Here's something to test drive -- Goliath killer standmounts that are tailor made to be placed against the back wall and are single wired
REGA RS1s
stereotimes dec 2005 review: R1 - a new budget reference
Some extracts from that review:
At the heart of the R series is Regas new RR125 mid/bass driver, a 125 mm paper cone unit of superb transient speed, timing accuracy, clarity and resolution. The R1 uses the RR125 in a small, genuine wood veneered box of mini-monitor (12.5 Hx10Dx6 W) dimensions. The woofer is reflex-loaded at the back of the R1s cabinet and is mounted at the top of the cabinet, above the Rega tweeter. Speaker load is benign; Rega quotes a sensitivity of 90 dB. Any good, musically competent solid-state amplifier of 30 watts per channel (for starters Regas own Brio comes to mind) should be able to drive the R1s in the smaller-room applications for which it was designed.
The Rega R1 becomes my new budget reference speaker. In addition of its ability to get the fundamentals of music right, it adds clarity and resolution, and an ability to lay out a vivid and coherent 3-dimensional stereo image. In small room applications, what more could you want?
I have them as my side surrounds in my HT and also had them in my prior "B" system.
Highly recommended.
Source: consider the SIMAUDIO cdp or an equivalent quality build 2 channel cdp to get the most out of your quality amp and speakers for 2 channel. It will easily best any OPPO or any multichannel spinner at its price point strata.
REGA RS1s
stereotimes dec 2005 review: R1 - a new budget reference
Some extracts from that review:
At the heart of the R series is Regas new RR125 mid/bass driver, a 125 mm paper cone unit of superb transient speed, timing accuracy, clarity and resolution. The R1 uses the RR125 in a small, genuine wood veneered box of mini-monitor (12.5 Hx10Dx6 W) dimensions. The woofer is reflex-loaded at the back of the R1s cabinet and is mounted at the top of the cabinet, above the Rega tweeter. Speaker load is benign; Rega quotes a sensitivity of 90 dB. Any good, musically competent solid-state amplifier of 30 watts per channel (for starters Regas own Brio comes to mind) should be able to drive the R1s in the smaller-room applications for which it was designed.
The Rega R1 becomes my new budget reference speaker. In addition of its ability to get the fundamentals of music right, it adds clarity and resolution, and an ability to lay out a vivid and coherent 3-dimensional stereo image. In small room applications, what more could you want?
I have them as my side surrounds in my HT and also had them in my prior "B" system.
Highly recommended.
Source: consider the SIMAUDIO cdp or an equivalent quality build 2 channel cdp to get the most out of your quality amp and speakers for 2 channel. It will easily best any OPPO or any multichannel spinner at its price point strata.