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Speaker for low volume listening with high WAF

It's that time of life when the large home is no longer needed and a New Orleans French Quarter condo is more exciting. So I'll be saying good-bye to my Wilson watt puppy 7's, wonderful "Big Mac" MC2000 (get the tubes right and this amp is incredible), Hovland HP100, Dodson DAC, Sony SCD-1, Lector CDP 7TL and mucho other stuff I spent years perfecting with tube rolling. Now I'm looking for a very good speaker system that will complement a Luxman L-590AII integrated amp along with a single box cd player. I don't particularly like speakers that are overly warm but prefer accuracy, clarity, wide soundstaging and musical dynamics which the watt pup 7's serves up with the right equipment. I would be interested in hearing from others who live in smaller spaces and share a similar musical taste and bought speakers that mirror my musical taste. Prior to the watt pups (I've owned the 6 & 7's) I had ML Prodigy and Quad ESL 63 stats (fast & transparent but low WAF).
rickjames

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rickjames OP
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Thanks for the responses I did hear the Gallo 3.1's at one of the NY shows and was impressed.
rickjames OP
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I wish I could keep the big speakers but going from 4500 sq ft to 1200 sq feet just makes it impossible. I also agree with my wife that the place we bought has such a unique elegant look that large speakers would take away from the ambience. The Focal mini utopia be's sound interesting as I have to get away from the floor standers. When I really need realistic volume I can just walk a block to Preservation Hall and take it all in. Silver lining in every cloud!
rickjames OP
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Forgot to add that the speakers recommended should be capable of quality sound even if they are place within 12 inches of a wall...Thanks
rickjames OP
24 posts
 
Thanks for all the suggestions...I'm going to head for New Orleans next week to see what I can find at the 2 local high end stores with a short list of speakers that you all were kind enough to recommend.
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