Thanks for all your thoughtful responses, very helpful, lots to dig into... I suppose there is no way to avoid trying out several of these myself to find out. The journey continues...
Recommended Speaker Design for Corner / Near-Wall Placement?
Hi all, hoping to learn from your experiences. My listening space is living room/kitchen (10x15) in a small apartment. Due to kitchen counter, speaker placement is along 7 ft front wall pointing towards living room sofa, with room corner and kitchen counter "corner" as the boundaries.
Looking for speaker options that can go near wall/corner and perform well. Have looked into Audio Note, Zu Audio, Klipsch horns, Tribe On-Wall, Ohm Acoustics, etc. Started with Dynaudio bookshelves + dual subs placed on either side of small kitchen table about 5.5' apart. 50/50 music/movies. I understand I may not get great imaging given my sofa position of 10-12 feet back from speakers 5-6 feet apart, but I can always move closer for listening. Thanks!
Looking for speaker options that can go near wall/corner and perform well. Have looked into Audio Note, Zu Audio, Klipsch horns, Tribe On-Wall, Ohm Acoustics, etc. Started with Dynaudio bookshelves + dual subs placed on either side of small kitchen table about 5.5' apart. 50/50 music/movies. I understand I may not get great imaging given my sofa position of 10-12 feet back from speakers 5-6 feet apart, but I can always move closer for listening. Thanks!
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I was reading today that the Magico A1 monitor is a sealed design without a port. Thus this speaker can be placed close to a back wall or even put on a bookshelf. I have never owned any speaker with such a design. I am curious if such speakers would sound the same in the bookshelf or on stands away from the back wall? That is they sound the same regardless of placement? |
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edvardmonk
I have a small media corner just as yours. I used to have KEF (Q900 and then LS50). But the ported design always bring in issues like bass distortion for me. I was advised to look into sealed speakers for the close placement to front wall. I used ATC SCM19 (please read up on this company and their lineup) and never looked back. |
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