QUOTE: Akg_ca, do the tannoy's or the rega's perform well with a wall close behind them?
REGA R1s/ RS1s: wallmount / bookshelf / stand mount
The REGAs are designed to work close to back walls if required. In fact, the R1s/RS1s have accessory wall-mounting brackets available for direct mounting on the walls. I had them as standalone bookshelves and also as standmounts positioned close to the back walls with terrific performance.
What the REGAs do (see article ref in prior post as the mag's "new budget reference bookshelves ) is exhibit an incredible PRaT and they get the midrange "right" as few others can. Positioned close to the back wall also increases their bass. NOTE: These are not bi-wired.
TANNOY REVOLUTION DC6 standmounts:
What HiFi 5 star awards:
-- 2 versions: standmount and floormount; standmount (what I have)
WHAT HI-Fi awars them a 5 star rating review - best in their class for 2012
http://www.whathifi.com/review/revolution-dc6
paraphrase of the quote:
"...Best Awards 2012 in their class as standmounts. Detailed, dynamic and fast on their feet, these sound just as good as they look..."
There is also floormount model: The floorstanding versions of these speakers, the Tannoy Revolution DC6T, were 2011s Award-winners in What H-Fi mag.
DC6 standmounts were double the money of the REGAs. They are being offered at substantial discounts now on model changes.
I have them positioned about 2 ft from sidewalls and 3 feet from backwall due to room limitations and they work great bi-wired.
The manual recommends that they avoid being positioned in the corners of the room. The manual recommends at least 0.5 m from the rear wall and 1 metre from the side walls.
NOTE: The TANNOYs are standmounts that require an investment in quality heavy spiked stands (preferably filled with shot or equivalent); but properly set up they sing! These certainly match and -- IMO -- exceed the performance & imaging of the Arros with their fast detailed and agile sound with the right gear driving them.