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Self-powered speakers: any good?

Have you heard any musical sounding high quality self-powered speakers that would fill a medium sized room with MUSIC?

I've got a fireplace on one wall where I'd like to put my stereo. And, I hate running wires by the fireplace.

Had the idea to put a self-powered speaker in each corner and one of my Squeezebox Touches next to each speaker. Slave one Touch to the other, and done?

Room is medium size: 22 x 14 with 8 foot ceilings, but it does open into other rooms.

Self powered speakers I've heard have been all intended for near field or table top. And the more expensive ones sound lean (sigh).
artmaltman
mordante
511 posts
 
Ojgalli you are right. But if a powered speaker is not an active speaker then I think it is a bad design.
texas42
98 posts
 
Meridian offers excellent powered speakers with superlative results. They are quite expensive however.
artmaltman OP
769 posts
 
Thanks for all the ideas. Alas I had not considered the timing issue - that two SB Touch's, one for left channel and one for right channel - might not time properly. Sigh. I think I'll try it anyway. I own Audioengine 5's for my bedroom so I can experiment. (The 5's strain when trying to fill my living room but I can test the timing issue.)
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