- Sep 10, 2007
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Hi,
I have currently got some Tannoy Mercury F1s on some SoundStyle stands, which I used to attach directly to a Sonos. I have now got an Musical Fidelity X-150 amp, and am loving it, but feel the speakers are limiting the sound slightly.
The trouble is, I'm in a bit of a difficult stituation. The speakers are going to be about 2 meters apart (either side of a TV), about 8-10 feet from the listening position. Because of the shape of the walls, the left one is about 15cm from the back wall, with an open space to the left, and a CRT TV to the right. The right one is in a corner, with the TV to its left, a wall to its right, and about 45cm to the back wall. All this is at the far end of an open plan flat - i.e. the speakers fire across the 'living room' end of the room. The room itself is about 25 feet 'wide', and has 12 foot ceilings! i.e. a massive volume of air!
I am trying to find the holy grail of speakers, that can:
Cope with my crazy space.
Sound good at low and medium volumes.
Fill the space.
Not annoy the neighbours.
Thanks to another post, I tried the AVI Neutron IVs, and they were great (thanks JohnDuncan), and seemed to like being up against a wall - but it's hard to simulate my flat in the very different shop listening room, and I couldn't try them with my amp. Would they cope with the space, and still not be lost in the volume of the room?
I guess floorstanders give a bigger sound, but I'm worried floorstanders are more likely to transfer my bass into the floor, and I don't want to annoy the neighbours downstairs! (Is this true?) And could they cope with the position?
My dream speakers are B&W XT4s, just because of the way they look. I am SO shallow.
I listen to every type of music you could imagine - often low bitrate stuff streamed off Napster. I don't need thumping bass, but I do like speakers to have some authority. I don't really know how to explain it, but I like my music to 'grip' you, not sound too cold.
Wow, that's a long post! If you've read it all, well done!
Any ideas?
Thanks!
I have currently got some Tannoy Mercury F1s on some SoundStyle stands, which I used to attach directly to a Sonos. I have now got an Musical Fidelity X-150 amp, and am loving it, but feel the speakers are limiting the sound slightly.
The trouble is, I'm in a bit of a difficult stituation. The speakers are going to be about 2 meters apart (either side of a TV), about 8-10 feet from the listening position. Because of the shape of the walls, the left one is about 15cm from the back wall, with an open space to the left, and a CRT TV to the right. The right one is in a corner, with the TV to its left, a wall to its right, and about 45cm to the back wall. All this is at the far end of an open plan flat - i.e. the speakers fire across the 'living room' end of the room. The room itself is about 25 feet 'wide', and has 12 foot ceilings! i.e. a massive volume of air!
I am trying to find the holy grail of speakers, that can:
Cope with my crazy space.
Sound good at low and medium volumes.
Fill the space.
Not annoy the neighbours.
Thanks to another post, I tried the AVI Neutron IVs, and they were great (thanks JohnDuncan), and seemed to like being up against a wall - but it's hard to simulate my flat in the very different shop listening room, and I couldn't try them with my amp. Would they cope with the space, and still not be lost in the volume of the room?
I guess floorstanders give a bigger sound, but I'm worried floorstanders are more likely to transfer my bass into the floor, and I don't want to annoy the neighbours downstairs! (Is this true?) And could they cope with the position?
My dream speakers are B&W XT4s, just because of the way they look. I am SO shallow.
I listen to every type of music you could imagine - often low bitrate stuff streamed off Napster. I don't need thumping bass, but I do like speakers to have some authority. I don't really know how to explain it, but I like my music to 'grip' you, not sound too cold.
Wow, that's a long post! If you've read it all, well done!

Any ideas?

Thanks!