Speaker Advice Please...
Hi - looking for some thoughts on speakers.
All my music is stored on computer and I have no real interest (currently) on using a CD transport to listen. Music tends to be a background to life especially as my PC is to one side of my 6.5 x 6.5 open plan kitchen / dining / study area.
Due to space and SWMBO constraints I'm looking for an elegant solution that can work both within the space as well as be acceptable when sat at the PC.
Have considered standard standmount speakers but their size seems to be an issue both as they are back against a wall and also as my listening position when seated at PC is 600mm from the wall. There is 1800mm of space left to right.
PC feeds into an Audiolab M-DAC and currently into an active 2.1 speaker setup (CA SLA25 & Minx 200). I gather that sometime around March Audiolab are releasing an amp to match the M-DAC which is a 2 channel affair, no seperate sub out - as long as it sounds well I will be getting one as I do prefer kit to match.
Looking for something I can wall mount. Have considered Neat IOTA on wall brackets / Monitor Audio SF1 / Kef T301. Looking for speakers that can do justice to the kit and the music. Small speakers just dont have the presence and completeness/depth of soundstage I am looking for.
Budget is from as little as necessary to £1250.00 any suggestions or experiences would be appreciated.
Thanks 
You could maybe consider the new KEF X300A , which is active so you would not need an external amp.
...Small speakers just dont have the presence and completeness/depth of soundstage I am looking for.
I'm a bit confused about what you're after, but you might want to consider AVI ADM9RSs (or ADM9RSSs).
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£1250 seems an awfully popular budget constraint nowadays... 
PC feeds into an Audiolab M-DAC and currently into an active 2.1 speaker setup (CA SLA25 & Minx 200). I gather that sometime around March Audiolab are releasing an amp to match the M-DAC which is a 2 channel affair, no seperate sub out - as long as it sounds well I will be getting one as I do prefer kit to match.
Looking for something I can wall mount. Have considered Neat IOTA on wall brackets / Monitor Audio SF1 / Kef T301. Looking for speakers that can do justice to the kit and the music. Small speakers just dont have the presence and completeness/depth of soundstage I am looking for.
Audiolab will be releasing a matching power amp soon which I believe will be revealed at the Bristol Show. It might be worth waiting to see what connections it offers, as they may offer a daisy chain connection, which means you would be able to add a sub (if that's what you're after).
The Neat Iota is a very small speaker with excellent midrange and treble performance, but they do need to be used close to a wall though to bring out their bass. I don't think there's anything else out there that is so small with that level of quality. You'll be looking at larger speakers to improve on bass performance.
£1250 seems an awfully popular budget constraint nowadays...
It's to stop the AVI boys, who start at £1,400. Great idea but, unfortunately, it doesn't work. One of the cult members was recommending them last week when the OP had a budget of £350. It seems we are stuck with them, no matter what the budget.
£1250 seems an awfully popular budget constraint nowadays...
It's to stop the AVI boys, who start at £1,400. Great idea but, unfortunately, it doesn't work. One of the cult members was recommending them last week when the OP had a budget of £350. It seems we are stuck with them, no matter what the budget.
So what can be done to avoid the KEF fanclub ^ who also seem to pop up in every thread? 
Wrong. The ADM 9RS is £1250. 
Also, in the context of the OP, my suggestion seems completely unobjectionable. 
What, along with all the other recommendations? If it suits, it gets recommended. Not my fault they have a number of benefits that suit more people
What, along with all the other recommendations? If it suits, it gets recommended. Not my fault they have a number of benefits that suit more people
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Wrong. The ADM 9RS is £1250.
That's with the rubbish tweeter. With a proper tweeter they are £1,400. Of course, you can recommend rubbish if you like, it's a free World.
Wrong. The ADM 9RS is £1250.
That's with the rubbish tweeter. With a proper tweeter they are £1,400. Of course, you can recommend rubbish if you like, it's a free World.
'Rubbish' by what measure? Seems a rather silly comment.
But that was my point really, if anyone recommends an AVI product here they're attacked for it. KEF seems to be recommended with at least as much zealotry from certain quarters but this is deemed fine. Double standard I think.
That's with the rubbish tweeter. With a proper tweeter they are £1,400. Of course, you can recommend rubbish if you like, it's a free World.
'Rubbish' by what measure? Seems a rather silly comment.
Silly comments seem to be his speciality.
But that was my point really, if anyone recommends an AVI product here they're attacked for it. KEF seems to be recommended with at least as much zealotry from certain quarters but this is deemed fine. Double standard I think.
People recommend KEF as one of a few to try across a massive price range. AVI cult members recommend them no matter what the question. They never offer an alternative, the price range doesn't matter. They make themselves a laughing stock.
You'll have to take that up with those that attack those that attack those who recommend AVI. As I've said, if the situation suitsIll recommend KEF. I'll also recommend ProAc, ATC, Spendor, Neat Acoustics, Acoustic Energy, Naim, Rega, Dynaudio, Monitor Audio, ATC, Dali, Ken Kreisel, Tannoy, Bowers & Wilkins, Q Acoustics, Mission, Wharfedale, and PMC. I'll even recommend some used speakers sometimes. Why? Because I've heard them, I have experience of them, and I know whether they'll suit the situation or not. So while I do recommend KEF quite a lot, it is for a reason. If they start making rubbish speakers, I'll recommend them a whole lot less
...Small speakers just dont have the presence and completeness/depth of soundstage I am looking for.
I'm a bit confused about what you're after, but you might want to consider AVI ADM9RSs (or ADM9RSSs).
Main: SqueezeBox Classic>AVI ADM40
Second: SqueezeBox Touch>AVI ADM9RSS