Nearfield listening

I listened to about 6 ft away on my main system ( Dunlavy V ) and about 5 ft for bedroom/study system (Dunlavy IV). My primary goal is to avoid room reflections. Works great.

Try ATC monitors. The models 11, 19 and 20s work great.

I'm 5 feet away from bigger Clements speakers 207 d i's and they are killer sounding and not in your face at all ,Some of the best i have have had with my stereo.

Coffeey,
I've been a proponent of 'nearfield listening' for about 30 years...not everyone will pay attention long enough to 'get it'...that being, eliminating room stuff till long after 'first arrival'...but nearfield is absolutely intoxicating.

Also, and off the subject, I wrote this on another post, touting, Renee Olstead...just trying to share the beauty of her voice and music.

01-31-11: Lrsky
Maybe I'm late to the party...but I've got to say that the finest talent, new to me, that I've heard in the past 20 years, is Renee Olstead.
She's just now 22 years old--but if one goes to youtube and watches her "Someone to Watch Over Me", that she performed at the ripe old age of 14...you'll hear someone who's voice sounds, angelic, beautiful, well seasoned and just beyond imagination. (Feel like Rod Serling with that one).
WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW.
She has two albums--I have both, and they're hypnotic--she takes ownership of every song she sings...they are hers once you've heard her sing them.
"A once in a generation or two, or three, voice!"

Larry

Has anyone ever used open baffle speakers in a Near Field listening environment? I was thinking of getting a pair of custom made open baffle speakers with Audio Nirvana 'Super 12 Cast Frame drivers in them for my secondary system. I'd only be sitting about 6ft away from them and they would only be about 5ft apart.