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Speakers for a very small room

I have a dedicated room for my music system but it is very small. I am starting over from scratch.

i want highly sensitive speakers that will play nice with tube amps, therefore it needs to be minimum 8 ohm stable and sensitive.

i need this speaker to sound good placed near side boundaries. I am able to get them 16” from the side walls and 4’ Into the room (I can place closer to the wall if necessary) and ideally I think I’d sit the same distance the speakers are apart

room is 9.5x13.5x8, a little under 30m3. Small. Speakers will be placed on the short wall.

the tube amp I am most likely going to get is from finale audio 8wpc. Somewhat beefy Hashimoto transformers so it should be okay with midbass.

i really hope a speaker like this exists. Thanks for any help. 
justanotherhifiguy
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justanotherhifiguy OP
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Budget: like to keep it under $5,000. I am happy to buy used.

for the record I have tried the following speakers in my room and was less than impressed with the sound which makes me think that my room was just too small for these speakers.

kef ls50 
Harbeth 30.2

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oddiofyl
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I would first reconsider such low power with small speakers.  The specs on the LS50 are that it's only 85 dB sens.  I wouldn't use anything less than a 40 w PP tube amp and even then you won't get a lot of volume.   

I think most compact speakers have rather low sensitivity,  larger cabinets and drivers often contribute to greater output per watt.  

I would estimate you would need around a 92 to 94 dB efficient speaker to get decent output in a small room with 8 watts,  that power is more appropriate for single driver speakers like Omega and Zu.
mcanaday
168 posts
 
Omega Super 3i would work in a small room.   Silverline Minuet Supreme Plus also a possibility--easy to drive.
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