before treating the room, you can get potentially great enhancement in your in-room bass response by merely playing around with speaker placement. I am attaching a link to an exerpt from Robert Harley's (editor of TAS) book "A Complete Guide to High End Audio," which has a detailed section on speaker placement, starting on page 7 of the 21 page booklet exerpt. There may be other helpful hints in there as well on common room treatment suggestions as well. But first I would try tweaking your speaker placement. One suggestion is to pull your speakers out further away from the backwall, as that should definitely reduce boomy bass. Here's a link to the exerpt, which can also be found at the TAS website: http://media.avguide.com/excerpt.pdf

Hope this helps
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