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Speaker suggestions wanted

As any audio enthusiast who has ever moved can likely attest, new and smaller rooms can be a challenge. I would be grateful for any suggestions on possible speakers that would be suitable in the following scenario. My new listening room measures 21'x 10', and the spkrs need to be on the long wall, approx 2.5'out,with the rt spkr approx 2' from the side wall and a distance of approx 7' between the spkrs. The listening position will be approx 7' from the center axis. I want to spend $1500.(used)on a pair of floorstanding spkrs with a freq. range no < an in room 35Hz. I listen to lo-fi as well as hi-fi recordings. Spkrs I've owned and have been moved by include Spica TC-60's, Dunlavy SC-IV's, and a pair of Thiel 2.2's, (which I respected yet could never quite warm up to). Any speaker suggestions befitting the above would be most welcome.
resuviator

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maxgain
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Resuviator, I never have listened to Thiels with the Roland, so I can't comment.
maxgain
526 posts
 
You might be better off going with a monitor/sub set up if the speakers need to be that close to the wall, something that you can sit close to(nearfield) without loosing focus. Sitting aganst the back wall won't sound too good so keep your chair out some too if you can. That won't leave much space between you and the speakers. Full range floor standig speakers will be hard to get balanced sound from that close to wall boundries. The sub will give you better ability to place it for the best low end without screwing up the mids. I know you specified floor standers with good bass output, but I don't think you will be able to make it work well like you are describing. Is there a way you can get a bit more centered where you are sitting? Sounds difficult to me.
maxgain
526 posts
 
Piezo is right, some speakers are designed to be used close to the wall or right against it(the old Snell type A was one). Most floorstanding speakers I know much about don't like it but I have not begun to hear them all or pretend to know what sort of room placement every manufacturer suggests. You may need to find out who designes their speakers for that sort of placement. Speakers that are not voiced for that sort of thing will likley boom in the mid bass and loose their sense of space. Now put one in the corner and It just seemed to me that the boom will become BOOM. I only suggest the sub route because might give you more placement flexability. Sounds like you don't have many options due to doors and silly stuff like that? Dunlavys could be a good place to start.
maxgain
526 posts
 
Resuviator, the Thiels may not be the problem? I used to sell them and(the older ones anyway) they really need electronics and a front end that can convey the emotive qualitys you felt they were lacking(most cd palyers sound unenvolving to me). All good speakers are stupid beasts, they just eat what you feed them. Feed them something cold and something cold comes out. They are a pretty clear window back to what they are hooked up to. I personaly liked them with something sort of romantic sounding like some of the Conrad Johnson tubes.(I understand the Carry stuff may have a sound something like that) but never with anything solid state that I ever tried them with seemed to do it for me. This is not an attack on you SS guys, so please don't all of you transistor types out there "flame" me now.
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