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Does this speaker exist?

Looking for ideas. Here's the wishlist:

- Small footprint, either standmount or small floorstander (<40”)
- For listening at normal distances (not nearfield, or not only nearfield)
- Comes alive at low volume (let's say that at least it doesn’t need to be cranked to come alive)
- Musically versatile
- State of the art tonality, truth of timber
- Superb treble
- Gobs of refinement (think 1080p or 4K vs. 420, or very high thread count egyptian cotton vs. Ramada Inn)
- Not important: large soundstage, disappearing act, bottom octave, fill the room
- I actually prefer a small soundstage -- a small but open widow to the performance
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drubin OP
3,240 posts
 
Tubegroover -- I'm beginning to re-think my comments about imaging
and soundstaging. I've had a pair of the little KEF LS50 for a few weeks
now and these things image like all get-out and I find it mighty appealing.

Here's my to-do list as of today: Harbeth Monitor 30.1, KEF R-series
(probably the 500 or 900), Revel new Performa series, Vivid 1.5. I'd like to
hear some of the Vapor models, too. There will be others, I am sure.
vapor1
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Drubin - I'm the owner of Vapor Audio. We have a tour going where we send a pair of Breeze from one person to the next, giving a lot of people a chance to hear them. Where are you located? They might be making a pass close to you.
audiokinesis
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I second the recommendation of Tonian Labs. Tony Minasian does excellent work.
rbrowne
173 posts
 
"Make sure to properly seat them onto something good as there is a big difference in their presentation depending on what you sit them on. I recently found that out."
Nonoise, Regarding the TL-D1's, what was your experience? Curious as I'm moving to a new place soon and my TL-D1's will be on a wood floor instead of carpeting. TIA for any tips.
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drubin OP
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I'm in Redwood City, CA.
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