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im searching for a budget 2 channel setup

as all people living in SF homes there is always a problem for speaker placement weird areas in victorians and arts and craft homes need app;y here. i have only one place in the kitchen area to setup an immaculate budget system not costing more than 4000 to do this. the problem is the area its going to situated in the speakers have to be placed next to a wall and beside an old victorian couch , the amps and cd player below the couch as not to be seen but heard, remote is a must. music played will be from my wifes iphone and ipod, if you have any great ideas at all and know these kind of constraints it will be much appreciated i have been an audiophile for nearly 25 years and this is the biggest challenge i have ever faced. any suggestions ?
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martykl
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I'll offer one approach:

Small omnis or "near omnis" with little to no bass like those from Ohm, Mirage, Gallo. or even Sunfire (the CRM is dipole, but maybe worth thinking about, anyway). The wide dispersion should help mitigate the irregular placement and the lack of bass will mitigate any undesireable low frequency room effects attendent to the odd positioning. Add a small sub to fill out the bandwidth.

Good luck

Marty
martykl
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Sonos is a great system (I have 7 stations throughout my home and use 1 or more every day), and it might solve your remote control and access issues, but your speaker placement is the one that's going to make or break the sound. If you're listening position is on the sofa with the speakers beside you - good luck. Full range omnis are probably your best bet. Maybe a used pair of the Gallo 3.x floorstanders (+/- 300 degree dispersion through much of their bandwidth) or the smaller Ohm or Mirage floorstanders would make sense. I use Ohm 100s (albeit with subs in a more traditional positioning scheme) and can attest that they are quite good.

Good Luck

Marty
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