The your listening habits are probably the biggest factor. If the sweet spot is nearfield for you, and you listen at low levels, then you can use whatever you like. There are a plethora of good monitors that will suffice (I like the VR1 and NHT as well). If you like some distance and plan speaker placement relatively far apart, and like the big sound that a Marshall stack loaded with Celestion greenbacks would yeild no monitor will do it. In that case WAF or not you'll still need your floor standers especially for big musical bass (Subwoofers always sound like rumbling to me but supposedly fill out the sound, when properly adjusted). There are precious few big monitors that would be a compromise like the Dyne Audio special 25, or the Harbeths, but I don't like the polite sound of the Harbeths.
New room/ need new speakers
I have accepted a purchase offer for my home and we are downsizing to a smaller home. My house that I am selling has a dedicated listening room and a dedicated home theater room. My new house has neither. So, I will need to integrate my system into the living area. The room is 13' X 17', Not real big.
I have only used floor standing speakers in the past. I am not real familiar with monitors. Can I get a close to full range sound in this size room with monitors ?
I listen to classic rock from the 70's.
Using Rogue Magnum 120 monos and a ARC LS3 preamp.
Can I get the room to fill with a smaller speaker?
Thanks, Scott
I have only used floor standing speakers in the past. I am not real familiar with monitors. Can I get a close to full range sound in this size room with monitors ?
I listen to classic rock from the 70's.
Using Rogue Magnum 120 monos and a ARC LS3 preamp.
Can I get the room to fill with a smaller speaker?
Thanks, Scott