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[dogspangle]

Hi guys

Any thoughts or experiences with a Marantz M-CR603 driving four B&W M1s (new style)?

Just a simple DAB/CD kitchen set-up, a speaker in each corner, angled to centre.

Room dimensions roughly 4m x 5m - could also involve a small sub if recommended. Already have M1's and can purchase the Marantz second-hand.

Existing kitchen set-up is Denon D-M38 driving 2 Q Acoustics 2010s, great sound, but just a little anonymous with room size.

Many thanks in advance

Regards

 

[ID.]

Sounds like a combination that few would have even thought to set up, so you may not get answers from anyone with actual experience of evthe Mrantz driving even 2 M1s.

Why 4? Kind of defeats the purpose of "stereo". Or do you think it might be an effective way to rememdy the effect of a large room on small speakers? Personally I'd go for 2 and a sub,

 

[matt49]

Room dimensions roughly 4m x 5m - could also involve a small sub if recommended. Already have M1's and can purchase the Marantz second-hand.

Existing kitchen set-up is Denon D-M38 driving 2 Q Acoustics 2010s, great sound, but just a little anonymous with room size.

I've used a 4-speaker set-up in a kitchen twice, both times to good effect. But in both cases it was because of the unusual size/shape of the room. One was an L-shaped room, the other was 5m x 8m. Assuming your 5m x 4m kitchen is a rectangle, I'd have thought 4 speakers would be unnecessary, and that the sub option would give you better results.

How are the speakers mounted?

:cheers:

Matt

 

[dogspangle]

Thanks for the replies,

Sorry guys, I can't measure (or count) :doh: the kitchen dimensions are 4m x 7m and the ceiling is about 2.75m high.

… Or do you think it might be an effective way to rememdy the effect of a large room on small speakers?

Yes, I thought big room, little (but great) speakers, why not use all four.

How are the speakers mounted?

The speaker would be wall mounted, with their supplied brackets, 2 speakers on each of the 4m walls - roughly facing centre and high up, near the ceiling.

Regards