My vote is Meridian DSP 8000, a subwoofer will not be necessary and you will not find a smoother effortless exact sound especially at lower pleasant volume. They can easily fill the rom in stereo and many Meridian owners are hooked on Trifield as well. Since they are digital the lengths of wire is nothing in comparison. You can pick up preowned pair for $16K and upgrade to SE later. I believe there is also a single on this site. If you look on the Meridian Hitchhiker site a lot more information on preowned equipment. I will say that I have been enjoying and building my Meridian system for over twenty years. I had Magnapan and Martin Logan prior, and got tired of the amp, preamp and wire games.
Recommend speakers for a large living room
Hi, I am moving to a new apartment with a large living room (38" x 23", plus a dining area & kitchen). I am planning to have 2 different sitting areas given the size. Here is a picture of the floor-plan: https://ibb.co/J5szvj9
Everything is wood floors except on the blue squares where I plan to put carpet. I’ve been thinking of using omni-directional speakers (German Physiks Borderland) given the area is large and there are multiple listening locations. But I’d like to get some recommendations & also some ideas of where it would be best to place the speakers - so far my idea is to put them on the red circles.
My budget for speakers is ~$50,000.
Everything is wood floors except on the blue squares where I plan to put carpet. I’ve been thinking of using omni-directional speakers (German Physiks Borderland) given the area is large and there are multiple listening locations. But I’d like to get some recommendations & also some ideas of where it would be best to place the speakers - so far my idea is to put them on the red circles.
My budget for speakers is ~$50,000.
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I’ll second the comment by Atmasphere above, to the effect that special consideration should be given to speakers that are easy to drive. That would be beneficial in several ways: Whatever amplifier(s) you choose will most likely sound better; the need for less power is likely to lower the cost of suitable amplification considerably; a greater percentage of whatever amount of money you choose to invest in amplification would be likely to go toward quality rather than toward watts; and, finally, less heat is likely to be put into the room by the amplifier(s), if that may be a consideration for your apartment. One speaker which certainly meets that requirement, and that would be suitable for use in a large space such as yours, and that I believe is consistent with your budget, is the Daedalus Zeus that was suggested earlier in the thread. Although with those as well as many of the other speakers that have been suggested the need for multiple listening positions would seem to be problematical. If you want to consider Daedalus a conversation with Lou Hinkley (its designer/manufacturer), who is wonderful to deal with, is likely to provide you with helpful guidance about suitability and placement. Good luck. Regards, -- Al |
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