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Speakers that can be placed against the wall?

I have finally decided to do something I promised myself I would do when I got out of college (just took about 20 years to make it a priority)...Get an upper-end stereo system. My problem is I live in a small house and need to be able to place the speakers against the wall. The room is about 18' x 13' with the speakers located against the long (18') wall. I will be able to keep the speakers away from the side walls but they need to stay close to the back wall. I like Jazz, don't usually listen at loud volumes, but would like to have a speaker that will sound good with most types of music (not asking much, am I?). I don't want to spend more than about $4-5K for the speakers (I'll probably buy used). This is the first component I want to buy for my system. I'm probably going to use a tube preamp and solid state amp (or monoblock amps). Any recommendations for speakers that can be placed against the rear wall, in a smallish room that can give good soundstage and imaging? Or should I take up knitting?
jjam
muzikat
887 posts
 
In general if you can get the speakers at least 12" away fom the walls, most will do OK.
Front ported speakers work best in close to wall placement.
Linn, Audio Note, Naim, Nort Acoustics all mke good choices.
macdadtexas
1,794 posts
 
If you want to start in high end, get the Magnepan's. The MMG-W sold direct, if you check out the reviews, you will be shocked that any consumer item can be so universally praised. Also, they are dirt cheap. A half-way decent subwoofer is s must with them, and you will need a reciever with some juice (over 100w min) that can crossover the sub/speakers (try 110hz to start).

Good luck.
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glory
1,373 posts
 
Forget the AN Kit speaker.

AN speakers are not ugly.
unsound
6,115 posts
 
Some Linn, Klipsch, and some high end home theatre speakers too, such as Thiel, Vandersteen, etc... Check the archives.
lake513
119 posts
 
The Kitty Kat from North Creek Music Systems is a speaker that is made to be placed with in a few inch's of the wall. They can be built as a kit or ready made and use very high quality drivers [ Scan Speak ] woofers and a choice of tweeters a North acoustics or Scan Speak .
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