I am in the market for standmount speakers for my master bedroom as part of a remodeling project. The room will be about 16' x 17' with a 9 foot ceiling, and the available spot for these speakers is at the corners of one of the 16 foot walls. The bed will be centered on the opposite 16 foot wall, and the listening position will generally be at the head or foot of the bed. There may also be a chair that is off to the side of the bed but facing in the direction of the speakers. Floor will be hardwood, although it will be covered by a rug at least in part. The amp will be 100W RMS per channel at 8 ohms. I am locked into the Yamaha 4 zone multiroom amp here due to having Yamaha MusicCast throughout the rest of the house (it will power ceiling speakers in two other bedrooms and then will have two channels bridged for this room).
WAF is a major concern here, so a subwoofer is off the table and smaller/stylish is better. Budget is a bit flexible, as my goal would be to buy speakers I will never feel like I want to change, but I cannot go totally nuts here. I am at this point intending to check out the KEF LS50 Meta, KEF R3 Meta and perhaps Ascend Sierra 2EX. I would appreciate any recommendations people here may have for my situation, as well any thoughts from owners of these three speakers or folks who have a similar room setup and love their speakers.
WAF is a major concern here, so a subwoofer is off the table and smaller/stylish is better. Budget is a bit flexible, as my goal would be to buy speakers I will never feel like I want to change, but I cannot go totally nuts here. I am at this point intending to check out the KEF LS50 Meta, KEF R3 Meta and perhaps Ascend Sierra 2EX. I would appreciate any recommendations people here may have for my situation, as well any thoughts from owners of these three speakers or folks who have a similar room setup and love their speakers.