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Requesting Your Expertise - Best Options - High Sensitivity Speakers For A Smaller Room

As the title says, I am looking into the best options for higher sensitivity speakers for a somewhat small room. The room itself is 12.5 feet by 9.5 feet. The speakers would be placed along the 12.5 foot wall. Amplifier power is 8wpc. 

The system will be used for a variety of music, including folk, instrumental, rock, jazz, and singer songwriter offerings. Budget is a max of $3k, used. And a quality subwoofer, chosen specifically for the room, and use with whatever speakers that I choose, is available to employ.  

I already have some ideas, but, clearly, none of us are aware of everything, and, in the higher sensitivity space, things can get a bit tricky. Your experiences, thoughts, recommendations and expertise would be appreciated in terms of outlining all the worthwhile options available. Thanks. 

nightfall
gournard
13 posts
 

It's just laughable when people think or believe that speakers will overload the room or be too big. I have seen no evidence to support this baseless claim. I have set up many systems and the size of the speaker is a non-issue.

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ditusa
2,199 posts
 

@gournard,

I agree!

Mike

nightfall OP
242 posts
 

Apparently, the people who design and manufacturer speakers, and the many qualified audio reviewers all have no idea what they are talking about then. 

Not to mention I have seen this happen numerous times in person. 

gournard
13 posts
 

"Not to mention I have seen this happen numerous times in person."

What exactly is it you see or hear (in person)? Please educate me.

Oh and by the way what qualifies a person to become a reviewer? What school do they go to and what qualifications do the teachers have and from whom? Anybody, even you, can parade themselves as a reviewer!

 

gournard
13 posts
 

@ditusa,

Yes this concept of overloading the room was obviously a brain fart of some ill advised dunce that was picked up by a few and then by repetition gained traction, much like spikes did in the 80s and we all know how that went: Spikes will drain the vibration out of the speaker. They will act as a mechanical diode and only allow vibration to travel one way. They will decouple and and and etc.

It astounds me how people behave if their world, in this case audio world, is turned upside down. When people feel they are not in control they revert to what psychologists call a hostage mentality, the reptilian brain kicks in and demands fight or flight so they respond defensively or lash out as in the OP’ post above in his apeal to authority.  Better to engage the neocortex the rational part of our mind.

Also to bear in mind is that not all speaker designers are cognisant of room acoustics and its huge effect on the end result, they don’t really need to be because the competition will face the same issues which levels the playing field for all. The main focus would be to obtain a smooth relatively flat response with accurate phase tracking at XO.  And the designers who are fully aware can’t do anything about it. Each speaker and the room it’s in will be unique. As for this overload malarky, phfff  angry

What would happen? ears bleed? windows blow out? dog bites somebody?  

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