So I'm thinking about getting bigger speakers for my small room which measures 13' x 10' x 9' (L x W x H)..
I've been listening to the KEF Q100 for the past year and just purchased a pair of KEF LS50 three weeks ago. My current amp is SMSL DA-8S rated at 40wpc @ 8ohms and 80wpc @ 4ohms. I was initially somewhat disappointed with the LS50 but have come to like them a fair bit.. though I don't think I will be keeping them.
I want something that digs deeper in the bass, perhaps something wider/more open sounding, and definitely something more efficient. My amp volume goes to 60 and often I'm listening in the mid 30s but sometimes I'm getting deep into the 40s.. I feel like I want a bit more headroom. I've got my eyes on the Revel M16 and Focal Chora 806..
I am a bit more drawn to the Chora 806 for their looks, the significantly higher efficiency rating, and the reported wider directivity
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...cal-aria-906-speaker-review.14085/post-430433 which I'm hoping translates to the wide soundstage several reviews have reported.
With M16 I'm not sure if it will be much/any more efficient than my LS50?... What I think I like about it is looking at @amirm measurements below it seems flat except a hump down in the bass and roll-off above 10k. My DA-8S has bass/treble tone controls (+/- 10db) so I'm hoping I can tweak those ends relatively well if desired? For reference I'm running +2 or 3db bass and +1db treble on the LS50.
The Chora 806 graph below by @napilopez looks more ragged (?) but I've only started looking at graphs this past month so I'm not sure how to interpret a lot of things.
I'm wondering if either of these speakers would not be ideal or problematic for my room for some reason? My speakers stand along the longer 13ft wall and will be no more than ~1ft away from that front wall (likely closer). The left speaker is about 2.5ft from that side wall and the right speaker is about the same distance from shelving/clothes, etc. on that side. My speakers currently sit ~5.3ft from each other (tweeter center to tweeter center) and my ears sit about 6-6.5ft from them. About 2ft behind me is a window I can open to fine tune bass response . The left speaker is in kind of a weird situation in that it fires over my bed to the listening position. As it sits, the LS50 tweeter fires about a foot above my bed (on 36" stands). With either M16 or Chora 806 I should have a few inches from the bottom of the woofer to the top of my mattress. You can take a look at the pic below to get an idea of the space..
Welp, that ended up being a longer post than anticipated.. but as always your insight is greatly appreciated
I've been listening to the KEF Q100 for the past year and just purchased a pair of KEF LS50 three weeks ago. My current amp is SMSL DA-8S rated at 40wpc @ 8ohms and 80wpc @ 4ohms. I was initially somewhat disappointed with the LS50 but have come to like them a fair bit.. though I don't think I will be keeping them.
I want something that digs deeper in the bass, perhaps something wider/more open sounding, and definitely something more efficient. My amp volume goes to 60 and often I'm listening in the mid 30s but sometimes I'm getting deep into the 40s.. I feel like I want a bit more headroom. I've got my eyes on the Revel M16 and Focal Chora 806..
I am a bit more drawn to the Chora 806 for their looks, the significantly higher efficiency rating, and the reported wider directivity
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...cal-aria-906-speaker-review.14085/post-430433 which I'm hoping translates to the wide soundstage several reviews have reported.
With M16 I'm not sure if it will be much/any more efficient than my LS50?... What I think I like about it is looking at @amirm measurements below it seems flat except a hump down in the bass and roll-off above 10k. My DA-8S has bass/treble tone controls (+/- 10db) so I'm hoping I can tweak those ends relatively well if desired? For reference I'm running +2 or 3db bass and +1db treble on the LS50.
The Chora 806 graph below by @napilopez looks more ragged (?) but I've only started looking at graphs this past month so I'm not sure how to interpret a lot of things.
I'm wondering if either of these speakers would not be ideal or problematic for my room for some reason? My speakers stand along the longer 13ft wall and will be no more than ~1ft away from that front wall (likely closer). The left speaker is about 2.5ft from that side wall and the right speaker is about the same distance from shelving/clothes, etc. on that side. My speakers currently sit ~5.3ft from each other (tweeter center to tweeter center) and my ears sit about 6-6.5ft from them. About 2ft behind me is a window I can open to fine tune bass response . The left speaker is in kind of a weird situation in that it fires over my bed to the listening position. As it sits, the LS50 tweeter fires about a foot above my bed (on 36" stands). With either M16 or Chora 806 I should have a few inches from the bottom of the woofer to the top of my mattress. You can take a look at the pic below to get an idea of the space..
Welp, that ended up being a longer post than anticipated.. but as always your insight is greatly appreciated
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