Advice please on wall mounted stereo around €/$/£1000

[JakeK]

I've been planning a hifi system that needs to be wall mounted and I'm not sure what will offer the best sound for my money. I'm hoping I can get some advice here please? The main sources will be squeezebox streaming from my NAS and Lms server and Bluetooth plus I may get things such as a TV, keyboard or decks I want to plug in.

I have a pair of on-wall speakers I could boost with a slimline sub, replace the speakers and a slim sub or use a pair of big powered monitors such as Adam A8V or something else entirely.

 

[JakeK]

I've had some second hand Dali Oberon on-walls up for a couple of years as a temporary solution to have music while I'm working in there so they could be upgraded with a slim sub but they've never been tested here or by Erins Audio Corner so I've no way of knowing how good they are objectively. Here is a photo of them in the room:

I did find a nuSub XW-800 slim sub from Nubert, which can be wall mounted which got me interested but what would I pair it with? It might make sense to get a Nubert stereo pair to go with them for good integration and to use their built in EQ but having read on here I have my doubts about the quality.

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I'm a but put off by the review of their amo product here and their response to it. I also emailed them a couple of weeks ago with questions and I've had no reply. Maybe that's because they don't sell to my country IDK.

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So, I'm interested in other ideas and opinions! Such as the wiim amp pro reviewed well here but maybe it lacks the features I need but maybe it could work?

 

[kyuu]

Curious if you've considered in-wall speakers rather than on-wall? On-wall speakers are generally very compromised.

 

[JakeK]

Curious if you've considered in-wall speakers rather than on-wall? On-wall speakers are generally very compromised.

Yes I did consider in wall from the start but that would have required building a false stud wall to contain them inside of the soundproofing layers of plasterboard and insulation. I didn't want to lose the space or go to the extra work and expense. I'm aware of the downsides of on-wall speakers but I had been hoping there were speakers built for this. Otherwise I'm looking for the best compromise for my money.

The on-wall speakers I bought are a compromise. They make use of wall reinforcement and a clever bass port to compensate for the shallow box and small woofer which does work but I'm hoping for an improvement from these. Maybe a sealed type on-wall and a slim sub would sound better?

When asking in another thread about the Adam speakers I was pointed towards the mini DSP flex. That seems like it could be a good solution to countering the effect of unwanted wall reinforcement with DSP as well as being a great DAC and preamp. It also just seems awesome and it's now in the category of things I want even though I don't yet know that I need one. This is why I love these forums!

I'm hoping to go to a store this weekend that has lots of studio monitors to demo including Adam Audio. Is there anything else that I should ask to listen to there? Any advice in general is appreciated.

 

[JakeK]

I'm a but put off by the review of their amo product here and their response to it. I also emailed them a couple of weeks ago with questions and I've had no reply. Maybe that's because they don't sell to my country IDK.

I did get a reply from nubert with a recommendation today. My guess is my email went in their spam folder. This is the reply:

For the given size of your room I recommend to use a pair of our active speakers model nuPro XS-3000 RC and support them with a subwoofer model XW-800 for a realistic and spectacular bass performance. This speakers support USB-audio, so it is necessary to know about the implemented USB-interface of your raspberry-based squeezebox. Is it USB A, B or C an does your device support USB-audio too? If not, are there alternate RC connectors or optical/coaxial digital connectors available? All of these standards are supported by our speakers, also a Bluetooth interface which supports aptXHD, is implemented. I hope, I could answer your questions well and wish you a nice weekend.

So it's nice to get a reply and XS-3000 RC does look good on their website but I'll not be able to find any measurement by Amir or Erin though.