Speakers for Small Room


Hi all.  I’ll be moving later this year and significantly downsizing.  My current listening room is 23’ x 32’ x 12’.  The space at my new place is 15’ x 10’ x 9’.  Speakers will go along the long wall due to doorways, windows, etc.  My speakers include Volti Audio Rivals (currently hooked-up), Devore O/96 and Magnepan LRS+.  Amplification is Pass Labs XA30.8.  Looking for thoughts on which of the above would be the best fit, or open to suggestions for other speakers.  I initially thought the Devores, but they’re rear-ported and need some pretty decent space from the front wall, which I won’t have.  Although the Volti’s are large, they can be positioned pretty close to the front wall.  Just not sure how "in my face" they’ll sound as my seating position will be about 8’ away.  Almost forgot to mention, also have a pair of REL Carbon Specials that I doubt I'll need in the new, smaller space.  Of course, amplification might need to change depending on speaker recommendations, so feel free to throw out suggestions on that front too.  I’m agnostic as to solid state or tube, but not interested in integrateds as my Grimm MU2 serves as my preamp.  Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

jjgasp

If you like your current Volti/Pass combination, consider the Volti Razz -- it has a small enough footprint to work in the smaller room.

Pure Audio Project is now making an open baffle model designed specifically for small rooms and claims it only needs to be a foot off the wall for optimum performance. Choice of an AMT or Voxativ Alnico center driver. 

I'm in the market for some monitors to go in a relatively small room. Listened to a bunch recently and my favorites have been the Joseph Pulsar 2 Graphene, the Franco Serblin Goldberg, and the Mon Acoustics Platimon mkII. These were all in dealer showrooms though, with a little room to go out into the space, which is how my room is as well. So not sure how much it applies to your situation.

 

I have the Volti Razz, and sit about 8.5 ft. away from them in a room onloy a little larger than yours. I am pleasantly surprised at how they fit the space wonderfully. I did use the provided resistors to slightly reduce tweeter output, and increase midrange output. It works well in my room. 

 

David