Hi chaps,
I'm hoping for some help adjusting my hi-fi to make it more suitable for an apartment pending a future move. And before I get stuck in I'll just say I have very little understanding of the technical aspects of hi-fi's - watts, ohms etc. all just confuse me.
My current speakers are a set of Tannoy 607 mk.IIs(http://www.hifidatabase.com/Detailed/Tannoy_607_1719.php), which I think sound good, but they seem quite loud to me, and they seem to project sound too far (if that makes sense) - if I have them set to a comfortable listening volume in one room they are fine in that room, but can also be heard round the house, which may not make me popular with neighbours in an apartment! They also don't seem to do quiet very well, turning down just makes them too quiet and I can't quite strike a balance in between. They're also pretty big so take up lots of space and aren't the easiest to transport.
So I was thinking of getting a smaller set of speakers, and I've been looking at the (budget choice) Cambridge Audio s20 speakers, or possibly the s30, (I'm looking at these as I vaguely remember one of them being a which best buy, or some similar award a little while ago) but I wanted to check a few things first.
Am I right in thinking smaller speakers will cope better for quiet, contained listening? Or is my current amplifier (A Denon PMA-520 - http://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/denon/pma-520.shtml) part of the problem?
And the choice between the s20s and s30s, will the smaller s20s be better for listening in a small room without disturbing neighbours, or will the s30s (which seem to be generally better reviewed) do the job just as well?
Essentially, are smaller speakers better for listening at low levels in close confinement?
Many thanks,
I'm hoping for some help adjusting my hi-fi to make it more suitable for an apartment pending a future move. And before I get stuck in I'll just say I have very little understanding of the technical aspects of hi-fi's - watts, ohms etc. all just confuse me.
My current speakers are a set of Tannoy 607 mk.IIs(http://www.hifidatabase.com/Detailed/Tannoy_607_1719.php), which I think sound good, but they seem quite loud to me, and they seem to project sound too far (if that makes sense) - if I have them set to a comfortable listening volume in one room they are fine in that room, but can also be heard round the house, which may not make me popular with neighbours in an apartment! They also don't seem to do quiet very well, turning down just makes them too quiet and I can't quite strike a balance in between. They're also pretty big so take up lots of space and aren't the easiest to transport.
So I was thinking of getting a smaller set of speakers, and I've been looking at the (budget choice) Cambridge Audio s20 speakers, or possibly the s30, (I'm looking at these as I vaguely remember one of them being a which best buy, or some similar award a little while ago) but I wanted to check a few things first.
Am I right in thinking smaller speakers will cope better for quiet, contained listening? Or is my current amplifier (A Denon PMA-520 - http://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/denon/pma-520.shtml) part of the problem?
And the choice between the s20s and s30s, will the smaller s20s be better for listening in a small room without disturbing neighbours, or will the s30s (which seem to be generally better reviewed) do the job just as well?
Essentially, are smaller speakers better for listening at low levels in close confinement?
Many thanks,