Office stereo
Last year I installed two Moon North based systems at home and then, in a flash of guilt-induced generosity, gifted my Naim Uniti Atom + Harbeth P3ESR to my nephew. Meanwhile, at work, I had been making do with a tiny pair of antique Cambridge Soundwork speakers and a sub --- and the sub finally gave up on me after 25 years. I'd love to steal my gift back. Just kidding ... but that means I need your help.
Office is about 130-140 sq ft. Picture below. I have a couple of computers in there and can dedicate a Mac mini to streaming Qobuz. That's all I want by way of music source.
I don't want bass (or to be precise, my neighbors won't want it). I want clear, neutral near-field listening at low volume. I'm not much into warmth or color. The more I think about it, the more I feel that the Naim Uniti Atom (+ Harbeths) would be a great reference point, though it might be slight overkill for such a small space.
What would you recommend by way of separates or integrated devices?
Using the Naim/Harbeth as a price reference point as well, I am thinking around $7500 in all, but I could be persuaded to budge .. preferably downward. Votes for the reference point also welcome. Thanks all.
we have a perfect solution for you
we import the amazing jern monitors from denmark they are tiny and work well nearfield they are made from cast iron and graphite so the cabinets are completely dead and therefore they image extremely well then add a naim uniti atom for a miniature reference system https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/jern14-es-loudspeaker-and-rel-t5i-subwoofer/
Dave and Troy audio Intellect NJ
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@debrajray So it seems you have some sanity and do not want to go where I have. The post above by Dave is something I considered for my small space before I took a flyer on the Magnepan Mini and then descended into an audio maze. I liked the idea of the cast iron speaker enclosure for a small room. You may be able to put it on the desk in front of the window. My Mini cannot be placed that way due to the dipole design (the wall of sound effect of Maggies).
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@parkergetdean and @audphile1 thanks. Maybe the Quad Vena II Play, which is Roon Ready? It possibly still gets edged out by the Naim Uniti Atom (for me), but it seems a harder call with the Evo 150. I'd love to know if anyone's done any cross-comparisons. @audiotroy thanks! The Jerns seem really cool and I am going to look into the virtues of cast iron :-). And @yyzsantabarbara keep the audio insanity going, plus thanks for helping me build that fiber-optic moat to counteract my long ethernet run (but that's another story).
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