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Floorstanders designed to be against the wall?

In the old days there was Allison, who designed great floorstanders to work perfectly against a wall. I need a modern equivalent of Allison Ones, to stand against a wall and fill a large room. I know that North Creek Kitty Kat Revelators are designed for this purpose, but I need something larger to fill a larger space than a small monitor would do, as well as providing bigger bass output. I need speakers that are specifically designed this way, though, not full-range speakers that "can work somewhat" close to a wall, and invariably fall short in the soundstaging department. Suggestions, please?
springbok10
tobias
1,534 posts
 
North Creek has a floorstanding model of the Kitty Kat now. Called the Big Kat. MTM configuration. About the same price as the Kitty !

North Big Kat
smeyers
181 posts
 
The older NHT 3.3 were designed to go against the wall, although they are quite deep. They were also in Stereophile's class A list if that means anything.
learsfool
1,206 posts
 
Agree with the Klipsch Cornwall suggestion, I use them myself. If you want something even bigger or in the corners, then try the Klipschorn. The Belles or La Scalas would be in-between.
springbok10 OP
708 posts
 
Thanks you all for your suggestions. What about the VSA Unifield 3s? Are they designed for near-wall placement?
clio09
2,978 posts
 
I heard Ralph's set-up at THE SHOW and was pretty impressed. Definitely speakers worth looking into if the budget is there.

That being said I never had any good experiences placing any of the Spendor's I've owned (3/1, 7/1, and 1/2e) near the back wall. Then again I'm also biased that the only real Spendor's are those in the Classic Series, the others are...

A couple other suggestions I'll make are Audio Note (although they may not have the bass output you're seeking) and the Audiokinesis Jazz Modules or Dream Makers.
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