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on the desktop?
Hi all-
I'm helping a friend think about a system for her office. The room is small (about 12' by 8'), and the speakers will sit on the desktop. She will mostly listen to cds (and also needs a cdp and amp for this system.) Other considerations: she has small children, so speakers that sound nice at low volumes would be ideal. Her music taste is varied, but she listens to lots of jazz and classical. I was thinking about Harbeth P3esr (maybe run with a Wyred4Sound mint or a Rega Brio), or the Kef Ls50 with the Arcam A19. I wonder if anyone has experience with those speakers on the desktop in a small room? Or other ideas for speakers for this situation? (Component advice is welcome too). The budget is 2-5k. with many thanks! Margot
I'm helping a friend think about a system for her office. The room is small (about 12' by 8'), and the speakers will sit on the desktop. She will mostly listen to cds (and also needs a cdp and amp for this system.) Other considerations: she has small children, so speakers that sound nice at low volumes would be ideal. Her music taste is varied, but she listens to lots of jazz and classical. I was thinking about Harbeth P3esr (maybe run with a Wyred4Sound mint or a Rega Brio), or the Kef Ls50 with the Arcam A19. I wonder if anyone has experience with those speakers on the desktop in a small room? Or other ideas for speakers for this situation? (Component advice is welcome too). The budget is 2-5k. with many thanks! Margot
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I have a 60" long desk and I use the KEF LS50's on them. I am restricted by an alcove in my office that prevents me from adding some stands and separating the KEFs more than the current desk config. However, even with this current restriction I would buy these same speakers. The KEFs are truly incredible near-field monitors. |
I will second the Anthony Gallo Strada 2 with the Gallo sub....OR....the Adam F5/F7 actives. Excellent choices for price and setup requirements. I am currently using Mirage OMD-5s, with a Mirage sub and a Roth MC4 amp (ridiculously good amp). I have a pair of the Strada 2s, and matching sub...just haven't set them up yet. What is great about Gallo is they sound better when close to the wall. Which on a desk is usually a requirement. My Mirage sound great, but are too bass heavy against the wall. Mot |
Eclipse has some very interesting desktop monitors now. I heard them in my wife's home office when we were hosting Philip O'Hanlon of "On a Higher Note". Really nice. Active monitors with a built in 192/24 dac, wireless, and usb input. They produced an astonishingly large soundstage from very close range playing off an iPad of all things. Add a sub and you've got a seriously nice office system that looks pretty good too. http://onahighernote.com/eclipse_td/?c=14 They are $1300. I have them on the gift list for my wife for xmas. She really liked them (even after hearing some Vivid B-1s playing Abby Road on vinyl via some sweet Luxman gear. |
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