Lots of constraints in this room. A long and narrow room (15 x 30) that doubles as a dining room and living room. Lots of openings, so speaker placement was limited. Original goal of this system was mostly for background music while dining or entertaining with guests - but it's continued to evolve into much more.
Very happy with the Bryston Mini T's. Only 23 inches tall, they have excellent base extension, and they sound good from just about anywhere in the room.
Cool, enjoy the adventure, Tom. If you do go with the ASW608s be sure to read the setup guidelines in the manual. The basic EQ and DSP B&W put into it is really good. Have fun.
“ Sonically, I'd like a little more depth of sound stage, and something that handled complex music a bit better. That Titanium tweeter can get a little shouty on some recordings too - and my room doesn't help that either.”
What you said in the quoted comment was exactly what I was looking for. Like yours my room is quite large. My speakers and system sounded decent at low to less than moderate volume (say 70-75db) but as the volume went up the lower mids on down simply couldn’t keep up with the mids and highs. The speakers simply sounded too small.
I started looking at larger speakers but they were simply cost prohibitive. And when I would demo them I knew from listening that there was a very good chance they wouldn’t be able to fill my room either.
I then considered subs. So many people swear by them but nearly as many don’t care for them. So with more than a bit of apprehension and nothing to lose I decided to give them a try.
To try to keep this brief, the subs have been a big success. I don’t know if it helped but I went with the same manufacturer as my speakers. As I’m sure you’ve aware Bryston speakers are made by Axiom. One of their subs would work well with you Mini Ts. To get an idea of how I placed my subs check out my system page. I have them crossed at 80Hz and they blended well from the start. Fantastic for music and those little 8” subs make movie and tv watching much more pleasant and entertaining. I wish I would have added subs years ago.
If you neede a smaller footprint I can highly recommend the B&W ASW608
(Which I use) or ASW610. KEF and SVS make small subs that are well reviewed as well.
Well, I hope this helps. Good luck with your search and enjoy the music.
Great looking room and stereo setup. Really like the credenza, chair and lamp. From all accounts the Mini T is a great speaker. Out of curiosity what are you looking for sonically in a different speaker? I ask because if you enjoy the Mini Ts you might want to consider adding a sub or two. I just added two small 8” subs to my stereo and I’m really enjoying it. Feels like I got a big speaker upgrade for a fraction of what an upgraded speaker would have cost me. Wish I would have tried it years ago.
Well, great room and stereo. I hope you enjoy it for years to come.
