we are a Dali dealer the minuets are amazing tiny loudspeakers
you just wont be prepared for the midrange presence and sound stage size that comes out of the Dalis
Dave and Troy
Audio intellect NJ
Dali dealers
Small compact 2-way speakers? Harbeth p3esr xd vs DALI Menuet SE ?
I am considering upgrading the speakers in a bedroom. Only used for casual listening, usually in the early morning and then nighttime before bed. Currently have a perfectly fine 20 year old pair of ELAC “Elegant” 312s, which i quite like, but feel that newer technology and maybe better engineering would give me more depth in the mid-range and maybe even a touch more naturalness in the upper frequencies. (The bass from the tiny 312s is pretty impressive.)
I’d be very interested if anybody has compared the Harbeth P3ES-2s to the DALI Menuet SEs. They are both only a bit bigger than my ELACs, and I would like not to go any bigger than that.
Amp is the NAD M10 v2 (integrated streamer/DAC). So whatever speakers I would consider have to play nicely with nCore Class D. The speakers would sit on a built solid wood dresser, about 14” from the wall in back. (No room for stands.) But I probably would put them on some sort of isolator pads. The room is about 14” x 12”.
Any thoughts, reactions and advice, very much appreciated!