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Starting fresh in a small fire place room 3.35m x 3.35m. Speakers require near wall corner placement. Plan to use Roon, Tidal, Quobuz. Have demoed a range of equipment. Considering: Kii3 and Trinnov Amethyst, Naim Uniti Nova and Wilson Tune Tots, Naim Uniti Nova with Jern 14EH (I prefer not to have a sub-woofer), Audio Note Cobra with AN-K/SPe (have not been able to demo, however have read speaker placement and product quality, Leben CS600X, Chord Hugo 2, Chord Hugo M Scaler, Trenner & Friedl Sun or Osiris and Naim. Secondarily, I'd like multi-room audio capability for kitchen etc. Upon initial listening I've been impressed with performance of the Leben with T&F. It sounded open, a substantial soundstage and smooth/rich sound.  I've had an LFD LE VI amp with Harbeth p3esr speakers. I realize this is quite general, however I'd appreciate any guidance or sharing of experience with any of these systems. Thank you
beijinglarry
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holmz
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OMG what a horror show! OP you are taking advice on a $27k system from a guy literally using lamp cord, who buys based on inductance because he thinks it all sounds the same anyway. Sorry. This happens. Nothing we can do about it. Free forum, anyone no matter how .... nevermind.     
 

If he gets the Kii-3 then he only needs the lamp cord for running power to speakers ;)
(No external amps, no speaker cables.)

That would not be a bad choice for speakers, and their review just came out a few days ago.

Dutch-n-Dutch also come to mind.

chayro
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Be wary of speakers that impress you with "detail" on first listening, as they can become fatiguing over time.  I'm not saying always, but be careful. I find a good test is to play something off Brubeck's "Take Five" record and listen to Paul Desmond's alto sax at a normal listening volume.  If it sounds harsh or in your face, run. That alto falls right into the "annoying" range of frequencies IMO.  People spend a lot of money on "detailed" systems and thousands more trying to back it off with cables, footers, fuses and whatever. 

beijinglarry OP
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Thank you for the suggestions. Most recently I listened to Wilson SabrinaX,BAT80i, dCS Bartok. I listened to a fairly wide range of music from various eras. I found the the system to be natural, detailed, well balanced. It was easy to listen. Not to forward or "in your face" in any way. There was good bass without booming in any way. The room had no special treatments. Right now I may be reconfiguring my primary  listening space so I'm continuing to explore options.

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