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Speaker for low volume listening with high WAF

It's that time of life when the large home is no longer needed and a New Orleans French Quarter condo is more exciting. So I'll be saying good-bye to my Wilson watt puppy 7's, wonderful "Big Mac" MC2000 (get the tubes right and this amp is incredible), Hovland HP100, Dodson DAC, Sony SCD-1, Lector CDP 7TL and mucho other stuff I spent years perfecting with tube rolling. Now I'm looking for a very good speaker system that will complement a Luxman L-590AII integrated amp along with a single box cd player. I don't particularly like speakers that are overly warm but prefer accuracy, clarity, wide soundstaging and musical dynamics which the watt pup 7's serves up with the right equipment. I would be interested in hearing from others who live in smaller spaces and share a similar musical taste and bought speakers that mirror my musical taste. Prior to the watt pups (I've owned the 6 & 7's) I had ML Prodigy and Quad ESL 63 stats (fast & transparent but low WAF).
rickjames
oem
91 posts
 
Rickjames "Superfreak" sorry I couldn't resist.
Look into the Penaudio Serenades.Very small footprint,full range and sound great.Good luck
queg
55 posts
 
I'd go with something that has inherent design sacrifices in those aspects that you no longer require (high SPL's, big dynamics, large room bass) in exchange for excellence in the qualities you can still fully enjoy: detail, transparency, microdynamics, musicality.. .. for example, high-sensitivity, full range single drivers in a unique and beautiful cabinet, such as Cain & Cain.

Also Audionote.. unfortunately a traditional & large box monitor that must be mounted a stand doesn't pass WAF in my house.
rlf
45 posts
 
Hi Rick,

Although I’m replying to a very old post, did you ever find the speakers thar you were looking for?
BTW, do you remember the nice time that we all had years ago at the old Stereophile show in San Francisco. Circa 1993?

tweak1
3,561 posts
 
mechans +1 ROFLMAO

FYI I heard Merlins many times at shows as I was friends with Jud Barber (Joule Electra), who shared rooms with Bobby P. Jud asked me during a show how I liked the Merlins. I told him they didn't light my fire. He pretty much agreed

Underwood HiFi might have some nice choices in their Special page or check out their LSAs

hth
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