Searching for the most "accurate" speaker (below 15K)

I have heard amazing things in terms of accuracy and transparency from these: http://www.decware.com/newsite/HDT.html

I have the Decware HR-1's which are absolutely mind blowing.

:+1: on DeVore, good recommendation

@2psyop Vandersteen is a very forgiving by amazing speaker. You could save some money and get the Treo, and invest the delta in room treatment. That will most likely be a better route to go.

@ahendler I interpreted "accurate" as flat response. That was why I originally recommended the Decware HDT. That said, potentially time coherency is more important that completely flat response to the OP.

End of the day, I fine that many Hifi speakers tend to be more forgiving, and more enjoyable to listen to but they also bump up the treble quite a bit. I think many mfg. know that as age increases, the ability to hear HF decreases.

That said, I am always blown away when I listening to a pair of Treo's or Quatro's.

@willemj you're right about too much bass and room modes, however room treatment will be far better than DSP EQ. I prefer the least amount in the signal path as possible.

@vermeer my room is 140 sq ft, or 1375 cu ft. (11 x 12.5 x 10) -- a cube is less than ideal, however, listening near-field is actually sublime. Take a look at the golden ratio on Cardas Audio: http://www.cardas.com/room_setup_near_field.php

Here is the room setup guide: http://www.cardas.com/room_setup_main.php

If you can grab yourself a measurement mic, you can run REW yourself to figure out where you start before you invest a penny in equipment/speakers.

https://www.roomeqwizard.com/

Enjoy!

Exactly, this is al about pairing a good speaker to the room. A natural sounding speaker that is 8’ tall is going to sound incredibly bad if it over pressurizes the room.

Small rooms can sound amazing but you approach needs to be different. This is an intimate, out of body listening room in my opinion. You need to pair speakers that will align with that approach.

You don’t want to listen to concert level SPLs in that sized room (IMHO).

What about a nice nearfield powered monitor like the Focal CMS 40 or bigger brother? Perfectly matched amps, some eq and damping, and then spend on our source?