Totem speakers offer a number of bookshelves and small footprint towers that you may consider. I have totem tribe towers….simply amazing.
Speakers for 2nd System!
Folks, I’m putting together 2nd system in a small room. This room doubles up as home office space. The dimensions are 12’ D x 11’ W x 8’ H.
I am open to recommendations for bookshelves or floor standers with a small footprint. I won’t be adding subs due to limited space. High efficiency 96db and above speakers are preferred.
The system components so far,
Leben CS600X - 28-32W
Technics SL - 1200M7B with Hana ML
Softone Model 4 Phono
Raysonic CD128
Cables - Sternklang (ribbon) IC and Speaker with HIJIRI “Nagomi” Power Cords.
Budget, I would like to stay under $5k but wouldn’t mind going over for something exemplary. Not interested in DIY projects or ugly stuff - aesthetics and high performance are equally important..lol!
Thank you!
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I haven't heard these creations and while the manufacturer is obscure they often receive resounding accolades ... would pair well with Leben I believe: https://www.studio-electric.com/ I went with Revel and love them ... so many quality choices nowadays! |
My office on the second floor has one side facing the first floor Livingroom. It is a small space. In my 12 x 11 x 9 previous room I used Magnepan LRS+. I liked the wall of sound effect of the Maggies, but the clarity of the sound was a bit below the previous KEF LS50 Meta speaker. In my new smaller space, I decided to get a used Magnepan Mini speaker for $1000. This thing needs power, and my Sanders Magtech amp did not have a Standby switch, The Sanders is great on Maggies. The Schitt Wotan amp at $2k had the Standby switch and it sounded as good with more bass than the Magtech ($4k - $7k). The great thing about my current setup is that in my near-field setup (3 feet away) I am getting the wall of sound effect and somewhat of a headphone effect. The Maggies do not suffer too much from side wall reflections; main reason I went with them in a small space. The LS50 Meta is not as easy to setup as the Maggies. The Mini is more detailed and cleaner than the LRS+. I also own the RAAL SR1a earphone and use it in the office (reason for the need for Standby on the Mini amp), That phone is incredible and I use a used $400 Schitt Aegir V1 amp to drive them. My preamp for both the Mini and the SR1a is the $700 Schitt Kara F preamp. The secret sauce is the reference level Schitt Yggi+ OG DAC used for both systems. I also have a few tuners in the mix, including the Magenum Dynalab MD108T tuner ($8k). Do not let the low prices fool you, I sold a $7k preamp, a $15k DAC, a $7k amp to get to this office system. I think the Wotan amp may need to use XLR for best sound. I tried the Benchmark HPA4 preamp with RCA into the Wotan and it was not as good as the Kara F via XLR. The HPA4 via XLR was the best on the Mini and Wotan but is terrible with the RAAL SR1a. So, a bit of compromise. I have a photo of this setup in my A'gon virtual systems page. |
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Right now Michael Kelly has a sale price on his website for Aerial Acoustic Model 5T, stands are available as well. These speakers are fantastic I have several pairs of various models and will no longer look for other manufacturers. https://aerialacoustics.com |
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