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In Reply to: I hear ya, Bruce posted by rhizomatic on October 23, 2003 at 12:08:55:
between driver lobing (inteference patterns) and crossover issues, for every issue addressed, three may spring up to replace it. Some of the things you like about the Swift may be because they only have two drivers, but you probably know that already.Regarding your original question, I have that wonderful answer, "it depends." :^{ I'm shooting from the hip here, but I wonder how much of your small sweet issue stems from first order crossovers (any input from those with actual knowledge?). If you can, get out and listen to some speakers which use steeper slopes.
Regarding actual suggestions, several come to mind:
ProAc Response 2.5 - Every ProAc I have heard has had a pretty broad listening sweet spot and just plain sounded good. These do want some watts, but the impedance is pretty benign, so you don't need a current beast of an amp.
Spendor SP9/1 - the floorstanding version of the SP100, with a little more attention to diffraction effects. These should give a big, warm sound with a great midrange. Might not be a great choice for a small room, but Art Dudley used to use SP100s in a 14'x11' room. Should be an easy drive, with good efficiency (better than the ProAcs) and no weird impedance swings. SP100s could also do a good job of doing what you want, too.
Good luck,
JimIv
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