whats the best sounding "small" speaker you've ever heard

[Flashpant]

Micro90xii’s.

 

[GordonW]

The new Acora MRB monitors were stupidly impressive at Capital Audio Fest.

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We had lots of fun, occasionally fooling people into thinking the bigger Acora VRCs were playing- when we were actually playing the tiny (by comparison) MRBs.

$7990 for a pair certainly isn't cheap- but when it comes at that price, with Accuton ceramic drivers and finely-finished stone cabinets- it's a pretty astonishing value, compared to most speakers in that price range.

Regards,
Gordon.

 

[Proconsul]

A pair of ELAC BS-243 with hexacomb woofer sure sounded good when I heard them a few years ago -- like fresh air was flowing out of them.

That said, I'm presently really liking my Hegeman Model 1 floorstanders driven by a Hegeman pre-amp and Berning EA-230 tube amp.

 

[peterp1]

The Bose don't bother me - I just need to know how you got a sub behind your fridge!

This is another tiny sub that’s easy to place and is surprisingly powerful/musical at roughly 9” x 7” x 2.75”. It needs a 12v power supply and to be bolted to a surface or it will flop around despite being pretty heavy.

Tiny sub (underseat car sub that can be used in small rooms with now room for a regular sub): https://a.co/d/0k7zfSu

 

[geezin']

I have a pair of Polk Monitor 5b that I enjoy.

 

[harman/kardon]

Rogers LS 5/9 British studio monitors.

 

[Ronnie T]

I mean if we're talking small the Canton Plus S all day. They are like that little guy with Napoleon syndrome very willing and can kick the a** of many speakers much much bigger then them. They go down pretty damn low for their size too. Just incredible little speakers.

 

[Rickyo]

Sonus Faber Concertinos

 

[Gnesen]

I mean if we're talking small the Canton Plus S all day. They are like that little guy with Napoleon syndrome very willing and can kick the a** of many speakers much much bigger then them. They go down pretty damn low for their size too. Just incredible little speakers.

I agree. Even better with the matching passive sub.

 

[jayvis]

Focal Diablo Utopia Colour Evo.

 

[hellhound94]

JBL L52 Classics.

 

[Ronnie T]

CANTON PLUS S

 

[Mystic]

Does the Meadowlark Kestrel (single driver per column) qualify as "small"?

 

[Apreggiator]

"The Best" small speakers I dunno, but ATC SCM7 are pretty nice.

 

[Jakeabean]

Not sure how small is small. But Canton karat 200, ADS L520, and MB Quart, are all considered bookshelf speakers.

 

[Bill Ferris]

Don`t have a lot of exposure to quality small bookshelf speakers, but my B-I-L`s pair of purchased new either in the late seventies ~early eighties: Infinity Infitesimal with the Watkin woofer, & EMIT tweeter sound excellent, and only need a quality 15" active subwoofer to sound full range octaves superb complete, from a full range of music genre, IMO/E !

My 1991 purchased for living room`s center channel duty (same tweeter/midrange of the Mc. main line array XRT-22s, in use at the time) Mc. XR-1 bookshelf speakers are a good second runner up to the Infinities.

 

[Isotonic]

I have always been a fan of the Tannoy PBM 6.5 in a restored and recapped state (easy to do). These under $100 speakers just sound right, and improve with better electronics. I like them with all kinds of music.

 

[Bill Ashton]

Back in the early 80's, little ADC pyramid looking things at a Boston audio show in the Commonwealth Pier. Was coming home with a new Pioneer cassette deck, so could not buy a pair of them too Never seen them in the wild for sale used.