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What is the best speaker for a small room 10X11

I'm lucky enough to have a dedicated listening room (WAF is not a factor), but I'm wondering if my Dunlavey SC3''s are the right choice... room is 10X11 with 9' ceilings..

I listen to a bit of everything, but most interested in jazz & blues.

Thanks,
brent

Sources:
VPI Aries/JMW 10/Shelter 501
Meridian 506/Monarchy DIP/Upsampler/DAC

Preamp:
Audio Research LS-7
(Supratek Syrah has been ordered)

Amp:
McCormack DNA 0.5 (Upgraded by Steve to Rev. A)
bgrazman

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subaruguru
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10x11x9??!! Sennheiser HD600. Too many nodes....
subaruguru
1,376 posts
 
I agree with forever above (and would like to apologize for my HD600 remark, as I know you have to live with this room....).
I especially like the idea of using a moderate-sized, QUICK-woofered 2-way monitor, VERY carefully set up in a near-field arrangement. This will allow you to erase the sidewalls (by sitting close to the speakers, and having them away from the sidewalls). Then move this "triangle" around to smooth out bass freq resp as best you can.
The Revel M20 would be an outstanding choice at $1500 or so; the Spendor S3/1p at $900...and a myriad of other sub-1K
2-ways with UNbloated bass.
Yes your room is almost overwhelmingly challenging. Be sure to "erase" it with wall-to-wall, stuffed furniture, sidewall damping, etc., to null out those early reflections, and again, move your triangle around to minimize aggregate bass nodes. You're basically accomplishing a pro near-field monitoring geometry...sprt-of a giant headphone (hence the Sennheiser quip isn't SO totally off!).
Good Luck...and stay away from big woofers...especially ported ones. remember that your ear/brain WILL fill in the bottom octave if the upper bass is quick and accurate.
Maybe even cheap Paradigm Atoms are an inexpensive experiment?
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