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Small speakers I have owned in order of preference:
Harbeth P3ESR - Accurate, accurate, accurate. One of the best speakers I've owned. Also one of the speakers that's most agnostic as to positioning I've ever owned.
Linn Kans (1986 vintage) - had them in the perfect room on Kan II stands and they were absolutely fantastic. In the next room they were thinner than a thin thing. Serous disco boxes when working at their best. Far from accurate but very, very listenable.
Royd Sorceror - Better bass and treble extension than the Harbeth, but that makes them an impressive speaker rather than one you can forget about when listening to music. Also finicky about positioning.
Royd Eden - Much like the Kan, but a bit more tuneful without that attractive synthetic holography thing that well set up Kans will do. Very difficult to site to get decent bass, though. And a bit bright
Royd Sintra II - Like the Eden with More bass but less magic
I'd like to try the small Spendors in my office on the end of my Quad QSP at some point.
I've had a bunch of other standmounts, Royd Sceptres and Sabres, Triangle Titus, Q Audio Concept 20, Linn Katan, MA GR10 (massive ones, these), but left them out of this rundown as they didn't fit the criteria.
Harbeth P3ESR - Accurate, accurate, accurate. One of the best speakers I've owned. Also one of the speakers that's most agnostic as to positioning I've ever owned.
Linn Kans (1986 vintage) - had them in the perfect room on Kan II stands and they were absolutely fantastic. In the next room they were thinner than a thin thing. Serous disco boxes when working at their best. Far from accurate but very, very listenable.
Royd Sorceror - Better bass and treble extension than the Harbeth, but that makes them an impressive speaker rather than one you can forget about when listening to music. Also finicky about positioning.
Royd Eden - Much like the Kan, but a bit more tuneful without that attractive synthetic holography thing that well set up Kans will do. Very difficult to site to get decent bass, though. And a bit bright
Royd Sintra II - Like the Eden with More bass but less magic
Royd Sintra - same as the Eden but with better bass and treble that could strip the enamel off your teeth.
Linn Kans (1979 Vintage) - these may well be great speakers, but sounded like weedy little things in my room on wall mounted stands. I've heard other pairs of these, but never producing the bass my '86 pair could chuck out in my house in Whitechapel.I'd like to try the small Spendors in my office on the end of my Quad QSP at some point.
I've had a bunch of other standmounts, Royd Sceptres and Sabres, Triangle Titus, Q Audio Concept 20, Linn Katan, MA GR10 (massive ones, these), but left them out of this rundown as they didn't fit the criteria.