Speakers that work well close to the rear wall

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The LS3/5As that I have a few feet away work very well indeed sitting on stands with the rear of the cabinet close to a wall.

Why do some people feel the need to spout such ill-informed comments?

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I find Neat Xplorers work really well close to a rear wall and are designed with Naim amplification in mind

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Because LS3/5A are designed to be used away from the wall in room,so they donā€™t sound very good close to a wall.

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Not so! They were originally designed for use as recording/broadcast monitors, so could well have found themselves inside a mobile outside broadcast vehicle.

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Does anyone own Sonus Faber speakers with Naim amps? Thanks.

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I had SF Guarneris with Naim NAP135s for a few years. They were fabulous.

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Iā€™ve had some of the early original SF stand mounts, great woodwork and nice mids, basnotes only average good.

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My Allaeā€™s are about 8" from the rear wall, 36" from the corners, and about 7ā€™ apart. The fact that theyā€™ve stayed constant through my 25 plus years of NAIM upgraditis must speak to their good sound and reliability.

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As some other members pointed out, I would suggest Kudos too. Once Iā€™ve heard the Super 20As and sounded pretty good (they were literally against the wall).

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Xplorers are great speakers imho - I am hearing them now via 82/HC/250. However, on my floor, using Isoacoustic Gaias (or presumably Neatā€™s own isolating feet) made a big difference. Even then, if you like to turn it up the enthusiastic levels, 40cm to the wall behind them seems a good distance and 20cm is definitely too little.

Perhaps it depends on how liberal you are with volume and how close ā€˜closeā€™ is?

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Depends on the room and to some extent expectations. They donā€™t compete with NBLs too well, I have both and when I was expecting the NBLs not to work I initially moved my main system with the Allaes, I spent a fair bit of time optimising them too but when I decided to give the NBLs a chance with the hollow walls they put the Alleas in the shade. The work with the Allaes wasnā€™t wasted however as the NBLs came on song with the front baffles the same distance out as my final choice for the Allaes.

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Spendor A7s work well close ish to a rear wall

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Does anyone use Canton speakers with Naim? Interesting look but uncommon in the US.

thanks

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My old Isobarik and Kan are as close to wall you think they are wall mounted :grin:

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I had a few chances to hear some models from the Reference K series with a NAP 300, and an unforgettable demo of the just arrived and assembled Solstice and Statement with Reference 1 K, and they were all very, very good.

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Wall mounted ā€˜briks are an interesting concept!

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