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Small room electrostat/ planar speaker?

In about 30 days will be moving to a new home where its going to be hard to make my 1.7 maggies work in a spouse friendly way ( the only large room is the main living room). I've always gravitated to planars and electrostatics, box speakers that don't sound colored or slow usually cost more than my entire system. Where I'd like to end up is a system that's extremely resolving at low to moderate volume levels, my main dissatisfaction with my current Mg 1.7 speakers and Prima Luna amp is that it really doesn't come to life until the volume is moderate listening levels or higher.

I'm wondering if anyone has seen something that approaches the coherency and speed of the 1.7s that would work in an 11x12 listening room? I'd like to keep the cost limited to $4k if possible.
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yyzsantabarbara
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@aniwolfe , @bdp24,

Can you guys give a recommendation to the room size for the LFT-8b (the smallest acceptable size). I was reading about it after your recommendation above and it looks like a good candidate for my office system. I am currently using a great sounding KEF LS50 in an incredibly tiny office but will move to a bigger space soon (not sure about room size yet). How far from the walls do you place the speaker?

I am going to be using the Benchmark AHB2 amp (mono block 380W) in the office will that SS amp be too bright with the E.T.?


yyzsantabarbara
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Thanks guys for the great info. I called a local dealer this afternoon in Los Angeles that carries the E.T. but they do not have it in the demo rooms. It is not a big seller for them and they like to show Magico's.

If my next room is close to accommodating the E.T's I will get it. This speaker sounds like one that I can listen at low to mid volumes for the whole day while I work. I also want to try to get something other than a dynamic speaker design since I will have a living room speaker like that.
yyzsantabarbara
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Since I was in a generous spending mood, and the fact I will have to wait another 6 months+ until I move to the bigger office, I decided to give another speaker on this thread a shot. I just bought the Audience ClairAudient 1+1 Loudspeaker ($2345). I became intrigued by the fact that it does not use a crossover and is supposed to sound like a Quad. I have space on my desk for this speaker though it is best served by stands away from the wall. I do not have space at the moment for that. I will have the following office system in my current tiny office (system being made or shipped at the moment).

Audience ClairAudient 1+1 (after I move I will also get the E.T. LFT-8b)
Benchmark DAC3L
Benchmark AHB2 amp
MD 102 tuner
Audience Au24 SX speaker cables
Sonare mircoRendu + ROON

My current system is actually perfect for the tiny space but I wanted to buy something just because I have been working too hard not to spend some cash. This system will move to my bedroom.

KEF LS50 speaker
Sony XDR -F1HD
Peachtree Nova 150 integrated with DAC
Audience Au24 SE speaker cables
Sonare SonicOrbiter + ROON

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