Best small form theatre speakers?

Check out Atlantic Technology. Excellent HT speaker systems for sdmall rooms.

fwiw,imo i would just get a modest system right now( $1000- $1500) and save your money for something great for the home. you then could put this one in your new bedroom when you move.just my 2 cents. just curious why the micro speakers ?
Edited by smasher50 - 8/15/12 at 6:14pm

Have you looked at Totem? When it comes to small speakers, this company has my attention.

Look at Focal Domes
http://www.musicdirect.com/p-4508-focal-dome-20-mini-speakers-pr.aspx

Epik subwoofer
http://www.epiksubwoofers.com/legend.html

Genelec 6010 or 8020/8030 if you don't mind larger.

Chase Home Theater SHO-10 speakers

you said theatre speakers, and these are are meant just for that
they offer packages as well.

These speakers are great but they are not small.

 

To the OP,

 

I would totally suggest the opposite here...  get what you WANT to get, size/apartment be damned.  Just because you might get "full sized" theater speakers, doesn't mean you need to crack the foundation with them.  (I'm speaking as someone who in fact HAS some huge horns (109db/watt) inside an apartment and not a single neighbor has a clue what I have as they never hear it)

 

I think the logic of buying something small now & upgrading later is purely a waste of money.  I bought a pair of LaScalas years ago, stuffed them into my dorm room (along with a pair of Electrovice Interface D's) and got along quite well.  They later moved to apartments, condos and now a house.

 

I never had to do the 'upgrade' game along the way.  Try to find your 'final' speakers & buy them right the first time & be done.

 

No disrespect meant to anyone who holds the opposing viewpoint, just a difference of opinion.

Well, the "Don't upgrade" philosophy is great if you know what, and can afford the speakers you want for the rest of your life at the time. Most of us didn't have that luxury when we got our first system....

I have the Anthony Gallo CL-3 speakers, and they are quite amazing; an unbelievable value for only $1695 direct from the factory ($2395 at dealers).

They are nearly as good as my $5000 Vandersteen 3A speakers I have had for years at my other house (I could not use Vandersteens at this location because of their 16" width).

The thing that is especially amazing is the bass and power they have for their rather small size. I am driving them with a 250-watt Bryston amplifier, and I have not found their acoustic limit yet. They play anything I want at any volume I can tolerate with no distortion. The sound quality is detailed and yet delicate at low volumes, and powerful and articulate at high levels.

Gallo will give you 60 days to return them, and if you should decide to do so, shipping is free both ways.

That is a deal that is hard to refuse; a 60-day free home trial.

I very much doubt if anyone would return them; they are superb.





Edited by commsysman - 8/16/12 at 5:57am

check out the small Def Tech - you can get 5 speakers and a sub for under $700
They should sound good in a small space

NHT superzero 2 or NHT absolute wall mount. Well under your budget.