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Floorstander or bookshelf?

Hello everybody,

My current current system is:
-NAD C542
-Naim Nait 5i (VER.02)
-Monitor Audio RS6
The room is around 17MP (5M X 3.5M) /(16ft. X 11.5 ft),speakers being placed along 16 ft. side.

I had recently the occasion to make a comparison of my current speakers with Spendor S3e and Sonus Faber Toy.
To my surprise ,I found that RS6 sound is very "colored" and the bass is boomy vs the other two speakers.
Much more ,I was very impressed by the musicality of Sonus Faber at the point that I am very tempted to buy a pair even they are a little bass shy and very slow for pop and electronic music.
Personally I didn`t like very much the Spendors which I found to dark for my tastes.

- What do you consider that should be more appropriate for my room , a bookshelf or a floorstander?
- Having in mind the positive reviews for RS6,do you consider a downgrade from RS6 to Sonus Faber Toy and if so what would be your recommendation?
kerio

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kerio OP
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Thanks for answer,
I did not make any treatments.The speakers are placed 5ft.(1.5m) away from the side walls and 1.3ft.(0.4m) in front of back walls with 6.5 ft.(2m) distance between them.
I find the bass to boomy for my tastes.
The excessive lows tend to "color" the voices and to make the sound somehow artificial.
I suspect that a bookshelf would be more adequate taking in account room size.
As for RS6, everybody seems to agree that are very good speakers for the money but wouldn`t be Sonus Faber Toy a step forward?
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