Suggestions: Interesting small speakers with flexible placement
Hey guys. Long time member. Proud owner of some Ohm Walsh 2s with Parasound electronics.
i just moved into a new apartment and am looking for speakers for my bedroom. It’s relatively small at 500 square feet. I have some weird considerations that have led me to eliminate a lot of typical choices. Looking for any ideas on speakers that could work!
requirements:
* listening position is the bed, but I’d like wide sweet spot so that I can enjoy them as I dress, which would place me well outside of the typical listening triangle.
* they are going to have to be fairly close to the wall. Probably no more than 6” from the wall to the back of the speaker
* unless they are omnis or something, they will likely have to be in an actual bookcase or on a dresser
* they should look interesting and sculptural
* price range under $3k retail for a pair
will accept any suggestions. I love floor standers but doubt this room can accommodate any. Omni directional or other unusual designs encouraged.
My favorite small speaker made for shelf or up against wall placement are the rarely talked about Vandersteen VLR carbon fiber tweeter. Asked on the 70k+ Model 7 XTRM. they make a much less expensive version with the ceramic tweeter I believe. It s a must audition IMHO. It’s ver detailed while keeping its smoothness. Sounds much larger than they are. I’ve heard them with an all in one Naim unit as well as with a system with Audio research integrated. They always scale and deliver. |
@ledhed2222 where do you live? |
