Well I'd agree that a bookshelf speaker would make sense in that size/layout room. I have always liked the small Dynaudios - I think their Audience 42 is about £400 for the pair (not sure where you are located - should have asked that!).
I use a pair of Harbeth HL-P3ES speakers in my kitchen system and they are gorgeous beyond belief, but cost about £900. These are some of the best small monitors I have ever heard (even better than LS3/5as, to start a flame war!). They aren't party speakers though - their sensitivity and power handling is not as high as many. The Rotel amps are nice too, as has already been mentioned, although I would be looking at the RA-04 to RA-06 range, given your budget. Arcam are always recommended too. Unfortunately I think your budget is a bit too small for a valve amp unless you go the Chinese route. Class D amps are the current 'in' thing, although I don't know many that well. Doubtless others will come in with some ideas too :) Adam -- adamslim SB3 into Derek Shek d2, Shanling CDT-100, Rotel RT-990BX, Esoteric Audio Research 859, Living Voice Auditorium IIs, Nordost cables ------------------------------------------------------------------------ adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30074 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
