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TheBatsEar

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Yes this one. I have a 25m2 room and i have tried mission 761, kef q3 and 2 days ago i tried quad 77-11L, but i'm not satisfied....any suggestions ?
It's best to start a new thread, one that talks just about your setup.

Describe in it what you had, why you didn't like it, what you have now and why you don't like it. Then describe what you expect from your new speakers.
Also, what budget and where you are located.

I'm sure some recommendation will emerge.
 
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I dont want to use a subwoofer and i' d like small sized speakers. I like details and big stereo image not to listen loud.

That's fine, but you are missing 2 octaves of bass, which may be fine for many types of music. Adding subwoofers to that will not upset imaging, more likely to give you a "taller" sound stage, down to the floor.
 

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"I'm sorry, your security credentials are denied"
"Just open the ******* pod bay doors, HAL..."
"Sorry Dave, i'm busy dividing this particular memory location by zero. Try again in a few minutes or call tech support in Bangalore."
 

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Bought and fetched a bunch of CDs an hour ago. Guy asked me if i wanted a subwoofer for free.

Behold, the shaker of tea cups, the master of boomyness:
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after a few of you expressed a intrest in just what each of us wasted our money on I though I would make a thread.
Thank you so much for this thread, having the opportunity to see what posters have as a set up, how little space they have to play with, how basic rules of stereo positioning are totally ignored, help to put comments in perspective.
 

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Sweet! I just sold my Focal Chorus 826V, basically the same speaker (down to every measurement), to a polish guy who came to Germany to get them. He says the prices in Poland are ridiculous if any Focal speakers are available at all.

I added some wheels to my stuff yesterday, cleaned dust as well and integrated the new (to me) Yamaha NP-S2000:
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My Yamaha series is complete now! Even the rack is a "Yamaha Ambiente" :cool:
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The wheels do what they are supposed to be doing, they allow for easy access of the back. Now that my stuff is "mobile", i'll fix the cable situation. I imagine having enough slack to comfortably moving the rack for back access. Not usre what to place on the lower shelf yet, maybe a server with a nice enclosure, when my old one dies.

Sleeping panther means it's a comfy setup :)
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Wasn't a real scratch, luckily.
 

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My new Cambridge Audio Duo phono preamp came today. Finally i can DSP the heck out of my records:
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"Candles are LEDs, no additional "warmth", vintage MC7300, vintage Sonus Faber Cremonas... sub... simple. One of my favorite visual aspects of this set up is no cables to get in the way of the zen... lol. It really is easy to listen to, and watch, for hours without fatigue. I know there's lots of blowback about McIntosh's meters... love 'em or hate 'em... I know how I feel... carpe fucking diem.

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The postman just delived a pair of LS50 Black Edition.
I bought them used for 580€. Here they are freshly cleaned (just a bit of dust) and ready to find a place in my humble abode:
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For now:
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after a few of you expressed a intrest in just what each of us wasted our money on I though I would make a thread.

Post your current setups, stuff you used to have. Anything really but you must of owned it...( or made it)
I've owned a crapload of stuff over the years: here's my current configuration ...

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