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Bookshelf speakers on a bookshelf (Sad)

Ok, building new house wife killed my stereo ambitions with an awful built in tv console cabinet.  Room is large, there is Sonos in the ceiling and outdoor area so that’s fine for background.  She sold my B&W 802s when we moved but thinks the McIntosh stuff looks cool so that can stay.  MA352 int amp and a mt5 turntable.  I thought there was room for floor standing speakers next to the built in but sadly there isn’t room.  I can put a sub in, budget is whatever, but I don’t want want to turn 20k Focals into $4000 speakers buried on a bookshelf.  Any suggestions?  Thanks, Mark 

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crustycoot
600 posts
 

How about KEF Ref 1 in the cabinets. They can go horizontally without impaired imaging. The MA352 has equalization to manage the effects of shelf placement. 
This solution will satisfy your conflicting requirements and should offer a quality listening experience without risking a domestic insurrection.

uncledemp
715 posts
 

Be your own man and value your wife’s input. Don’t set up an audio room that turns into an anti-social behavior zone. Contrary to popular belief, the people in your life are more important than your stereo.

 

 

styleman
132 posts
 

+1 for the Raidho XT-1

spenav
416 posts
 

@uncledemp 

Contrary to popular belief, the people in your life are more important than your stereo.
 

Everyone here values their families more than their stereo system. When my grandchildren are around, I put everything on hold to enjoy them. Life doesn’t have to be always binary. Doesn’t have to be a choice between your wife and your system. You can have both and still live in harmony. 
The OP didn’t ask for advice about his marital life, and no one would advise him to choose his system over his wife, just to clarify things. 

uncledemp
715 posts
 

I didn’t ask for a critique of my post, either. 

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