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Recommendations to a small room setup

Hello everyone,

Im setting up a system in my apartment this coming fall and just wanted some extra input from those much more knowledgable in this field than I am.

My living room is fairly small (~200sqft) so I am looking for speakers for this size.

I have looked at Dynaudio Excite X12s, Magnepan MMGs, Dali Zensor 3s, etc. But honestly, they all seem pretty good to me.

I was suggested against the NAD C165BEE and NAD C275BEE setup for any small speaker setup (maybe except for the MMGs), so I would love some input on electronics setup as well. What do you guys think about the Marantz SR7009??

Finally, I will be mainly listening to alot of pop, indie, ballad, jazz, blues, acoustics, and EDM. Also, I hope to have the speakers and electronics I purchase to be pretty decent when watching movies/TV shows.

Thank you!
davidthepark

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lowrider57
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The Marantz SR7009 is a 9.2 home theater system.
Rather than NAD separates, the NAD C 356BEE integrated is a better choice for your situation. (80 wpc and stable into 4 ohms).
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lowrider57
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The Dynaudio and Dali speakers the OP is considering are very closely spec'd...50 Hz to 20K+, sensitivity on the Dali is 88 dB, 86 on the Dynaudio, crossover at 2kHz, 2.6kHz. I believe these would provide a satisfying full-range sound for the OP's type of music in such a small room.
The low rumble a subwoofer provides may be missed when watching movies.

The Magnepan MMGs may provide the fullest sound, but I defer to others as far as the low-end performance.
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lowrider57
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Jrinkerptdnet,
I just did the calculation and you are correct, this may be a 10'x 20' room. In that case, these speakers are on the small side and the OP may need to look for a full-range speaker or add a subwoofer.

I think we need to hear more specific details on the room.
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