Speakers for new room

I went from a large room like your old one to a 13.5’ x 22’ room. I ended up with Open baffles, reason is they can be placed close to the side walls due to their dispersion pattern and have less interaction with the side wall. I have mine, Tri-Art Audio Open 5 that are quite large, 5’ from the front wall (front of the baffle) and about 10” from the side walls with excellent results. Definitely have a look at OB’s or similar speakers for long narrow rooms.  

Another option is a speaker like the AudioNote’s AN line they are designed to be placed into the corners. Also sounds very nice.  

audionewbie,

I have AV123 Strata Mini front L & R speakers now.

Staying with Klipsch, Wharfedale and Zu Audio because they are what I can actually get a chance to listen to.

I’ll be interested to know your opinion on the Zu.  I have a pair of Union 6 and think they are wonderful.  What separates them from the Klipsch speakers I have listened to is their coherence and clarity. That’s the advantage of a full range driver.  It results in a speaker that disappears and lets you hear deeply into the recording.  I have not listened to the Dirty Weekend model but have heard that they are fun and forgiving speakers that don’t unlike the Union 6 which took a long time to bloom and open up. Take a look at the impulse measurements on Klipsch vs Zu.  Big difference in their time and phase accuracy.

Probably going to consider the Mofi source point 10.as well.