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Very small, warm and dynamic speakers

I am setting up the bedroom/office system. This will be mostly for Spotify when not attending meetings, and for late night music such as jazz, indie folk, lo-fi etc. Ideally I wanna get a Totem Model 1 Signature, but I can't find good, used ones. My Budget for this is $1000, and the speakers will be powered by a Leak Stereo 130.  The speakers have to be placed on my desk, close to the walls, so they shouldn't be huge and rear ported. Size matters in this case, but should still be highly resolving and dynamic speakers. But I am ok with them being warm and musical, essentially it's OK for them to be colored. I am actually looking for that British style of sound.
nitewulf
nitewulf OP
419 posts
 
Thanks for the suggestions so far, does the ProAc Tablette fit the bill?
david_ten
5,480 posts
 
@nitewulf   How have you been?

This set of attributes: "Highly resolving and dynamic and warm and musical" in a small form factor with placement challenges and budgetary constraints will be tough to accomplish. 

I recommend enjoying whatever speaker it is, for what it is. 

If you can find a used pair, within your budget, I suggest Air Tight's Bonsai AL-05 / MSM-1 as another option to look into.

All the best in your search and final choice.
hoytis
86 posts
 
I can vouch for the ProAc Tab 10s. Super clean, articulate, musical, absolutely outstanding for a small room setup. But they're more than your $1000 budget new.
nitewulf OP
419 posts
 
@david_ten , how have you been? I'm doing well considering the global situation.  For this pair of speakers, to be honest, I want something very small and sweet sounding, basically like the Totem Model 1 SEs, or similar sounding speakers. I'm ok with bass trailing off at 60hz or treble rolling off at 14KHz, as for resolution, I've found "well made" two way monitors to always be very resolving. The constraints are either they have to be front ported or be portless, I think that's really the main issue.

@hoytis, yes the current model, but older ones may be within budget. I've heard one way back when I first got into the hobby, and it sounded quite nice.

The problem is I am not seeing any applicable speakers for sale in used condition so I may have to opt for a new pair, which is absolutely fine, but it limits my options.

Would love to check out a P3ESR or a Spendor S3/5.
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