Triangle Magellan Duetto 40th Anniversary

Hey @roxy54 can you tell me a little bit more about the benefits of smaller speakers in your room? I have Focal Sopra's crammed in my 9x13 room and have considered testing out smaller standmount speakers (Harbeth, Splendor), but I'm just not interested in subs and the headache that seems like to deal with. I've also been concerned I'm going to give up detail, but I'd love to be wrong there. 

Hello @j-wall , I recently changed (upgraded!) from very large floor standers (Revel Salon 2) to stand mounts and could not be happier.  In my family room which is not small, the Revel's dominated and took up a large amount of space.  I bought a pair of Dynaudio Contour 20i's, intending them for another house.  But, we hooked them up and were blown away.  Note I do have nice electronics, with Audionet Max amps.  The detail and resolution on the Dynaudio's was way ahead of the older Revel's.  But their ability to scale up for the large room, and reach down to decent tight bass was astonishing.  Since my wife was smitten with the small appearance, (even with the stands they appear much smaller and visually fit in the room better), I immediately climbed up the Dynaudio line, finding the top end Confidence 20 in the light oak.  I really had to try these to believe.  The standmount's image and coherences is par non.  Better resolution and soundstage, and still room filling music.  I do run subs, and did even with the Salons.  But with the subs turned off, most people would still be happy.

I'm running the Magellan Duetto with 40 watts of KT88 and love them. Lots of detail and excellent bass. Speakers are dynamic and exciting. I also own 3 other pair of Triangle and have enjoyed them all. 

@j-wall 

It's a little difficult to describe, but with larger speakers, the entire "scene" is a bit harder to take in, and I can just instinctively feel that the smaller speaker is "correct" for the room. Everything is marginally smaller but seems better organized and easier to understand. 

I also want to add, concerning the Duettos, that in addition to their dynamics, they are said to have excellent speed and timing, which I find important for jazz in particular.

@fastfreight this is awesome to hear. I guess I'll be on the hunt for some stand mounts to see what I think. The hunt continues.