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Recommendations on small ESL speakers for tiny room

I currently have Sound Lab M545 ESL speakers. They are incredible, but I have a tiny room: 10 x 10ft. Even though M545 is the smallest of Sound Lab, it is too dynamic and overwhelms my room-even with all the room treatments. I am looking for a smaller ESL that can deliver super clarity and intimacy even at low volume. Any thoughts?

 

 

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oldrooney
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Glad to hear you got it working for a lot less than $7,000.00. :-)

ghdprentice
6,335 posts
 

Excellent. Yeah, planar are all about positioning.

mglik
884 posts
 

+1 Quad 57s were designed for small rooms. They can be enchanting even though missing highs and lows. However, the current best rebuild is Electrostatic Solutions 

(ESS). They are said to give much more highs and lows.

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chungjh OP
265 posts
 

It seems that the latest Quads are still better than the older models.

musicmann1
96 posts
 

 Quad ESL 57’s, or Stax ESL. The Stax supposedly have incredible transparency, perhaps even a little better than the 57’s ( back in the day I owned several 57’s, running single pairs  as well as stacked pairs , however never owned the Stax). The Stax are very inefficient and won’t play very loud, but could be a great solution for a 10 x 10 room.

Cheers.....

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