North American or European Manufactured Bookshelf Speakers Suggestions
Considering: I have been considering the Axiom M3, Axiom M5, Martin Logan Motion Foundation B2. I honestly would go for the Axiom M5 at $1000 with its great bass extension on paper and 3 driver speaker but it is relatively large for the living room I will have to start, so I am unsure. I would love to have a bookshelf that has pretty solid base extension.
Budget and location - $1000 USD and currently in Chicago and Milwaukee area. I can go back and forth.
How the gear will be used - This will be a dedicated stereo system for listening to Vinyl and will also have the WiiM Pro Plus streamer. Eventually I will add a CD player. I likely will be purchasing a new Atoll In50 to drive whatever speakers I get. Considering the In80
Hifi gear experience - I currently have only listened to my dad's NAD7220PE with Polk Audio Monitor Series 5 that he bought in 1988. I love listening to how deep the sounds is and the ability to has crisp sound compared to anything else I have listened to. I am very much a beginner in this space and am looking to learn.
Anything else - My current listening space setup is a small apartment in a large high rise in Chicago. My living space likely has around 144 square ft (12ft by 12ft). I plan to move to a place where my listening space will have lots of windows and be more like 260 square ft. Also I talked to Axiom about the M5s on the phone. They told me that a 50W amplifier won't be enough power. I am having a hard time imagining needing more than 50W in any of these rooms and especially without getting a noise complaint from my neighbors.
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