radix
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Hello,
I'm looking for some bookshelf speakers (they could be pretty big) that actually go on a bookshelf next to a wall. This is for a living room sized area, so listening is over a wide field and generally 2 - 4m away. For aesthetic reasons, I'm trying to avoid a floor standing.
I was thinking of the R3, but those are rear ported, and I'm worried that if they are only 3 - 5 cm from the rear wall it will not do well. I have a minidsp shd + benchmark amp for the system, so some correction is possible.
Would I do better with a front-ported speaker like a JBL 43xx or one of the JBL "L"s? I could fit up to a 4349. I know the 4349 has mixed reviews here, given the price.
Or is there something else I'm missing?
I was planning on 2 subs (svs 3000 micro) to go with the R3. Perhaps I would not need those so much with a 4349?
I already have the amps, so I am not looking for a powered speaker here.
Or, I could toss in the towel and go with a front-ported tower in a different spot. It'd still be near a wall. e.g. a Revel F2xx or a Salk.
Marc
I'm looking for some bookshelf speakers (they could be pretty big) that actually go on a bookshelf next to a wall. This is for a living room sized area, so listening is over a wide field and generally 2 - 4m away. For aesthetic reasons, I'm trying to avoid a floor standing.
I was thinking of the R3, but those are rear ported, and I'm worried that if they are only 3 - 5 cm from the rear wall it will not do well. I have a minidsp shd + benchmark amp for the system, so some correction is possible.
Would I do better with a front-ported speaker like a JBL 43xx or one of the JBL "L"s? I could fit up to a 4349. I know the 4349 has mixed reviews here, given the price.
Or is there something else I'm missing?
I was planning on 2 subs (svs 3000 micro) to go with the R3. Perhaps I would not need those so much with a 4349?
I already have the amps, so I am not looking for a powered speaker here.
Or, I could toss in the towel and go with a front-ported tower in a different spot. It'd still be near a wall. e.g. a Revel F2xx or a Salk.
Marc