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New room/ need new speakers

I have accepted a purchase offer for my home and we are downsizing to a smaller home. My house that I am selling has a dedicated listening room and a dedicated home theater room. My new house has neither. So, I will need to integrate my system into the living area. The room is 13' X 17', Not real big.
I have only used floor standing speakers in the past. I am not real familiar with monitors. Can I get a close to full range sound in this size room with monitors ?
I listen to classic rock from the 70's.
Using Rogue Magnum 120 monos and a ARC LS3 preamp.
Can I get the room to fill with a smaller speaker?
Thanks, Scott
scottht
bobgates
535 posts
 
My room at 13' x 21' is only slightly larger than yours. I use a floorstanding speaker at the present time (Buggtussel Somus) but have had good success with a variety of smaller monitor type speakers.
bignerd100
515 posts
 
Bookshelf speakers on stands take up as much space as floorstanding speakers in most cases. If you have to go with monitors you can get a pretty full sound with proper speaker placement and good speakers. Though not quite full range the Spendor 3/1 is a good choice. Von Schweikert VR-1 is a great speaker for 1K. Vandersteen makes a good bookshelf too.
scottht OP
398 posts
 
Forgot to add, I am going to the house again tomorrow for more measurements. The ceilings are 10'
I guess the big issue is placement. They might need to be as close as 2' from the rear wall.
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jewel_hasan
98 posts
 
I agree with Bignerd100, you don't save much in terms of total footprint space, however, monitors hold better "WAF" value since they are not as imposing to look at in a smaller living room setting.
timrhu
2,779 posts
 
I have a small listening room and went the monitor route trying probably ten different speakers over the past two years. My favorites were the Acoustic Energy AE-300s closely followed by the Von Schweikert VR-1s. NHT SB-3s weren't bad either. I finally decided though that floorstand speakers don't really take up any more real estate than monitors on good stands and have settled on Meadowlark Sheawater Hot Rods. I think they sound wonderful and aren't overly imposing on the room. Also have the Kestrel Hot Rods which have a very different, but pleasing sound, and are even easier to place in the room. Good luck.
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