Speaker recommendations for office setup

[LDTM]

Hello good people.

So I've built myself an office and have decided to go for something slighty more substantial than laptop speakers. I have decided on the Marantz M-CR611 all-in-one system and am thinking about speakers to go with it.

Budget: Yen isn't going to make sense (bad pun, sorry) so let's say 'Dali Zensor 3' price range.

Room size/layout: 14 sqm give or take. Spartan furnishing, tatami mat floors.

Music tastes: Metal, classical, jazz, swing, blues, pop, folk (probably in that order)

Unwilling to buy second hand.

I had thought that the Zensor 3's would be quite a nice match but I would appreciate any alternative suggestions to keep an eye out for. Cheers!

LDTM

 

[expat_mike]

Just an alternative scenario for you. For use in a personal office, dave dotco often recommends using a preamp or dac, plus a pair of active speakers.

 

[richardw42]

Can the pre outs on the 611 be volume controlled ?

If so, it has to be active speakers doesn't it ?

 

[chebby]

Can the pre outs on the 611 be volume controlled ?

If so, it has to be active speakers doesn't it ?

Yes, finally. The 611 is the first of the M-CR6nn series where this is true.

 

[davedotco]

Most importantly where are the speakers to be placed?

Zensor 3s really need decent stands, if this is not the case Zensor 1s are probably a better bet.

Some of the smaller actives are pretty good on the desktop, Adam A3x for example.

 

[LDTM]

Two placement options, either on a wee AV rack or on stands next to it; Its just an empty room right now so there is a degree of flexibility. I neglected to mention it last time but the reason for looking at the marantz was the wealth of source inputs, including bluetooth.

Will check if Adam retails here, thanks.