New speaker short listing
Discussion
A new set of floor standers is on the cards in the next few months and I'm drawing up an audition list.
Currently i have Audiolab 8200's for the electronics and some old Monitor Audio Silver 7's. I find these really detailed but tiring on my ears now I have more time to listen. They're also fundamentally limited by their driver / cabinet in terms of capability. My room is a bit over 6x5 but the layout means speakers need to be compact and have to be a max of 15cm from the wall (less is better), though won't be in a corner.
I was keen on Focal Aria's but have realised they're just too large for the space available, so a balance must be struck to keep everyone happy.
I had considered changing everything for something like Kef LS60's, the folk in the Kef showroom in London let me have a good play with them and whilst I loved the tech (I'm CD only still), their sound was impressive but felt like something was missing for me. I'm also still a fan of the tactile nature of dropping a disk and tweaking up a well damped volume dial.
Options for audiition so far are: More time with LS60's, Neat Iota, PMC Prophecy and Twenty 5 something, Spendor A series perhaps. Anything else wall and size friendly worth considering? My Music is everything from modern classical, Metal to electronica. I'm not adverse to speakers and a sub approach, budget permitting, nor second hand for the right kit.
I've already spoken to a couple of local Hifi shops, but this hasn't been particularly inspiring to date, so it'll likely need a fair degree of travelling.
Currently i have Audiolab 8200's for the electronics and some old Monitor Audio Silver 7's. I find these really detailed but tiring on my ears now I have more time to listen. They're also fundamentally limited by their driver / cabinet in terms of capability. My room is a bit over 6x5 but the layout means speakers need to be compact and have to be a max of 15cm from the wall (less is better), though won't be in a corner.
I was keen on Focal Aria's but have realised they're just too large for the space available, so a balance must be struck to keep everyone happy.
I had considered changing everything for something like Kef LS60's, the folk in the Kef showroom in London let me have a good play with them and whilst I loved the tech (I'm CD only still), their sound was impressive but felt like something was missing for me. I'm also still a fan of the tactile nature of dropping a disk and tweaking up a well damped volume dial.
Options for audiition so far are: More time with LS60's, Neat Iota, PMC Prophecy and Twenty 5 something, Spendor A series perhaps. Anything else wall and size friendly worth considering? My Music is everything from modern classical, Metal to electronica. I'm not adverse to speakers and a sub approach, budget permitting, nor second hand for the right kit.
I've already spoken to a couple of local Hifi shops, but this hasn't been particularly inspiring to date, so it'll likely need a fair degree of travelling.
I’ve been looking at the more compact floorstanders in Fyne Audio’s range recently. The Fyne F501 might fit the bill, they’re compact relative to many floorstanders and unlikely to be fussy about positioning (e.g could go close to the wall) thanks to their downward firing bass port.
https://www.fyneaudio.com/product/f501/
https://www.fyneaudio.com/product/f501/
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