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The "right" speaker

Here is my listening room:

21' long X 14'wide with 15' cathedral ceilings. This is split into two rooms a 8' long by 14' wide kitchen (behind the listening area)and a family room of 13' long by 14' wide where my system resides. I have treated the wall behind the speakers and the short wall birectly behind where I sit. The room is now devoid of slap echo and is tuned properly. I sit six to seven feet from the speaker.

I am looking to find a nearfield speaker that will work well in this room for 2 to 4 K used. Here is what I have listened to so far:

Sonus Faber Concertos
Wilson Cubs
Triangle Zayas(very nice)

I welcome any and all recommendations.
hiflyer

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sedond
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diapason adamantes are an excellent choice. a small, drop-dead gorgeous stand-mounted monitor that will do an honest 40hz. also one of the most holographic speakers i've ever heard. i heard the adamantes II; the adamantes III, the current wersion, is supposed to be even better. they retail for a bit more than $4k, w/stands; but are occasionally awailable for much less on the used market. 'rino of prosound, who adwertizes here frequently, has a pair w/stands f/s for <$3k, i tink. this includes shipping, which is spendy, as he's in italy. the speakers are mfr'd there, btw... ewe can find diapason in a-gons' mfr links...

doug s.

sedond
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hiflyer, if newforms weren't around, i'd get the diapasons. 'rino of prosound got a pair, & even *he* sez the newforms are better than the diapasons... ;~) but i dunno how they'd do in the nearfield. if ya want floor-standers, i tink the proac 1.5's are wery nice, & i tink they'd do well in the nearfield - they're essentially a floorstanding wersion of the 1sc... mite even get away w/proac 2.5's in the nearfield, as these are also 2-way speakers, also excellent sound.

doug s.

sedond
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ok, now ya got choices fer the right speaker, how 'bout the left one? ;~)

doug s.

sedond
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i tink someting from china, or perhaps n. korea mite be nice...
sedond
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jm lab make some nice speakers, but there seems to be a love-hate feeling about their inwerted-dome metal tweets. personally, i enjoy mine in my meret re monitors...

enjoy the hunt! :>)

doug s.

ps - i really tink it wood be worthwhile to also check out the diapason adamantes...

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